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ENGINEERING AND

ELECTRIFICATION IN ANCIENT EGYPT

SCHEME TO IMPROVE IRRIGATION

SYSTEM

in addition, there are two over- Joad Nile crossings, one baing a double circuit crossing with a span of 090 metres, and, the other a single circuit,, with a span of 720 metres. The lattice steel crossing towers are of the terminal type, 93 metres high, and provide a minimum clearance of 50 metres between the conductors and high water level.

A Beneficial Behame. The four transforming stations

The cultivated land in Upper Egypt consists of a series of for tilo areas on the banks of the Nile known as the "Isolated Basins The reason for their name lies in the fact that they are separated by patches of desort, consisting of barren sand and limestone extend- ing right down to the river's edge." In August the Nile commences to rise and completely floods the Isolated

High Nile.** continues during September nud October, after which the water gradually returns to ats normal nach consist of an outdoor switch had leaving the land sufficiently structure and 6 transformer house, moist for one crop to be raised. Each outdoor structure carries one Apart from this annual flooding, triple pole rotary air-break isolat the only irrigation available is by ng switch having a capacity of 300 means of wells and primitive bus amperes and one 3-phase oil círcuit ket alevators driven by oxen. In breaker, which connect the incom 1931, however, the Egyptian Goving lines to H.T. busbars. ernment decided upon a complete The overhead lines and trans olectrification scheme," comprising a forming stations are already com number of electrically driven pump-pleted and await the completion of ing stations supplied with power the power stations and pumping from a generating station at Idfu stations, which will be finished in by means of overhead transmis 1833. The complete scheme will sion lines. This scheme, in con- undoubtedly be of very great bene junction with the heightened Ast to Upper Egypt, as an addition wan Dam, will enable the land to to increasing considerably the fer- be irrigalod and drained in atility of the existing cultivated thoroughly efficient manner. Ten areas, further large areas at pre- ders for the work were open to seat barren desert will be rendered world competition and a contract fertile. for the supply and erection of the necessary overhead transmission system, together with four trans- forming stations and one section: alising switch, was awarded to the BRITISH ELECTRICAL

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At first the transmission system will operate at 33,000 volts 3-phase

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ed to 66 000, and all the equip. ment has, therefore, been made suitable for the latter voltage." Tha overhead lines are single circuit 3 phase, three stranded copper son ductors, each having a cross-sec tional area of 50 sq. mm. and an over-running galvanised steel earth wire is carried on self-supporting, lattice steel towers. The normal span is 200 metres and the total length of the lines 115 kilometres;

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CONTEST FOR BRITISH ARCHITECT'S HEAD- -QUARTERS

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CUTTING STEEL WITH OXYGEN MACHINES

Lecturing at the Manchester Cot be conveniently or accurately done lege of Technology to the North under the hammer, leaving the in. western branch of the Institution tricate shaping to be done by this of Welding Engineers on "Cutting oxygen cutting machine. A re steel with oxygen machines," Mrmarkable instance of this class of C. G. Bainbridge said that one of work was a forging of a complete the first practical uses of the pro- ship's stern frame. The steel vari- cess' after its introduction was, ni ed in thickness from twelve to the safe-makers had feared, for fourteen inches. breaking open of safe, Records

One of the greatest fields of des

showed that a enfe, was opened by cutting-in a London Post Office in velopment for the oxygen cutting 1901 and another in a bank-in-Process in conjunction with oxy Germany soon afterwards, and the fabrication of parts to subst

acetylene or electric welding, was 'ASSESSORS' TRAMPING:A

others followed. These jobs wero, fute castings; a cutting machine MONTH TO DECIDE

of course, paying" propositions in both senses of the word and were taking this class of work.

was indispensable to firms under London. Two hundred and good advertisement... eighty-four British architects, com-

Proceeding to show the applic with castings had many advan“.

"Fabricated. parts compared peted for the honour of designing the new headquarters of the Reya tion of the oxygen cutting ma

chines which had developed from stance, ne blowholes or spongines takes," anid the "lecturer," For ins Institute of British Architects,

Two of them were disqualified, the use of the hand blowpips, Mr. of metal were encountered and Fifty per cent, of their designs Bainbridge said that frms produe more reliable finished parts were ing large forgings, and who had obtained. The reduction in waight were rejected on sight; and

The last twelve were so nearly installed an oxygen cutting malessened transport and freightage: similar that the judges worked chine, now found it, convenient in costs, while the danger of break- at fever beat in reaching their many cases to eliminate expensive ages occurring in transit abroad

~ decision.

Architects from all over the intricate forgings, which could not was considerably reduced, world competed. The total of drawings considered was 2,653, on a rough average of ten drawings to a design. The art design sub- CHARCOAL IN PLACE mitted came from Aberdeen. The drawings took up more than a milo when first hung; and the jury walked twelve miles in reaching their vexed decision.

This, in brief, is the tale of the New Premises Competition. The details are culled from the address of Mr. Robert Atkinson, spokes- man for the jury of assessors, to the Institute.

In full it is a long tale, this tale of a competition among famous architects to provide their own G.H.Q

OF GASOLINE

FOR BUSES IN HUNAN

IMPORTANT CHINESE

2

STEEL INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

£3,300,000 UNDERTAKING FOR GLASGOW FIRM

Arrangemente havs been conolud ed for the manufacture in Britain of basic Bessemer steel on a large, scale by a Glasgow firm.

INVENTION Canton-As the construction of highways in China is ever on the increase the bus is naturally be coming an increasingly more im- This new development, which portant means of communication will cost £3,300,000, has been un According to statistics compiled by dertaken by Mesars Stewarts, and the Highways Construction Burean Lloyds, with the assistance of the of the Hunan Province, more than Bankers Industrial Development two thousand li (about 700 miles) Company. It is regarded as being not only of far-reaching import ance to the company, but to the

At present there are no home A sources of supply of basic Besse So the assessors were appointed--- In view of the fact that gasoline mer steel, and the company are.de- the only people, incidentally, to is an imported fuel and costs high pendent for the requirements of keep to the original schedule of the Hunan authorities have been this commodity on imported for times, and that under no mean keenly interested in finding but eign materials. pressure-Messre. Chas. Holden any economical substitute for it In commenting on the effect that and H. V. Lanchester, Sir Glies and success seems within sight the Ottawa: agreements are likely Gilbert Scott, and Dr. Peroy S with the invention of an adaptor to have on the electrical industry Worthington. Their meeting burning coal or charcoal. The in- of the United Kingdom, the Bri (observed Mr. Atkinson) were not ventor is Mr. Shang Ti technical tish Electrical and Allied Manu- distinguished by any memorable expert of the Highways Construc facturers Association strika the incidents.

tion Bureau of the Hunan Pro note that their hopes were incom

Then there was the great Condivince. pletely realised. The preferences bion. It must be remembered that interesting Tests.

Successful Experiments, actually given will, it is feared, the building would be held by fu This new device has proved satie-

Experiments have shown that pig bring little relief, and some of ture generations of architects · to those which were expected have not typify the best work of our day factory on tests and gasoline will iron may be produced from this been granted, Nevertheless, the The site was ideal for the archie henceforward substituted by ore eminently suitable for the charcoal or coal to generate power manufacture of basic Bessemer situation is better than it was be- test, and there were no unreason for the bus. The gas generating steel at a very low cost. fore the Conference was held, and able restrictions as to cost." Eng apparatus is installed at the back Having satisfied themselves on". it is calculated that there will be land offered nearly 200 competitors. of the car instead of at the front. this point, Messrs. Stewarts and A net gain of, 140,000, per annum the Empire generally nearly 100, When coal is burnt the coal-gos Lloyds have decided that this large on a total export to six Dominions the U.S.A. and France between generated is purified through and valuable orefield should now of 3,850,000. Moreover, the general them 10.

chemical process and conveyed to be developed on a large scale. effect of the agreesents should be Less than a month was given to the cylinder to propel the cart is part of the scheme that the to increase the purchasing power the jury to consider their verdict

The coal-gas engine, bus is, tho; steel so produced will be used z0 same as the ordinary motor bus tubemaking works to be erected using gasoline and has even some alongside the new steel worlis, the advantages over them. It has been whole se designed as to form a found that one filling of the fuel complete unit and laid out for is enough for 120 i (40 miles) proper and efficient expansion)

Tha Best of Our Day. Five buildings in one were under consideration, and the promoters themselves were somewhat hazy about it, remarked Mr. Atkinson. One thing at least was certain have been completed during the the old building, erected in 1779 year with over 200, motor buses in

use and consuming no less than nation. by James Watt, was no longer 600,000 gallons of gasoline au- sufficient for the purpose.

nually.

of the Dominions very consider and sound concrete floors were pro- ably owing to the preferences vided for the jury to walk upon, granted to their raw materiala by apparently to the detriment of the United Kingdom, and that in their patience, but in no way im orease should have a beneficial ef. peding their work. For the deci feet on our own electrical indussion was reached the night before try.

the day of the public award-and without the aid of roller skates, for the provision of which in fu ture Mr. Atkinson made a bric plea.

rua.

In order to overcome this disabi lity, Stewarts and Lloyds have ob- tained control of large deposits of iron. pre in Northamptonshire, covering some 26,000 acres and amounting to about 500,000,000 ton)

of ore.

The company control some 22 iron and steel and tube manufac

turing works, situated in Scotland and England, and produce 80 per.

Great Savings, From the following figures, it can be seen what great savings will be made by the gas engine bus in cent of the steel tubes made in using charcoal or coal instead of gasoline,

this country

Further, the difficulties with re gard to: price of copper were ad Justed at the Conference itself, though, the pledge that the duties on lead and tine should be remov» The winner, it may be noted, ed, if there was any unjustified was Mr. G. Grey Wornum. And raising of prices, has not yet been when future generations admire the Consumption for an hour's run-u implemented. Another satisfactory beauty of the shrine of British ning, say sixty li (20 miles) willing this new invention adapted to feature is that the Conference did architecture, built in 1933, let them require 3 gallons of gasoline which all buses on the highways and, not confine itself to questions of pause and consider that the all-cost $3.60 (in Hunan) whereas it successful, gasoline will soon be RIL tariff readjustment, but formulat round equality of the architects of will require only 30 lbs of coal article of luxury instead of neces

Ssity in that province Canton el a series of resolutions dealin the day reduced the fury to thrice which cost only 40. cts.

The Hunan authorities are hav- Gazette with the withdrawal of export daily potations of coffee. bounties and -anti-dumping duties, with the reform of customs, ad ministration and with methods of économie co-operation and indus trial standardisation. T

resolutions are heartily welcomed, as is the proposal to es tablish tariff boards in the Do minions for dealing with any diffi culties that may arise. On the whole, therefore, the opinion of an important branch of the engineer- ing industry is favourable towards what has been done,-Engineer Ing.

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