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Volume 52, Issue 9

1930

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Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ISSN 0097-6822

Oil and Gas Power

Research Papers

Progress in Oil- and Gas-Power Engineering: Contributed by the Oil and Gas Power Division

E. C. Magdeburger, E. J. Kates, L. H. Morrison, H. A. Pratt, Harte Cooke, L. M. Goldsmith

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 1–3. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057796

View articletitled, Progress in Oil- and Gas-Power Engineering: Contributed by the Oil and Gas Power Division

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Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil

A. E. Flowers, M. A. Dietrich

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 5–10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057797

Abstract

View articletitled, Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil

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Topics: Diesel engines , Lubricating oils , Compression , Engines , High temperature , Locomotives , Lubrication , Weight (Mass)

The Gas Engine and Its Application in Oil-Field Engineering

George L. Reid

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 13–17. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057802

Abstract

View articletitled, The Gas Engine and Its Application in Oil-Field Engineering

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Topics: Cables , Drilling , Engines , Oil fields , Wells

Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power

Edgar J. Kates

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 19–25. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057805

Abstract

View articletitled, Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power

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Topics: Diesel , Heat , Steam engines , Steam , Exhaust systems , Diesel engines , Economics

Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on Aircraft Diesel Engines

Carlton Kemper

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 31–36. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057812

Abstract

View articletitled, Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on Aircraft Diesel Engines

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Topics: Aeronautics , Aircraft , Diesel engines , Combustion , Fuels , Combustion chambers , Cycles , Design , Sprays

Diesel Power-Plant Records

M. J. Reed

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 39–43. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057816

Abstract

View articletitled, Diesel Power-Plant Records

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Topics: Diesel , Power stations , Diesel engines

Results of Some Tests by Industry of Sample Diesel Fuel Oil: Progress Report No. 2 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 47–50. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057817

View articletitled, Results of Some Tests by Industry of Sample Diesel Fuel Oil: Progress Report No. 2 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 52–53. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057819

View articletitled, Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Nitride Hardening of Alloy Steel for Diesel-Engine Use

C. R. Alden

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 57–61. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057827

Abstract

View articletitled, Nitride Hardening of Alloy Steel for Diesel-Engine Use

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Topics: Alloy steel , Diesel engines , Hardening , Nitriding , Steel

Economics of the Use of Diesel Engines for Electric Power Generation

T. A. Burdick

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 65–72. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057836

Abstract

View articletitled, Economics of the Use of Diesel Engines for Electric Power Generation

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Topics: Diesel engines , Economics , Electric power generation , Power stations , Sales

Report on Oil-Engine Power Cost for 1929

Franz Eder

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 77–89. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057840

View articletitled, Report on Oil-Engine Power Cost for 1929

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Topics: Engines

Purification of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil

A. E. Flowers, M. A. Dietrich

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 93–96. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057847

Abstract

View articletitled, Purification of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil

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Topics: Diesel engines , Lubricating oils , Cracking (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Contamination , Fuels , Leakage

Power Plant and Diesel Generating Installation of R. H. Macy & Co., Inc.

George D. Pogue

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 101–105. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057852

Abstract

View articletitled, Power Plant and Diesel Generating Installation of R. H. Macy & Co., Inc.

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Topics: Diesel , Power stations , Elevators , Escalators , Fans , Steam , Stress

Pressure Fluctuations in a Common-Rail Fuel-Injection System

A. M. Rothrock

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 109–117. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057854

Abstract

View articletitled, Pressure Fluctuations in a Common-Rail Fuel-Injection System

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Topics: Common rail fuel injectors , Fluctuations (Physics) , Fuels , Pressure , Valves , Engines , High pressure (Physics) , Reservoirs , Waves , Atmospheric pressure

Factors in Diesel Spray-Nozzle Design in the Light of Recent Oil-Spray Research

P. H. Schweitzer

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 121–126. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057857

View articletitled, Factors in Diesel Spray-Nozzle Design in the Light of Recent Oil-Spray Research

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Topics: Design , Diesel , Nozzles , Sprays

Discussions and Closures

Discussion: “Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil” (Flowers, A. E., and Dietrich, M. A., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 5–10)

H. A. S. Howarth

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 10–11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057798

View articletitled, Discussion: “Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil” (Flowers, A. E., and Dietrich, M. A., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 5–10)

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Topics: Diesel engines , Lubricating oils

Discussion: “Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil” (Flowers, A. E., and Dietrich, M. A., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 5–10)

H. C. Dinger

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057799

View articletitled, Discussion: “Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil” (Flowers, A. E., and Dietrich, M. A., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 5–10)

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Topics: Diesel engines , Lubricating oils

Discussion: “Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil” (Flowers, A. E., and Dietrich, M. A., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 5–10)

Eugene P. Kiehl

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 11–12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057800

View articletitled, Discussion: “Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil” (Flowers, A. E., and Dietrich, M. A., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 5–10)

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Topics: Diesel engines , Lubricating oils

Closure to “Discussions of ‘Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil’” (1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 10–12)

A. E. Flowers, M. A. Dietrich

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057801

View articletitled, Closure to “Discussions of ‘Service Characteristics of Diesel-Engine Lubricating Oil’” (1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 10–12)

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Topics: Diesel engines

Discussion: “The Gas Engine and Its Application in Oil-Field Engineering” (Reid, George L., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 13–17)

Edgar J. Kates

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 17. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057803

View articletitled, Discussion: “The Gas Engine and Its Application in Oil-Field Engineering” (Reid, George L., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 13–17)

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Topics: Engines , Oil fields

Discussion: “The Gas Engine and Its Application in Oil-Field Engineering” (Reid, George L., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 13–17)

H. C. Dickinson

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 17. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057804

View articletitled, Discussion: “The Gas Engine and Its Application in Oil-Field Engineering” (Reid, George L., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 13–17)

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Topics: Engines , Oil fields

Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

S. B. Daugherty

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057806

View articletitled, Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

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Topics: Diesel , Heat , Steam engines

Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

L. F. Burger

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057807

View articletitled, Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

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Topics: Diesel , Heat , Steam engines

Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

R. L. Sackett

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057808

View articletitled, Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

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Topics: Diesel , Heat , Steam engines

Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

E. W. Hammond

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057809

View articletitled, Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

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Topics: Diesel , Heat , Steam engines

Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

Edward J. Kunze

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057810

View articletitled, Discussion: “Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power” (Kates, Edgar J., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 19–25)

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Topics: Diesel , Heat , Steam engines

Closure to “Discussions of ‘Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power’” (1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), p. 26)

Edgar J. Kates

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 26–27. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057811

View articletitled, Closure to “Discussions of ‘Joint Use of Diesel and Steam Engines to Balance Heat and Power’” (1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), p. 26)

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Topics: Diesel , Heat , Steam engines

Discussion: “Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on Aircraft Diesel Engines” (Kemper, Carlton, 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 31–36)

P. H. Schweitzer

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 36. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057813

View articletitled, Discussion: “Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on Aircraft Diesel Engines” (Kemper, Carlton, 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 31–36)

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Topics: Aeronautics , Aircraft , Diesel engines

Discussion: “Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on Aircraft Diesel Engines” (Kemper, Carlton, 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 31–36)

Leigh M. Griffith

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 36–37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057814

View articletitled, Discussion: “Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on Aircraft Diesel Engines” (Kemper, Carlton, 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 31–36)

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Topics: Aeronautics , Aircraft , Diesel engines

Closure to “Discussions of ‘Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on Aircraft Diesel Engines’” (1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 36–37)

Carlton Kemper

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 37–38. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057815

View articletitled, Closure to “Discussions of ‘Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on Aircraft Diesel Engines’” (1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 36–37)

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Topics: Aeronautics , Aircraft , Diesel

Discussion: “Results of Some Tests by Industry of Sample Diesel Fuel Oil: Progress Report No. 2 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Dinger, Henry C., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 47–50)

Edgar J. Kates

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 50–51. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057818

View articletitled, Discussion: “Results of Some Tests by Industry of Sample Diesel Fuel Oil: Progress Report No. 2 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Dinger, Henry C., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 47–50)

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Discussion: “Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Morrison, L. H., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 52–53)

E. T. Larkin

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 53–54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057820

View articletitled, Discussion: “Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Morrison, L. H., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 52–53)

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Discussion: “Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Morrison, L. H., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 52–53)

E. T. Birdsall

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057821

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Discussion: “Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Morrison, L. H., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 52–53)

H. C. Dinger

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057822

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Discussion: “Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Morrison, L. H., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 52–53)

J. B. Frauenfelder

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057823

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Discussion: “Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Morrison, L. H., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 52–53)

L. F. Burger

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057824

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Discussion: “Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Morrison, L. H., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 52–53)

C. L. Cummins

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057825

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Discussion: “Results of Further Field Tests on Suggested Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications: Progress Report No. 3 of the A.S.M.E. Special Research Committee on Diesel Fuel-Oil Specifications” (Morrison, L. H., et al., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 52–53)

Wiley H. Butler

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 54. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057826

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Topics: Diesel , Fuel oils

Discussion: “Nitride Hardening of Alloy Steel for Diesel-Engine Use” (Alden, C. R., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 57–61)

P. R. Letz

Trans. ASME. January 1930, 52(9): 61–62. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4057828

View articletitled, Discussion: “Nitride Hardening of Alloy Steel for Diesel-Engine Use” (Alden, C. R., 1930, Trans. ASME, 52(9), pp. 57–61)

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