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Volume 40
1918
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Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Foreword

Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Volume 40 — 1918
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1–2. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059463
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Topics: Mechanical engineers

Research Papers

A High-Speed Air and Gas Washer
John L. Alden
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 15–21. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059464
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Topics: Sprays
Investigation of the Uses of Steam in the Canning Factory
Julian C. Smallwood
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 27–47. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059466
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Topics: Steam , Food products , Fuels , Boilers , Heat , Packing (Shipments) , Packings (Cushioning) , Power stations
Moisture Reabsorption of Air-Dried Douglas Fir and Hard Pine and the Effect on the Compressive Strengths
Irving H. Cowdrey
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 53–66. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059468
View articletitled, Moisture Reabsorption of Air-Dried Douglas Fir and Hard Pine and the Effect on the Compressive Strengths
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Topics: Pine (Wood product) , Timber , Water , Compression , Compressive strength , High temperature , Temperature , Water vapor
A Foundry Cost and Accounting System
William W. Bird
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 67–76. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059469
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Topics: Accounting , Signals
The Public Interest as the Bed Rock of Professional Practice
Morris Llewellyn Cooke
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 85–94. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059471
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Topics: Engineers , Ethics , Governments , Rocks
Efficiency of Gear Drives: An Accurate Method of Testing
C. M. Allen, F. W. Roys
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 101–112. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059473
View articletitled, Efficiency of Gear Drives: An Accurate Method of Testing
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Topics: Mechanical drives , Testing , Dynamometers , Errors , Gears , Absorption , Bevel gears , Electric motors , Engines , Levers
Air Propulsion
Morgan Brooks
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 117–122. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059475
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Topics: Propulsion , Propellers , Screws , Blades , Disks , Reflection , Thrust
The Elastic Indentation of Steel Balls under Pressure
C. A. Briggs, W. C. Chapin, H. G. Heil
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 139–147. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059477
View articletitled, The Elastic Indentation of Steel Balls under Pressure
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Topics: Pressure , Steel , Ball bearings , Bearings , Design , Gages , Munitions , Pressing , Stress , Testing
Electric Heating of Molds
Harold E. White
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 149–153. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059479
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Topics: Heating , Metals , Condensation , Cycles , Die castings (Product) , Electric current , Fusibles (Textiles) , Heat , Hydraulic presses , Martensitic steel
Stresses in Machines When Starting or Stopping
F. Hymans
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 155–188. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059480
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Topics: Machinery , Stress , Machine components , Dimensions , Elasticity , Equilibrium (Physics) , Inertia (Mechanics) , Vibration
A Self-Adjusting Spring Thrust Bearing
H. G. Reist
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 191–197. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059482
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Topics: Springs , Thrust bearings , Bearings , Pressure , Stress , Cast iron , Construction , Design , Friction , Generators
The Small Industry in a Democracy
George H. Haynes
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 199–213. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059483
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The Workman’s Home: Its Influence upon Production in the Factory and Labor Turnover
Leslie H. Allen
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 215–226. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059484
View articletitled, The Workman’s Home: Its Influence upon Production in the Factory and Labor Turnover
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Topics: Industrial plants , Plumbing , Sleep , Transportation systems , Warfare
The Economical Use of Fuel: A Symposium on Fuel Conservation, Particularly in Relation to Conditions Brought about by the War
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 227–228. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059485
View articletitled, The Economical Use of Fuel: A Symposium on Fuel Conservation, Particularly in Relation to Conditions Brought about by the War
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Topics: Fuels , Warfare
The Government’s Plan for Fuel Conservation
David Moffat Myers
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 228–230. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059486
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Topics: Fuels
Limiting Coal Impurities in Pennsylvania
E. L. Cole
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 231–236. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059487
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Topics: Coal
The Fuel-Oil Situation
Alfred C. Bedford
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 236–238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059488
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Topics: Fuel oils
Oil Fuel in New England Power Plants
Henry W. Ballou
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 239–247. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059489
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Topics: Fuels , Power stations
The Fuel Problem in the Middle West
A. A. Potter
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 248–254. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059490
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Topics: Fuels
Some Economic Aspects of Fire-Protection Problems and Hazards in War Times
J. Donald Pryor, Frank V. Sackett
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 403–425. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059492
View articletitled, Some Economic Aspects of Fire-Protection Problems and Hazards in War Times
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Topics: Economics , Fire , Hazards , Warfare , Piers (Structural) , Elevators , Failure , Fire sprinklers , Hydrants , Metalworkers
Broader Opportunities for the Engineer
Charles T. Main
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 471–500. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059494
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Topics: Engineers
Properties of Airplane Fabrics
E. Dean Walen
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 509–530. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059496
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Topics: Aircraft , Textiles , Résumés
Industrial Power Problems
W. F. Uhl
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 537–573. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059498
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Topics: Fuels , Hot water , Hydropower , Pressure , Reliability , Steam
Factory Stairs and Stairways
G. L. H. Arnold
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 579–598. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059500
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Topics: Stairs , Building materials , Construction , Design , Doors , Pipeline risers , Reinforced concrete , Résumés , Risers (Casting) , Safety
Daylight vs. Sunlight in Sawtooth–Roof Construction
Wendell S. Brown
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 603–621. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059502
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Topics: Construction , Roofs , Sunlight , Structures
Refrigerating Plant Efficiency
Victor J. Azbe
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 627–663. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059504
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Topics: Boilers , Compression , Condensers (steam plant) , Coolers , Design , Diesel , Engines , Fuels , Heat transfer , Horsepower
The Conservation of Heat Losses from Pipes and Boilers
Glen D. Bagley
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 667–686. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059506
View articletitled, The Conservation of Heat Losses from Pipes and Boilers
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Topics: Boilers , Heat losses , Pipes , Coal , Heat , Steam , Currents , Economics , Industrial research , Insulation
The Chemical and Physical Control of Boiler Operation: Including the Application of Simple Formulae for Estimating the Heat-Loss Items, etc.
E. A. Uehling
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 695–718. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059508
View articletitled, The Chemical and Physical Control of Boiler Operation: Including the Application of Simple Formulae for Estimating the Heat-Loss Items, etc.
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Topics: Boilers , Heat losses , Carbon dioxide , Heat , Coal , Firing , Flow (Dynamics) , Instrumentation , Pyrometers , Reliability
Discussion of Certain Problems in Regard to Marine Diesel Oil Engines
John W. Anderson
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 723–736. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059510
View articletitled, Discussion of Certain Problems in Regard to Marine Diesel Oil Engines
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Topics: Diesel , Engines , Diesel engines , Cylinders , Cycles , Lubrication , Compressed air , Cooling , Design , Exhaust systems
The Cooling Losses in Internal-Combustion Engines as Affecting Design
C. A. Norman
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 745–761. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059512
View articletitled, The Cooling Losses in Internal-Combustion Engines as Affecting Design
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Topics: Combustion , Cooling , Design , Engines , Dimensions , Pistons
The Weights and Measures of Latin America
Frederick A. Halsey
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 773–798. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059514
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Topics: Measurement units and standards
Efficiency and Democracy
H. L. Gantt
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 799–803. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059515
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Topics: Machinery
Present Practice in Thread-Gage Making
Frank O. Wells
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 809–825. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059517
View articletitled, Present Practice in Thread-Gage Making
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Topics: Gages , Thread , Grinding , Cutting , Cutting tools , Errors , Screws , Testing
The Measurement of Thread Gages
H. L. Van Keuren
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 827–845. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059518
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Topics: Gages , Thread , Design , Wire , Governments , Inspection , Machinery
Standards for Large Taper Shanks and Sockets
Luther D. Burlingame
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 851–859. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059520
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Topics: Construction , Dimensions , Machine tools , Warfare
The British Engineering Standards Association
C. le Maistre
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 863–868. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059522
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Topics: Engineering standards , Governments , Steel , Aircraft , Automotive industry , Cements (Adhesives) , Engineers , Locomotives , Machine design , Machinery
The Work of the British Engineering Standards Association on Screw Threads and Limit Gages
Richard Glazebrook
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 869–886. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059523
View articletitled, The Work of the British Engineering Standards Association on Screw Threads and Limit Gages
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Topics: Engineering standards , Gages , Screw threads , Workshops (Work spaces) , Design , Dimensions , Inspection , Manufacturing , Résumés , Thread
Labor Dilution as a National Necessity
Frederick A. Waldron
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 897–905. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059525
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Topics: Economics , Education , Engineers , Governments , Product engineering , Warfare
Industrial Organization as it Affects Executives and Workers
Charles E. Knoeppel
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 909–923. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059527
View articletitled, Industrial Organization as it Affects Executives and Workers
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Topics: Manufacturing , Warfare
Non-Financial Incentives
Robert B. Wolf
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 925–940. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059529
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Topics: Economics
Recovery of Gasoline from Casing-Head and Natural Gas
Paul Diserens
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 953–967. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059531
View articletitled, Recovery of Gasoline from Casing-Head and Natural Gas
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Topics: Gasoline , Natural gas , Vapors , Absorption , Compression , Condensed matter , Mineral oil , Oil wells
Some Factors in Fuel Economy in Boiler Plants
Robert H. Kuss
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 969–975. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059532
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Topics: Boilers , Corporate average fuel economy , Fuel efficiency , Furnaces , Coal , Combustion , Design , Fireplaces , Fuels
Valves and Fittings for High Hydraulic Pressures: Their Design and Maintenance in Operation for Pressures of from 1000 to 8000 Lb. per Sq. in.
Wm. W. Gaylord
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 977–988. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059533
View articletitled, Valves and Fittings for High Hydraulic Pressures: Their Design and Maintenance in Operation for Pressures of from 1000 to 8000 Lb. per Sq. in.
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Topics: Design , Fittings , Maintenance , Valves , Cylinders , Cycles , Pipes , Pressure , Rotation , Secondary cells
The Relative Corrosion of Alloys
R. B. Fehr
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 993–1010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059535
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Topics: Alloys , Corrosion , Copper , Iron , Nickel , Aluminum , Carbon steel , Seas , Testing , Water
Mechanical Features of the Vertical-Lift Bridge
Horatio P. Van Cleve
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1017–1034. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059537
View articletitled, Mechanical Features of the Vertical-Lift Bridge
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Topics: Bridges (Structures) , Design , Pulleys , Disks , Drawbridges , Electric motors , Plates (structures) , Roads , Steel
Determination of Stresses in Wire Rope as Applied to Modern Engineering Problems
James F. Howe
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1043–1075. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059539
View articletitled, Determination of Stresses in Wire Rope as Applied to Modern Engineering Problems
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Topics: Ropes , Stress , Wire , Elastic moduli , Bending (Stress) , Pulleys , Tension
The Large Steam Turbine
J. F. Johnson
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1097–1118. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059541
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Topics: Steam turbines , Rotors , Bearings , Blades , Construction , Cooling systems , Couplings , Cylinders , Design , Dimensions
Marine Practice in Valves and Fittings
A. G. Christie
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1119–1124. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059542
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Topics: Fittings , Valves , Copper , Flanges , Pipes , Ships , Steel , Warfare
Advantages of High Pressure and Superheat as Affecting Steam-Plant Efficiency
Eskil Berg
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1125–1133. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059543
View articletitled, Advantages of High Pressure and Superheat as Affecting Steam-Plant Efficiency
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Topics: Boilers , Corporate average fuel economy , Diesel engines , Fuel efficiency , Fuels , High pressure (Physics) , Pressure , Steam , Steam turbines , Temperature

Discussions and Closures

Discussion: “A High-Speed Air and Gas Washer” (Alden, John L., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 15–21)
F. R. Still, W. H. Carrier, Henry P. Gale, John L. Alden
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 22–26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059465
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Discussion: “Investigation of the Uses of Steam in the Canning Factory” (Smallwood, Julian C., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 27–47)
E. G. Scott, Herbert B. Reynolds, W. D. Bigelow, E. H. Foster, A. L. Webre, L. B. McMillan, Julian C. Smallwood
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 48–51. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059467
View articletitled, Discussion: “Investigation of the Uses of Steam in the Canning Factory” (Smallwood, Julian C., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 27–47)
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Topics: Steam
Discussion: “A Foundry Cost and Accounting System” (Bird, William W., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 67–76)
Benj. D. Fuller, Robert S. Denham, Robert E. Newcomb, M. J. House, William L. Walker, R. Moldenke, Malcolm Libby, William Kent, William W. Bird
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 76–84. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059470
View articletitled, Discussion: “A Foundry Cost and Accounting System” (Bird, William W., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 67–76)
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Topics: Accounting
Discussion: “The Public Interest as the Bed Rock of Professional Practice” (Cooke, Morris Llewellyn, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 85–94)
Fred J. Miller, Richard A. Feiss, H. J. Macintire, Robert J. Hearne, Charles M. Horton, C. Wellington Koiner, Thomas M. Roberts, Thornton Lewis, A. F. Nagle, Oberlin Smith, James Reed, Jr., L. P. Alford, Calvin W. Rice, R. Sanford Riley, Morris Llewellyn Cooke
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 94–100. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059472
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Public Interest as the Bed Rock of Professional Practice” (Cooke, Morris Llewellyn, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 85–94)
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Topics: Rocks
Discussion: “Efficiency of Gear Drives: An Accurate Method of Testing” (Allen, C. M., and Roys, F. W., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 101–112)
Wilfred Lewis, Charles T. Main, Wm. H. Kenerson, C. M. Allen
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 112–116. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059474
View articletitled, Discussion: “Efficiency of Gear Drives: An Accurate Method of Testing” (Allen, C. M., and Roys, F. W., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 101–112)
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Topics: Mechanical drives , Testing
Discussion: “Air Propulsion” (Brooks, Morgan, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 117–122)
N. W. Akimoff, Charles W. Howell, G. De Bothezat, S. W. Stratton, L. R. Gulley, J. C. Hunsaker, M. B. Sellers, J. G. Vincent, Walter C. Durfee, H. F. Hagen
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 123–138. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059476
View articletitled, Discussion: “Air Propulsion” (Brooks, Morgan, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 117–122)
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Topics: Propulsion
Discussion: “The Elastic Indentation of Steel Balls under Pressure” (Briggs, C. A., Chapin, W. C., and Heil, H. G., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 139–147)
C. A. Briggs, W. C. Chapin, H. G. Heil
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 147–148. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059478
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Elastic Indentation of Steel Balls under Pressure” (Briggs, C. A., Chapin, W. C., and Heil, H. G., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 139–147)
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Topics: Pressure , Steel
Discussion: “Stresses in Machines When Starting or Stopping” (Hymans, F., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 155–188)
S. E. Slocum
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 188–189. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059481
View articletitled, Discussion: “Stresses in Machines When Starting or Stopping” (Hymans, F., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 155–188)
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Topics: Machinery , Stress
Discussion: “The Economical Use of Fuel: A Symposium on Fuel Conservation, Particularly in Relation to Conditions Brought about by the War” (Myers, David Moffat, Cole, E. L., Bedford, Alfred C., Ballou, Henry W., and Potter, A. A., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 227–254)
W. S. Gould, Walter N. Polakov, Carl J. Fletcher, C. E. Van Bergen, W. L. Abbott, Henry Kreisinger, B. S. Murphy, R. H. Kuss, A. S. Vincent, Albert A. Cary, A. J. German, R. J. S. Pigott, P. W. Thomas, T. A. Marsh, Ernest H. Peabody, W. N. Best, C. H. Delany, W. G. Williams, C. W. Koiner, Victor J. Azbe, H. A. Barre, Osborn Monnett, H. B. Oatley, M. C. M. Hatch, Haylett O’Neill, John S. Schumaker, John E. Muhlfeld, M. S. Hachita, W. G. Diman, William P. Frey, G. H. Sharpe, R. Sanford Riley, P. B. Wesson, A. G. Christie, Carl Smerling, E. G. Bailey, A. R. Dodge, E. A. Uehling, R. P. Brown, C. W. Hubbard, Walter E. Bryan, B. J. Denman, E. E. Hunter, George H. Diman, Joseph Harrington, J. Van Brunt, A. H. Blackburn, Wm. M. Park, Frank T. Chapman, C. R. Mueller, Philip J. Savage, Donald B. Prentice, L. W. Eggleston, P. J. Dougherty, L. B. McMillan, E. H. Kearney, D. C. Faber, H. H. Stoek, T. N. Wynne, Robert H. Fernald, Samuel S. Wyer, C. E. Lesher, W. H. Blauvelt, W. W. Jourdin, J. H. Brady, G. D. Bagley
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 254–402. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059491
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Economical Use of Fuel: A Symposium on Fuel Conservation, Particularly in Relation to Conditions Brought about by the War” (Myers, David Moffat, Cole, E. L., Bedford, Alfred C., Ballou, Henry W., and Potter, A. A., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 227–254)
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Topics: Fuels , Warfare
Discussion: “Properties of Airplane Fabrics” (Walen, E. Dean, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 509–530)
Wm. T. Magruder, P. J. Freeman, F. J. Hoxie, Malcolm D. Whitman, E. Dean Walen
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 530–535. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059497
View articletitled, Discussion: “Properties of Airplane Fabrics” (Walen, E. Dean, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 509–530)
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Topics: Aircraft , Textiles
Discussion: “Industrial Power Problems” (Uhl, W. F., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 537–573)
Wm. S. Aldrich, Arthur T. Safford, F. C. Freeman, Charles H. Bigelow
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 574–578. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059499
View articletitled, Discussion: “Industrial Power Problems” (Uhl, W. F., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 537–573)
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Discussion: “Factory Stairs and Stairways” (Arnold, G. L. H., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 579–598)
Curtis H. Veeder, Carl King, Ira H. Woolson, Wm. T. Magruder, H. W. Mowery, Arthur Boniface
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 598–602. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059501
View articletitled, Discussion: “Factory Stairs and Stairways” (Arnold, G. L. H., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 579–598)
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Topics: Stairs
Discussion: “Daylight vs. Sunlight in Sawtooth–Roof Construction” (Brown, Wendell S., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 603–621)
Wm. T. Magruder, F. J. Hoxie, Wendell S. Brown
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 622–625. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059503
View articletitled, Discussion: “Daylight vs. Sunlight in Sawtooth–Roof Construction” (Brown, Wendell S., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 603–621)
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Topics: Construction , Roofs , Sunlight
Discussion: “Refrigerating Plant Efficiency” (Azbe, Victor J., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 627–663)
Fred Ophuls, Edward N. Trump, Arthur J. Wood, Earle Ormsby, Halbert P. Hill, George A. Horne, John H. Dillon
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 663–666. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059505
View articletitled, Discussion: “Refrigerating Plant Efficiency” (Azbe, Victor J., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 627–663)
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Discussion: “The Conservation of Heat Losses from Pipes and Boilers” (Bagley, Glen D., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 667–686)
L. B. McMillan, E. C. Freeland, L. R. Ingersoll, F. M. Farmer, A. G. Christie, Wm. T. Magruder, H. N. Dawes, B. F. Tillson, Glen D. Bagley
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 687–694. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059507
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Conservation of Heat Losses from Pipes and Boilers” (Bagley, Glen D., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 667–686)
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Topics: Boilers , Heat losses , Pipes
Discussion: “The Chemical and Physical Control of Boiler Operation: Including the Application of Simple Formulae for Estimating the Heat-Loss Items, etc.” (Uehling, E. A., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 695–718)
W. N. Polokov, D. S. Jacobus, Victor J. Azbe, Thomas J. Gannon, E. A. Uehling
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 718–722. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059509
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Chemical and Physical Control of Boiler Operation: Including the Application of Simple Formulae for Estimating the Heat-Loss Items, etc.” (Uehling, E. A., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 695–718)
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Topics: Boilers , Heat losses
Discussion: “Discussion of Certain Problems in Regard to Marine Diesel Oil Engines” (Anderson, John W., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 723–736)
J. C. Shaw, Raymond C. Fuller, John W. Anderson
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 736–744. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059511
View articletitled, Discussion: “Discussion of Certain Problems in Regard to Marine Diesel Oil Engines” (Anderson, John W., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 723–736)
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Topics: Diesel , Engines
Discussion: “The Cooling Losses in Internal-Combustion Engines as Affecting Design” (Norman, C. A., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 745–761)
Wm. T. Magruder, Louis Illmer, O. C. Berry, H. M. Crane, Lawford H. Fry, E. R. Hedrick, C. A. Norman
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 761–771. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059513
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Cooling Losses in Internal-Combustion Engines as Affecting Design” (Norman, C. A., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 745–761)
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Topics: Combustion , Cooling , Design , Engines
Discussion: “Efficiency and Democracy” (Gantt, H. L., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 799–803)
Wallace Clark, A. T. Clarke, W. H. Blakeman, S. B. Barrows, James J. Reynolds, H. J. Swallow, Charles E. Davies, John E. Mullaney, Frank B. Gilbreth, Walter N. Polakov, H. L. Gantt
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 803–808. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059516
View articletitled, Discussion: “Efficiency and Democracy” (Gantt, H. L., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 799–803)
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Discussion: “Present Practice in Thread-Gage Making” and “The Measurement of Thread Gages” (Wells, Frank O., and Van Keuren, H. L., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 809–845)
H. J. Bingham Powell, C. P. Colburn, Luther D. Burlingame, H. H. Suplee, Frank O. Hoagland
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 845–849. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059519
View articletitled, Discussion: “Present Practice in Thread-Gage Making” and “The Measurement of Thread Gages” (Wells, Frank O., and Van Keuren, H. L., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 809–845)
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Topics: Gages , Thread , Wells
Discussion: “Standards for Large Taper Shanks and Sockets” (Burlingame, Luther D., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 851–859)
Wilfred Lewis, William Bacon, Luther D. Burlingame
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 860–861. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059521
View articletitled, Discussion: “Standards for Large Taper Shanks and Sockets” (Burlingame, Luther D., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 851–859)
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Discussion: “The British Engineering Standards Association” and “The Work of the British Engineering Standards Association on Screw Threads and Limit Gages” (le Maistre, C., and Glazebrook, Richard, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 863–886)
H. Bingham Powell, Wm. T. Magruder, E. H. Ehrman, Chester B. Lord, James Hartness, E. J. Bryant, Comfort A. Adams
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 887–895. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059524
View articletitled, Discussion: “The British Engineering Standards Association” and “The Work of the British Engineering Standards Association on Screw Threads and Limit Gages” (le Maistre, C., and Glazebrook, Richard, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 863–886)
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Topics: Engineering standards , Gages , Screw threads
Discussion: “Labor Dilution as a National Necessity” (Waldron, Frederick A., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 897–905)
James F. Johnson, Charles E. Fouhy, Frederick A. Waldron
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 905–908. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059526
View articletitled, Discussion: “Labor Dilution as a National Necessity” (Waldron, Frederick A., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 897–905)
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Discussion: “Industrial Organization as it Affects Executives and Workers” (Knoeppel, Charles E., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 909–923)
John F. Grace, Dwight T. Farnham, A. C. Fleckenstein
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 923–924. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059528
View articletitled, Discussion: “Industrial Organization as it Affects Executives and Workers” (Knoeppel, Charles E., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 909–923)
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Discussion: “Non-Financial Incentives” (Wolf, Robert B., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 925–940)
Walter N. Polakov, W. E. Pulis, Irving A. Berndt, Henry L. Gantt, Richard A. Feiss, A. L. De Leeuw, Charles Whiting Baker, Hugo Diemer, John Clinton Parker, Frank B. Gilbreth, Arthur C. Jackson, Oberlin Smith, Arthur L. Williston, Spencer Miller, Robert L. Sackett, Robert B. Wolf
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 940–946. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059530
View articletitled, Discussion: “Non-Financial Incentives” (Wolf, Robert B., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 925–940)
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Discussion: “Valves and Fittings for High Hydraulic Pressures: Their Design and Maintenance in Operation for Pressures of from 1000 to 8000 Lb. per Sq. in.” (Gaylord, Wm. W., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 977–988)
Charles Raisig, A. A. Adler, Emmett B. Carter, R. J. S. Pigott, Wm. W. Gaylord
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 988–991. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059534
View articletitled, Discussion: “Valves and Fittings for High Hydraulic Pressures: Their Design and Maintenance in Operation for Pressures of from 1000 to 8000 Lb. per Sq. in.” (Gaylord, Wm. W., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 977–988)
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Topics: Design , Fittings , Maintenance , Valves
Discussion: “The Relative Corrosion of Alloys” (Fehr, R. B., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 993–1010)
Allerton S. Cushman, J. H. Norris, Benjamin J. Colvin, James F. Howe, Robert L. Sackett, R. B. Fehr
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1010–1015. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059536
View articletitled, Discussion: “The Relative Corrosion of Alloys” (Fehr, R. B., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 993–1010)
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Topics: Alloys , Corrosion
Discussion: “Mechanical Features of the Vertical-Lift Bridge” (Van Cleve, Horatio P., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 1017–1034)
J. A. L. Waddell, L. S. Randolph, Horatio P. Van Cleve
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1035–1042. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059538
View articletitled, Discussion: “Mechanical Features of the Vertical-Lift Bridge” (Van Cleve, Horatio P., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 1017–1034)
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Topics: Bridges (Structures)
Discussion: “Determination of Stresses in Wire Rope as Applied to Modern Engineering Problems” (Howe, James F., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 1043–1075)
Shortridge Hardesty, F. Moeller, C. C. Brooks, Albert Reichmann, Lyman H. Miller, F. Hymans, James F. Howe
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1075–1095. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059540
View articletitled, Discussion: “Determination of Stresses in Wire Rope as Applied to Modern Engineering Problems” (Howe, James F., 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 1043–1075)
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Topics: Ropes , Stress , Wire
Discussion: “Advantages of High Pressure and Superheat as Affecting Steam-Plant Efficiency” (Berg, Eskil, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 1125–1133)
Eskil Berg
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 1133–1134. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059544
View articletitled, Discussion: “Advantages of High Pressure and Superheat as Affecting Steam-Plant Efficiency” (Berg, Eskil, 1918, Trans. ASME, 40, pp. 1125–1133)
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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , Thermal power stations

Reports

Report of the Committee on Weights and Measures on the Metric System in Export Trade
L. D. Burlingame, E. M. Herr, F. A. Halsey, J. Sellers Bancroft, A. L. De Leeuw
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 427–462. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059493
View articletitled, Report of the Committee on Weights and Measures on the Metric System in Export Trade
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Topics: Measurement units and standards , Metric system
Report of the Committee on Standardization of Flanges and Pipe Fittings
Arthur R. Baylis, Stanley G. Flagg, Jr., E. M. Herr, Arthur M. Houser, Julian Kennedy, E. A. Stillman, A. S. Vogt, W. M. White
Trans. ASME. January 1918, 40: 501–508. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059495
View articletitled, Report of the Committee on Standardization of Flanges and Pipe Fittings
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Topics: Flanges , Pipe fittings
All Issues
Enhancement of the Thermodynamic Suppression Effect of Cavitation in a Hydrofoil with a Slit
J. Fluids Eng
Digitalization of Test-Rigs for Model Acceptance Testing of Hydraulic Machines: Gaussian-Process based Digital-Twin of a Turbine on a Hydraulic Test-Rig for Efficiency-Analysis and Test-Automation
J. Fluids Eng
Unsteady Flow and Pressure Pulsation Characteristics in an Ultra-High-Speed Centrifugal Pump Considering the Weak Compressibility Effect
J. Fluids Eng
Development and Validation of Machine-Learned Actuator Line Model for Hydrokinetic Turbine Rotor
J. Fluids Eng (August 2025)
Investigation of the Surface Pressure and Thrust Generated by a Tilt Distributed Electric Propulsion Wing
J. Fluids Eng (August 2025)
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