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THE CHINA MAIL,

MONDAY,

DECEMBER 1955.

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Gas Turbine Power For Industry And Shipping

:

BRITISH DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PAST TEN YEARS

Since 1945, more than 100 different designs of non-

gas turbine

aircraft

ranging In

By GEOFFREY WALLER

Playthings For The Modern Child

New Toys That Will Be Shown At The 1956 British Industries Fair

IN

By Catherine Paul

this atomic age, self. The production of child-

men'o playthings in Britain when the space-man worth £80,000,000 --ten has become the popular times more than in the

before World War.

of 80

manufacturers

sky

on

Ribg

some of

days

with

compact and powerful

many quality and originality keep "sprint" turbines capable of hero developing full power within children, it is not sur. the United Kingdom high

the lat of the world's minutes of a cold start. Former author of the gas turbina section of the "Oll

prising that a working manufacturing countries. The confidence now felt in model of a Space Radio Engine and Gas Turbine," and co-author of "The

Looking round at Gas Turbino Manual," both published in London

British a-going gas turbines in

Station will be one of the the products which will be on which illustrated by the recent un-

best output

that nouncement

the

Shall most diverting exhibits view at the B.I.F. and

of from 30 horsepower of Puroly Deronautical signi- assessment to be made of the gas the burning of solid fuels in gas

the paradoxical catholicity of ficance, but great advances were turbino's immediate prospects. turbines is purely experimental tanker Auris is to be re-engined at the 1956 British In- sellers, you get some iden horse- made

cheaper grades of oil, with a single 5,500-shaft hordustries Fair at Earls children's tastes, For equally to 35,000

ไท high-temperature Already the modlum-output gas and the

London, Court,

from as popular as the spaco-mun's power have been de- mellurgy and in the knowledge turbine has become established such as bunker fucks, often give power gas turbine in place of

industrial yhrious

tnaks rise to ash troubles in the turbine of airflow phenomena in com for veloped in various pressors and turbines. When the where its simplicity, light weight, blading.

which power her February 22 to March 2, equipment are loy soldiers.

These are not Just metal fruits of this research were made compactness and freedom from quick starting, lack parts of the world, available to industry, the gas of vibration

Agudes, but peccurate reprodue- While progress is being made at present. This vessel already (Next year, the B.I.F. useful ad- water ore

of soldiers problems, has the distinction of being the

representing every regiment the biggest individual emerged on paper of an cooling

mover which

and a high-grade lue schemes are in hand to reduce world's first merchant ship to Will be in three parts, the tions vantages,

world, both in traditional contributor being might supplant the steam tur is available at an economie price. fuel costs by utilising the waste include a gas turbine and made first at Earls Court, and practically

by bine, diesel engine and petrol Such an application is the pump-

the turbine exhaust crossing the Atlantic on gas tur the second and third at and modern uniforms, and all Good modern gas turbino power alone. Britain, with a total engine in many Important ap- ing of natural gas through long- heat in

Now she is Olympia, London, and so melculously copied that not the fussiest Regimental plications.

effetencies to become the first ship in the of over 40 projects in

One British gas turbine makor between 17 and 27 per cent; with mercantile marine to rely solely Castle Bromwich, Bir- Sergeant Major could And any hand.

ja supplying engines to the exhaust heat recovery. their on gas turbines for her power mingham, from April 23 fault.

plants such chemical works.

Because most of the develop

cffort on industrial gas ment turbines has been confined to the post - war

there is усага,

attractive prímo

*

A factor which must be taken secount when discussing Inlo the gas turblue in the bewilder- ing number of sizes and forms in which this enggine can be built to meet virtually any power re-

Between

in solving

distance pipelines, as is done on gosen.

these

a major sale in North America. bines have thermal

the three diesel engines and one gus turbine

SOTTO history

natural-gas

heat industry overal) Italian

utilisation can requirements. that exceed 75 per cent. DTC hopes

By com- arted! there

will later become a parison, Pakist

a diesel engine gives customer for these producta. without

heat about 33

cent thermal efficiency and steam tartines are in the 25 to 35 per cent range.

In all cases where transport able power is needed, the gas

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to May 4).

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TOM

Its The firm best known for miniature armies is one which and is These turbines have been ap-

started 100 years ago plied to a wide variety of duties,

They The Space Radio Station is, still famous for them. including electricity generation,

German com- of course, made to work. The once beat their gas and liquid pumping, com-

petitors by Introducing soldiers pressed air supply, marine pro-

As to the future, it is worth | firm which producea It is made of hollow-cast metal. The thus in world markets pulsion and railway locomotion.

remembering that the gas tur- that the modern child is finicky lond bine is still in the early stagez about this sort of thing.

which bas They havn chiefly been of the quirement. Small gos turbines turbine is making rapid head-

But passed to Britain, internal combustion type, burn of between 30 and 250 horse way against

of its development life. The in-

whether it will be as welcome held it over since. ing light or heavy oils, natural power are compact, simple, light Generating

troduction of improved CUM-

it as undoubtedly such technical to parents or process gases, tars, coal, peat

ponents being carried in weight, rather heavy on fuel,

turbine will be to their offspring cooled or sawdust,

few have and of relatively short life. Large in rall but a

Toy Soldiers Among the maritime nations, advanES derived their energy solely from

turbinen 133 the power

hence 10,000 to 30.000 have been supplied to both civil Britain was the Arst to recognise blades will markedly reduce fuel another matter, for, in addition the waste heat of Industrial Kan

to a switchboard which bracket from gasworks and kilowatts are

gas turbinos atcs a strengthen frequently bulky, and military buyers. A lucrative the great contribution that the consumption

revolving acarchlight "Attention to detail is of the

000 importance," heavy, complex, highly efficient market is opening up for very gas turbine can make to marine

both in the main competitive position.

beam, it has a key and a butter uimast amall hand-started gas turbines engineering, for a life of at and designed

water propulsion and auxillary roles.

receiving the officials of this firm and sending least 100,000 hours.

driving generators

Another significant point is for

ah Automatic de mo. "We have a special pumps, or supplying compressed as a result of British pioneering. Anothe

turbine can be messages, gos any doubt high fuel there is no longer

and sir. The relatively

search department, These extremes are numerous medium-output sets of consumption of these simple units that the gas turbine will find on married to a nuclear reactor and coder and a logbook. To com-

relatively plete parental confusion, generate a tendency to assume that these light and heavyweight type. is of intle significance, as they important place in the marine

inexpensive power on sites far equipment includes two walkde- quently consult experts at the the netaikle sets which operate up War Office and various foreign engines are based on the well- varying in size and complexity are not normally called upon to picture.

from any water supply; the Im- the alreraft according to the thermal operate for extended periods.

Merchant ships will be engined portance of this to countries con- to half a mile (804.872 metres). embassies to ensure that

models are perfect." all the In point of fact,

eficiency achieved.

Tho use of gas turbines in with high-officiery gas turbines taining vart essential principles of the com will

This ingenious toy is typical And that the price of

exhibita which 200 Manufacturers seem to think bustion turbine were

simplicity is generally higher power stations is chiefly confined of conservative design, burning scarcely be exaggerated, for it

to areas where a suitable fuel is boiler oils and operating for opens up the possibility of sup- of the by John Barber,

the wide popularity of of Nuneaton, rate of fuel consumption.

between porting large populations in parts manufacturers will be showing that obtainable nt low cost and al- thousands of hours

visual and various England. L 1701.

tho BIF. in a Toy Fair television movers have overhauls. Naval vessels, on the of the world formerly thought | at working

Experience built up during the ternative prime

which will be complete in it- aids in schools account for the will

be equipped to be almost uninhabitable.

for madem allows a realistic local disadvantages. At present. other hand,

child's passion demonstrated in France in 1908, past decade

varisimilitudo. In any case, tew and, during the 1930s, a Swiss

designers take any risks. A concern

marketed a number of

which the Arm high-performance gas turbines of

ip makes the soldiers, for modern layout. This activity

told stance

me that their preceded the first flight of a jet-

experts spend days at the 200 propelled aircraft by DEVETAL

{to get exactly the right scale yours.

and colouring for their Zoo animal series.

known "*"* world.

gos

of

The turbine

first 112 St was

Under the straw of the 1939-45 war and the uneasy peace that followed, vast resources were turned to jet-engine develop- ment, and a whole new field of turbine technology Wits opened up. Much of the work

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Safer Landings

For Aircraft

A search

FTER 10 years of re- and collabora. tion with the Royal Aircraft Establishment the firm of

Mesra, Fauzi Pye Ltd, Radio Works, now manu- Cambridge, is

an electronic de-

10 am, on December 7 and 8, 1953,

nasl Ong

have Hierr

citrans the murvey.

are

requested to fucturing representativew prentvice which enables a pilot to bring an aircraft in to land safely in bad weather by using his instruments. It is called the Pye Instrument Landing System (1.LS.).

BUTTERFIELD & NWIRE Agents.

Hong Kong. December 5, 1904.

To ADVERTISERS

BUNDAY POST-HERALD Брасо for commercial advertising should

With its help, a pilot can be brought from a distance of up to 30 miles from the airport to within 160 feet of the runway From that кубет. beghting

point on he makes his landing booked not lator than normally. The 1.L.8. is there- noon on Wednesdays.

fore of value in conditions of bad visibility during the day or For the SOUTH CHINA night such as low cloud, mist or MORNING POST and the rainstorms, though it is not CHINA MAIL, 48 hours suitable in heavy fog unless before date of pubilation. used in conjunction with

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In effect, this new provides the pilot with "stearing Information" which he inter prots his instruments. A transmitter at the airport sends out a continuous signal which is picked up by the aircraft giving the pilot a path down which ho can fly, losing height

steadily, until his aircraft arrives over the airport approach directly in line with the centre of the run- way. During this operation there is no verbal communica- tion with the ground.

Using the ILS. a quicker landing rate is altained because A number of aircraft can use it at the samo time, correctly spaced for safety,

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

P.O. Box 53 Queen'a Building ⠀ Tel: 26651

FAST: PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE.

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The buyer

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UNTIL WE MAKE AN AGREEMENT, MA. ROCKS, THE WORKING OF

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Presumably the manufacturers also have good relations with a farmer, for in their popular farm sets, which have been in- creased again for the 1950 Fair, not even the best-informed child could and any inaccur- acles. Every conceivable modern farm implement is included. correct in detail and to scale. and workable. Then there is the ballet for the child who is fascinated by this art; you can buy a whole corps de ballet as perfootly dressed as that which is the pride of London's Sadler's Wells and with each tiny Aguro perfectly poised.

Next in line for popularity, come Jig-saw puzzles. The jig- saw is still a best-seller and a family favourite. in spite of television, and places as widely separated as South Africa, A¤E- trulin and Singapore can never |have enough,

Some of these puzzles have an instructional as well cg an enter- |tainment value, like the box of four, garden puzzles with a key for identifying each flower made by a firm which specialises in Jigsaws. Those for the very young are made in bright colours and with specially large pieces, cope bảo that small hands can

with them, and there are jig- saws which a'child 'can paint himself, with numbered colours and easy instructions.

For The Young Cook

No woman can bogin too early to practise her cooking, and the manufacturers

responsibla the Space Station also produce some first-class miniature cook- ing equipment for the mininture cook. With this she can make real cakes and prepare a whole dinner for a family of dolls. Painting In another recreation guaranteed to keep the family quiet, and in February this Bri fwill show: 1. completely new Lype of three-dimensional paint ing outit moulded in rigid plastic. One of these is a model villege-ocurate in every de tall, it is needless to say. With the paints supplied, the child can incialne his creative imagination and colour. His village: to pro- dúce any effect he wants. When he is tired of this," he can "Wash' the model clean, and start again.

Beach playthings, more milkborate - every Friendly Booking (S whale de and ducks, in the form int which can be slipped china's body for

But they will have salition Id 156"light",