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Volume 61, Issue 3
April 1939
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Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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ISSN 0097-6822
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Research Papers

Development of the Focke Helicopter
Heinrich Focke
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 177–189. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021023
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Topics: Construction , Flight , Locks (Waterways) , Machinery , Rotors , Testing
The Interpretation of a Failure of an Ordnance Structure
G. F. Jenks
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 191–196. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021024
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Topics: Failure , Weapons , Metals , Rupture , Fracture (Materials) , Heat , Welding , Design , Errors , Etching
The Use of the Piezoelectric Gage in the Measurement of Powder Pressures
R. H. Kent, A. H. Hodge
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 197–203. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021025
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Topics: Gages , Calibration , Construction , Design , Guns , Pressure , Shock (Mechanics) , Waves
The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”
Lester M. Goldsmith
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 205–215. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021029
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines , Electrical components , Hull , Propellers , Construction , Design , Model basin
Rollcurve Gears
H. E. Golber
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 223–229. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021039
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Topics: Gears , Machinery , Rotation , Blanks , Cams , Durability , Levers
Nozzle Coefficients for Free and Submerged Discharge
R. G. Folsom
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 233–238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021043
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Topics: Nozzles , Pipes , Flowmeters , Pressure , Surface roughness , Test facilities
Creep in Tubular Pressure Vessels
F. H. Norton
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 239–244. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021046
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Topics: Creep , Pressure vessels , Boilers , High temperature , Pressure , Steel , Stress , Testing
Effect of High Temperatures and Pressures on Cast-Steel Venturi Tubes
W. S. Pardoe
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 247–248. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021049
View articletitled, Effect of High Temperatures and Pressures on Cast-Steel Venturi Tubes
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Topics: High temperature , Steel , Venturi tubes , Elastic moduli , Heat , Pressure
Twenty Years of Machine Activity in the Woolen-and-Worsted Industry
A. W. Benoit
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 251–258. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021053
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Topics: Machinery , Worsted , Looms , Raw materials
The Elastic Theory of Wood Failure
Charles B. Norris
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 259–261. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021054
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Topics: Failure , Wood products

Discussions and Closures

Discussion: “The Use of the Piezoelectric Gage in the Measurement of Powder Pressures” (Kent, R. H., and Hodge, A. H., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 197–203)
K. J. DeJuhasz
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 203–204. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021026
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Use of the Piezoelectric Gage in the Measurement of Powder Pressures” (Kent, R. H., and Hodge, A. H., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 197–203)
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Topics: Gages
Discussion: “The Use of the Piezoelectric Gage in the Measurement of Powder Pressures” (Kent, R. H., and Hodge, A. H., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 197–203)
B. H. Mackey
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 204. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021027
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Topics: Gages
Closure to “Discussions of ‘The Use of the Piezoelectric Gage in the Measurement of Powder Pressures’” (1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 203–204)
R. H. Kent, A. H. Hodge
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 204. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021028
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Topics: Gages
Discussion: “The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”” (Goldsmith, Lester M., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 205–215)
E. G. Bailey
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 216. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021030
View articletitled, Discussion: “The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”” (Goldsmith, Lester M., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 205–215)
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines
Discussion: “The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”” (Goldsmith, Lester M., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 205–215)
David Dasso
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 216. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021031
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines
Discussion: “The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”” (Goldsmith, Lester M., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 205–215)
R. H. Davis
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 216–217. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021032
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines
Discussion: “The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”” (Goldsmith, Lester M., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 205–215)
E. H. Markley
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 217. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021033
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines
Discussion: “The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”” (Goldsmith, Lester M., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 205–215)
J. J. Nelis
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 217–218. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021034
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines
Discussion: “The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”” (Goldsmith, Lester M., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 205–215)
Mason S. Noyes
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 218–219. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021035
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines
Discussion: “The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”” (Goldsmith, Lester M., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 205–215)
H. L. Seward
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 219. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021036
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines
Discussion: “The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”” (Goldsmith, Lester M., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 205–215)
W. F. Schultz
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 219–220. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021037
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines
Closure to “Discussions of ‘The High-Pressure High-Temperature Turbine-Electric Steamship “J. W. Van Dyke”’” (1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 216–220)
Lester M. Goldsmith
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 220–221. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021038
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , High temperature , Levees , Turbines
Discussion: “Rollcurve Gears” (Golber, H. E., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 223–229)
J. W. Huckert
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 229–230. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021040
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Topics: Gears
Discussion: “Rollcurve Gears” (Golber, H. E., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 223–229)
A. L. Ruiz
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 230. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021041
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Topics: Gears
Closure to “Discussions of ‘Rollcurve Gears’” (1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 229–230)
H. E. Golber
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 230–231. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021042
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Discussion: “Nozzle Coefficients for Free and Submerged Discharge” (Folsom, R. G., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 233–238)
Howard S. Bean
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021044
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Topics: Nozzles
Closure to “Discussion of ‘Nozzle Coefficients for Free and Submerged Discharge’” (1939, Trans. ASME, 61, p. 238)
R. G. Folsom
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021045
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Topics: Nozzles
Discussion: “Creep in Tubular Pressure Vessels” (Norton, F. H., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 239–244)
C. O. Rhys, M. S. Northup
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 245. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021047
View articletitled, Discussion: “Creep in Tubular Pressure Vessels” (Norton, F. H., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 239–244)
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Topics: Creep , Pressure vessels
Closure to “Discussion of ‘Creep in Tubular Pressure Vessels’” (1939, Trans. ASME, 61, p. 245)
F. H. Norton
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 245. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021048
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Topics: Creep , Pressure
Discussion: “Effect of High Temperatures and Pressures on Cast-Steel Venturi Tubes” (Pardoe, W. S., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 247–248)
S. R. Beitler
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 248. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021050
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Topics: High temperature , Steel , Venturi tubes
Discussion: “Effect of High Temperatures and Pressures on Cast-Steel Venturi Tubes” (Pardoe, W. S., 1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 247–248)
L. K. Spink
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 248–249. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021051
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Topics: High temperature , Steel , Venturi tubes
Closure to “Discussions of ‘Effect of High Temperatures and Pressures on Cast-Steel Venturi Tubes’” (1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 248–249)
W. S. Pardoe
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 249. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021052
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Topics: High temperature , Steel , Venturi tubes
Discussion: “Energy Distribution in the Pulverized-Coal Furnace” (Wohlenberg, W. J., and Wise, D. E., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 531–547)
W. J. Wohlenberg
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 263–266. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021055
View articletitled, Discussion: “Energy Distribution in the Pulverized-Coal Furnace” (Wohlenberg, W. J., and Wise, D. E., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 531–547)
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Topics: Coal , Furnaces
Discussion: “Combination Oil-and-Gas Burners” (Campbell, O. F., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 457–467)
H. H. Wellander
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 267. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021056
View articletitled, Discussion: “Combination Oil-and-Gas Burners” (Campbell, O. F., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 457–467)
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Discussion: “Combination Oil-and-Gas Burners” (Campbell, O. F., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 457–467)
D. S. Frank
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 267. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021057
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Discussion: “Combination Oil-and-Gas Burners” (Campbell, O. F., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 457–467)
R. C. Vroom
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 267–268. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021058
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O. F. Campbell
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 268. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021059
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Discussion: “The Behavior of Sodium Sulphite in High-Pressure Steam Boilers” (Hitchens, R. M., and Purssell, Jr., J. W., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 469–473)
H. F. Johnstone
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 269. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021060
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Behavior of Sodium Sulphite in High-Pressure Steam Boilers” (Hitchens, R. M., and Purssell, Jr., J. W., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 469–473)
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Topics: Boilers , High pressure (Physics) , Sodium
Discussion: “The Behavior of Sodium Sulphite in High-Pressure Steam Boilers” (Hitchens, R. M., and Purssell, Jr., J. W., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 469–473)
L. Drew Betz
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 269. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021061
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Behavior of Sodium Sulphite in High-Pressure Steam Boilers” (Hitchens, R. M., and Purssell, Jr., J. W., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 469–473)
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Topics: Boilers , High pressure (Physics) , Sodium
Closure to “Discussions of ‘The Behavior of Sodium Sulphite in High-Pressure Steam Boilers’” (1939, Trans. ASME, 61, p. 269)
R. M. Hitchens, J. W. Purssell, Jr.
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 269–270. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021062
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , Sodium , Steam
Discussion: “An Oil-Bath-Lubricated Railway Bearing” (Vigne, Albert, and Cox, I. E., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 499–506)
H. M. Warden
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 270. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021063
View articletitled, Discussion: “An Oil-Bath-Lubricated Railway Bearing” (Vigne, Albert, and Cox, I. E., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 499–506)
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Topics: Bearings , Railroads
Discussion: “An Oil-Bath-Lubricated Railway Bearing” (Vigne, Albert, and Cox, I. E., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 499–506)
G. W. Ditmore
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 270. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021064
View articletitled, Discussion: “An Oil-Bath-Lubricated Railway Bearing” (Vigne, Albert, and Cox, I. E., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 499–506)
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Topics: Bearings , Railroads
Discussion: “An Oil-Bath-Lubricated Railway Bearing” (Vigne, Albert, and Cox, I. E., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 499–506)
Frank E. Cheshire
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 270–271. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021065
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Topics: Bearings , Railroads
Closure to “Discussions of ‘An Oil-Bath-Lubricated Railway Bearing’” (1939, Trans. ASME, 61, pp. 270–271)
Albert Vigne, I. E. Cox
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 271–272. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021066
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Topics: Railroads
Discussion: “Problems in Modern Deep-Well Pumping” (Coberly, C. J., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 561–572)
Carlton W. Dawson
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 272. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021067
View articletitled, Discussion: “Problems in Modern Deep-Well Pumping” (Coberly, C. J., 1938, Trans. ASME, 60, pp. 561–572)
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C. J. Coberly
Trans. ASME. April 1939, 61(3): 272. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4021068
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