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Foreword
Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Volume 43 — 1921
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1–2.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058071
Topics:
Mechanical engineers
Research Papers
Boiler Tests With Pulverized Coal
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 45–52.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058073
Topics:
Boilers
,
Coal
,
Combustion
,
Coal washing
,
Drying
,
Water tube boilers
Capacity Tests of Dry-Vacuum Pumps by the Low-Pressure Nozzle
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 91–106.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058079
Report Upon Efficiency Tests of a 30,000-Kw. Steam Turbine
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 113–131.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058081
Topics:
Condensers (steam plant)
,
Expansion joints
,
Impulse (Physics)
,
Power stations
,
Pressure
,
Rankine cycle
,
Reinforced concrete
,
Roads
,
Springs
,
Steam
An Investigation of Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Blowpipes
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 141–199.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058083
Topics:
Blowpipes
,
Cutting
,
Welding
,
Gases
,
Weight (Mass)
,
Welded joints
,
Metals
,
Plates (structures)
,
Pressure
,
Safety
The Interpretation of Boiler-Water Analyses
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 241–251.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058085
The Hydraucone Regainer, Its Development and Applications in Hydroelectric Plants
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 255–287.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058087
Topics:
Hydropower
,
Fluids
,
Shapes
,
Pressure
,
Water
,
Boiling
,
Construction
,
Energy dissipation
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Flumes
Advantages of Large Freight Locomotives, Particularly the 2-10-2 Type
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 325–333.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058089
The Design of Large Locomotives
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 345–370.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058091
The Necessity for Improvement in the Design and Operation of Present–Day Locomotives
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 393–409.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058093
Fundamentals of Interchangeable Manufacture
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 421–426.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058095
Future Power Development in the Middle West
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 437–446.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058098
Topics:
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Hydropower
,
Steam
,
Stress
,
Thermal power stations
Presidential Address, 1921
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 467–472.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058100
Heat Balance in Steam Power Plants: Introduction
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 473–474.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058101
Topics:
Heat
,
Thermal power stations
Auxiliary System and Heat Balance at the Delaware Station of the Philadelphia Electric Company
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 475–486.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058102
Heat Balance of Colfax Station
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 487–494.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058103
Heat-Balance System for Hell Gate Station
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 495–499.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058104
Topics:
Gates (Closures)
,
Heat
Heat Balance of the Connors Creek Plant of the Detroit Edison Company
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 500–515.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058105
Topics:
Heat
On the Art of Milling
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 549–589.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058107
Stresses and Deformation in Flat Circular Cylinder Heads: A Mathematical Analysis
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 615–644.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058109
Topics:
Circular cylinders
,
Deformation
,
Mathematical analysis
,
Stress
,
Computation
,
Deflection
,
Disks
,
Elasticity
,
Fluid pressure
,
Symmetry (Physics)
Porting and Charging of Two-Stroke Oil Engines
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 649–675.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058111
Compounding the Combustion Engine
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 677–716.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058112
Topics:
Combustion
,
Engines
,
Cycles
,
Design
,
Diesel
,
Engineers
,
Fuels
,
High pressure (Physics)
,
Leadership
,
Mechanical efficiency
Commercial Operation of Airplanes
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 737–761.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058114
A Study of the Elastic Properties of Small-Size Wire Cable
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 767–788.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058116
Topics:
Cables
,
Elasticity
,
Wire
,
Aircraft
,
Elastic moduli
,
Design
,
Steel
Testing Emergency Fleet Boilers Using Oil Fuel
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 789–806.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058117
The Vertical Triple-Expansion Pumping Engine: A New Record Performance at Cleveland, Ohio
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 809–838.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058119
Topics:
Pumping engines
,
Steam
,
Economics
,
Water
,
Engines
,
Thermal efficiency
,
Engineers
,
Firing
,
Pressure
,
Pumping stations
Boiler-Plant Efficiency
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 853–872.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058121
Topics:
Boilers
,
Construction
Boiler and Furnace Economy
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 879–891.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058123
Topics:
Boilers
,
Economics
,
Furnaces
,
Construction
,
Fuels
,
Boiler tubes
,
Brickwork
,
Combustion
,
Design
,
Flames
Avoidable Waste in Locomotives as Affected by Their Design
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 987–1000.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058129
Topics:
Design
,
Locomotives
,
Horsepower
,
Maintenance
,
Weight (Mass)
,
Arches
,
Corporate average fuel economy
,
Feedwater
,
Fuel efficiency
,
Fuels
Avoidable Waste in Car Operation — The Container Car
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1013–1023.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058131
Topics:
Containers
,
Railroads
,
Automobiles
,
Damage
,
Fire
Process Charts: First Steps in Finding the One Best Way to Do Work
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1029–1043.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058133
Steam-Condensing Plants
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1051–1068.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058135
Economy in Textile Drying
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1083–1087.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058137
Hidden Waste in Textile Plants
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1089–1094.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058139
Prevention of Wastes in Industry
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1097–1103.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058141
The Strength of Airplane Rib Forms
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1105–1112.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058142
Topics:
Aircraft
,
Design
,
Construction
,
Strength (Materials)
,
Weight (Mass)
The Present Trend of Turbine Development
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1113–1140.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058143
The Rising Importance of Oil-Injection Type of Internal-Combustion Engine
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1141–1162.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058144
Topics:
Combustion
,
Engines
Application of the Law of Kinematic Similitude to the Surge-Chamber Problem
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1177–1200.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058146
Topics:
Kinematics
,
Surges
,
Analytical methods
,
Friction
,
Pipelines
,
Computation
,
Differential equations
,
Dimensions
,
Fluctuations (Physics)
,
Numerical analysis
The Moody Ejector Turbine
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1201–1217.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058147
A Discussion of Draft Tube Designs
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1219–1237.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058148
Flow in Conical Draft Tubes of Varying Angles
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1245–1258.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058150
Discussions and Closures
Discussion: “Boiler Tests With Pulverized Coal” (Kreisinger, Henry, and Blizard, John, 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 45–52)
Guildford Greig, W. C. Heckeroth, H. G. Barnhurst, Fred’k A. Scheffler, G. E. Pfisterer, John A. Hoff, Victor J. Azbe, C. C. Trump, E. N. Trump, R. Sanford Riley, H. Kreisinger
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 52–62.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058074
Discussion: “Graphical Methods” (Marshall, W. C., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 77–88)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 88–89.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058078
Discussion: “Capacity Tests of Dry-Vacuum Pumps by the Low-Pressure Nozzle” (Redfield, Snowden B., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 91–106)
Sanford A. Moss, Paul Diserens, A. H. Blaisdell, Wm. G. Christy, H. Boyd Brydon, Snowden B. Redfield
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 106–112.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058080
Discussion: “Report Upon Efficiency Tests of a 30,000-Kw. Steam Turbine” (Reynolds, Herbert B., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 113–131)
W. S. Finlay, Jr., O. H. Bathgate, Oscar F. Junggren, H. B. Brydon, T. E. Keating, George A. Orrok, Herbert B. Reynolds
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 132–140.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058082
Discussion: “An Investigation of Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Blowpipes” (Johnston, R. S., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 141–199)
S. W. Miller, Stuart Plumley, J. I. Banash, S. V. James, H. G. Knox, James W. Owens, C. J. Coberly, R. S. Johnston
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 199–239.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058084
Discussion: “The Interpretation of Boiler-Water Analyses” (McDermet, J. R., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 241–251)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 251–253.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058086
Discussion: “The Hydraucone Regainer, Its Development and Applications in Hydroelectric Plants” (White, W. M., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 255–287)
Geo. R. Shepard, H. Birchard Taylor, Lewis F. Moody, Forrest Nagler, L. F. Harza, Arthur M. Greene, Jr., Chester W. Larner, George F. Lovett, Edward W. Burbank, Arnold Pfau, Joseph J. Ring, J. R. James, Gardner S. Williams, J. F. Roberts, W. M. White
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 287–324.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058088
Discussion: “Advantages of Large Freight Locomotives, Particularly the 2-10-2 Type” (Stuebing, Albert F., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 325–333)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 333–343.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058090
Discussion: “The Design of Large Locomotives” and “The Necessity for Improvement in the Design and Operation of Present–Day Locomotives” (Haig, M. H., and Snyder, H. W., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 345–370 and 393–409)
Forrest E. Cardullo, C. C. Trump, H. Wade Hibbard, H. Rubenkoenig, O. C. Cromwell, R. W. Brown, John E. Muhlfeld, C. J. Mellin, A. W. Bruce, J. G. Blunt, W. E. Symons, H. B. Oatley, Max Toltz, M. H. Haig
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 370–392.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058092
Topics:
Design
,
Locomotives
Discussion: “The Necessity for Improvement in the Design and Operation of Present–Day Locomotives” (Snyder, H. W., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 393–409)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 409–419.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058094
Topics:
Design
,
Locomotives
Discussion: “Fundamentals of Interchangeable Manufacture” (Lord, Chester B., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 421–426)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 426–427.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058096
Discussion: “Location and Distribution of the Central-Station Power of the Middle West” and “Future Power Development in the Middle West” (Abbott, W. L., and Place, C. W., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 429–446)
P. F. Walker, G. W. Hamilton, W. E. Bryan, George A. Orrok, John A. Stevens, Samuel Insull, C. W. Place
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 446–451.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058099
Discussion: “Heat Balance in Steam Power Plants” (Hopping, E. L., Clarke, C. W. E., Lawrence, J. H., Keenan, W. M., Berry, C. Harold, and Moreton, F. E., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 475–515)
John A. Stevens, J. R. McDermet, John Anderson, Nevin E. Funk, Leo Loeb, Francis Hodgkinson, H. R. Summerhayes, R. J. S. Pigott, L. P. Breckenridge, T. E. Keating, Joseph Pope, James B. Scott, Geo. A. Orrok, James M. Taggart, M. D. Church, Linn Helander, E. L. Broome, John Wilson Brown, Jr., J. Kennal, W. McClelland, E. L. Hopping, C. W. E. Clarke, C. H. Berry, J. H. Lawrence, W. M. Keenan
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 516–548.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058106
Discussion: “On the Art of Milling” (Airey, John, and Oxford, Carl J., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 549–589)
A. L. DeLeeuw, R. Poliakoff, Earle Buckingham, Carl G. Barth, Frank B. Gilbreth, John Airey, Carl J. Oxford
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 589–614.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058108
Discussion: “Stresses and Deformation in Flat Circular Cylinder Heads: A Mathematical Analysis” (Fish, Gilbert Dudley, 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 615–644)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 644–648.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058110
Topics:
Circular cylinders
,
Deformation
,
Mathematical analysis
,
Stress
Discussion: “Commercial Operation of Airplanes” (Lent, L. B., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 737–761)
R. B. C. Noorduyn, E. P. Warner, Joseph A. Steinmetz, E. E. Aldrin, Augustus Post, Thomas Manley, L. B. Lent
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 761–765.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058115
Discussion: “Testing Emergency Fleet Boilers Using Oil Fuel” (Dean, F. W., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 789–806)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 806–808.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058118
Topics:
Boilers
,
Emergencies
,
Fuels
,
Testing
Discussion: “The Vertical Triple-Expansion Pumping Engine: A New Record Performance at Cleveland, Ohio” (Quayle, L. A., and Brown, E. H., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 809–838)
George A. Orrok, George H. Gibson, C. Harold Berry, E. E. Miller, A. G. Christie, D. S. Jacobus, Frank L. Fairbanks, Leonard A. Day, I. H. Reynolds, Alvin Schaller, L. A. Quayle, E. H. Brown
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 838–851.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058120
Topics:
Pumping engines
Discussion: “Boiler-Plant Efficiency” (Azbe, Victor J., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 853–872)
Wm. S. Aldrich, R. Sanford Riley, D. S. Jacobus, David Moffat Myers, C. H. Smoot, C. Harold Berry, J. M. Spitzglass, Victor J. Azbe
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 872–877.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058122
Discussion: “Boiler and Furnace Economy” (Jacobus, D. S., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 879–891)
Alex D. Bailey, E. L. Hopping, W. F. M. Goss, Edwin B. Ricketts, E. N. Trump, Albert A. Cary, F. F. Uehling, Wm. S. Aldrich, David Moffat Myers, C. A. Frankenhoff, John A. Stevens, G. L. Warden, R. Sanford Riley, D. S. Jacobus
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 892–917.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058124
Discussion: “Fuel Saving in Modern Gas Producers and Industrial Furnaces” (Chapman, W. B., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 919–936)
Earle E. Adams, J. Frank Rogers, W. W. Oakley, J. H. Taussig, E. N. Trump, Jas. H. Matheson, W. B. Chapman
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 937–950.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058126
Topics:
Fuels
,
Industrial furnaces
Discussion: “Avoidable Waste in the Operation of Locomotives and Cars” (Elmer, William, 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 951–983)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 983–986.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058128
Topics:
Automobiles
,
Locomotives
Discussion: “Avoidable Waste in Locomotives as Affected by Their Design” (Partington, James, 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 987–1000)
Elmer A. Sperry, H. N. Davis, O. C. Cromwell, C. J. Mellin, W. F. Kiesel, Jr., John L. Nicholson, John E. Muhlfeld, Frank H. C. Coppus, James Partington
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1000–1011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058130
Discussion: “Avoidable Waste in Car Operation — The Container Car” (Sanders, Walter C., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 1013–1023)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1023–1027.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058132
Topics:
Containers
Discussion: “Process Charts: First Steps in Finding the One Best Way to Do Work” (Gilbreth, Frank B., and Gilbreth, L. M., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 1029–1043)
Fred H. Colvin, Robert T. Kent, Morris L. Cooke, Wallace Clark, Walter N. Polakov, A. B. Segur, Frank B. Gilbreth, L. M. Gilbreth
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1044–1050.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058134
Discussion: “Steam-Condensing Plants” (Bancel, Paul A., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 1051–1068)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1068–1081.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058136
Topics:
Steam
Discussion: “Economy in Textile Drying” (Andrews, B. R., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 1083–1087)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1087–1088.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058138
Discussion: “Hidden Waste in Textile Plants” (Gates, Thayer P., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 1089–1094)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1094–1095.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058140
Topics:
Textiles
Discussion: “A Discussion of Draft Tube Designs” (Ramsey, Webster K., 1921, Trans. ASME, 43, pp. 1219–1237)
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1238–1243.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058149
Reports
Report of Committee on Standard Tonnage Basis for Refrigeration
Fred Matthews, Henry Torrance, Jr., Charles W. Berry, Peter Neff, John E. Starr, Gardner T. Voorhees
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1259.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058151
Report of Sub-Committee on Bearing Metals: Research Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Trans. ASME. January 1921, 43: 1273–1276.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4058154
Topics:
Babbitt metal
,
Mechanical engineers
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