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Foreword
Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Volume 41 — 1919
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 1–6.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059387
Topics:
Mechanical engineers
Research Papers
The Present Condition of Research in the United States
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 31–51.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059388
Central-Station Heating in Detroit
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 209–237.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059396
Topics:
Heating
,
Steam
,
Central heating
,
Boilers
,
Condensation
,
Electric current
,
Exhaust systems
,
Heat
,
Power stations
,
Pressure drop
The Production of Liberty Motor Parts at the Ford Plant
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 239–262.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059398
Fire Engines and the Essentials of Fire Fighting
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 263–272.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059400
An Electrical Device for Measuring the Flow of Fluids in Pipes
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 277–291.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059402
Topics:
Fluid dynamics
,
Pipes
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Electrical measurement
,
Electric current
,
Fluids
,
Pressure
,
Ammeters
,
Amperes
,
Circuits
Crude-Oil Motors vs. Steam Engines in Marine Practice
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 299–314.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059404
Topics:
Crude oil
,
Motors
,
Steam engines
,
Cycles
,
Construction
,
Cooling
,
Industrial lubrication systems
,
Ocean liners
,
Pistons
,
Pressure
A Suggested Formula for Rating Kerosene Engines
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 323–330.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059406
Topics:
Engines
,
Displacement
,
Brakes
,
Horsepower
,
Pistons
Standards of Carburetor Performance
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 333–352.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059408
Topics:
Drying
,
Engines
,
Heat
,
Intake manifolds
,
Torque
Pulverized Coal as a Fuel
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 355–376.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059410
Topics:
Coal
,
Fuels
,
Boilers
,
Steel
,
Hearths
,
Cements (Adhesives)
,
Combustion
,
Copper
,
Furnaces
,
Iron
Pulverized Coal for Stationary Boilers
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 377–391.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059411
Topics:
Boilers
,
Coal
,
Fuels
,
Firing
,
Reliability
Economy of Certain Arizona Steam-Electric Power Plants Using Oil Fuel
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 437–449.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059413
Elements of a General Theory of Airplane-Wing Design
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 465–471.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059415
Topics:
Aircraft
,
Design
,
Wings
,
Vortices
,
Eddies (Fluid dynamics)
,
Explosions
,
Fluids
,
Friction
,
Shapes
,
Wake turbulence
Air Fans for Driving Electric Generators on Airplanes
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 481–497.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059417
Topics:
Aircraft
,
Fans
,
Generators
,
Blades
,
Brakes
,
Friction
,
Construction
,
Design
,
Flight
,
Shapes
Mechanical Lifts, Past and Present, and a New Method for Their Balancing
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 499–517.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059418
Topics:
Canals
,
Drawbridges
,
Freight cars
,
Hydraulic lifts
,
Locks (Waterways)
,
Stress
The Design of Riveted Butt Joints
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 533–544.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059420
Topics:
Design
,
Dimensions
,
Plates (structures)
,
Rivets
Economical Section of Water Conduit for Power Development
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 555–563.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059422
Topics:
Water
,
Construction
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Power stations
Steam Use in Textile Processes
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 593–603.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059424
Topics:
Steam
,
Textiles
,
Economics
,
Manufacturing
The Thermal Conductivity of Insulating and Other Materials
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 605–621.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059426
Topics:
Thermal conductivity
,
Construction
,
Flat glass
,
Machinery
,
Sheet glass
,
Steel sheet
Emergency Fleet Corporation Water-Tube Boiler for Wood Ships
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 623–651.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059428
Topics:
Emergencies
,
Ships
,
Water tube boilers
,
Wood products
,
Boilers
,
Water
,
Furnaces
,
Heating
,
Steel
,
Combustion
Flow of Water Through Condenser Tubes
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 655–671.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059430
Topics:
Condensers (steam plant)
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Water
,
Friction
,
Gages
,
Marine engineering
,
Pressure
,
Water temperature
Slow-Speed and Other Tests of Kingsbury Thrust Bearings
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 685–707.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059432
Topics:
Thrust bearings
,
Bearings
,
Centrifugal pumps
,
Hydropower
,
Ships
,
Steam turbines
,
Stress
A Dredging Pump of Novel Construction
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 709–730.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059433
Topics:
Construction
,
Dredging
,
Pumps
Turbo-Compressor Calculations
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 731–756.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059434
Topics:
Compressors
,
Turbochargers
,
Impellers
,
Blades
,
Centrifugal pumps
,
Compression
,
Design
,
Diffusers
,
Fluids
,
Guide vanes
Kerosene as a Fuel for High-Speed Engines
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 761–769.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059436
Topics:
Engines
,
Fuels
,
Combustion
,
Design
,
Displacement
,
Heat
,
Phase transition temperature
,
Pistons
,
Temperature
A Perfected High-Pressure Rotary Compressor
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 773–784.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059438
Topics:
Compressors
,
High pressure (Physics)
,
Construction
,
Blades
,
Friction
,
Gears
,
Leakage
,
Lubrication
,
Machinery
,
Maintenance
Common Errors in Designing and Machining Bearings
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 791–802.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059440
Topics:
Bearings
,
Design
,
Errors
,
Machining
,
Alloys
,
Brass (Metal)
,
Bushings
,
Construction
,
Finishing
,
Fittings
Wage Payment
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 813–826.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059442
Topics:
Engineers
A New Type of Hydraulic–Turbine Runner
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 829–851.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059443
Topics:
Design
,
Engineers
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Hydraulic turbines
,
Machinery
,
Turbines
,
Water
,
Wheels
The Hvid Engine and its Relation to the Fuel Problem
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 855–869.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059445
Topics:
Engines
,
Fuels
,
Air compressors
,
Combustion
,
Compression
,
Diesel
,
Engineers
,
Exhaust systems
,
Fuel consumption
,
Gasoline engines
Combustion of Heavier Fuels in Constant-Volume Engines and in Engines of the Super-Inductive Type
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 875–906.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059447
Topics:
Combustion
,
Engines
,
Fuels
,
Design
,
Gasoline
,
Cylinders
,
Paraffin wax
Reliability of Materials and Mechanism of Fractures
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 907–923.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059448
Topics:
Fracture (Materials)
,
Fracture (Process)
,
Reliability
,
Design
,
Machinery
,
Stress
Motor-Transport Vehicles for the United States Army
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 925–953.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059449
Topics:
Army
,
Engines
,
Motors
,
Vehicles
,
Construction
,
Design
,
Military systems
,
Motorcycles
,
Trucks
,
Warfare
An Investigation of Strains in the Rolling of Metal
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 961–969.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059451
Topics:
Metals
,
Manufacturing
,
Dimensions
,
Engineers
,
Rolling mills
Modern Electric Furnace Practice as Related to Foundries in Particular
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 971–983.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059453
Topics:
Furnaces
,
Steel
,
Economics
,
Electric steel
,
Hearths
,
Iron
,
Melting
,
Steel industry
Thread Forms for Worms and Hobs
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 989–996.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059455
Topics:
Durability
,
Failure
,
Thread
,
Worm gears
Scientific Development of the Steam Locomotive
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 999–1046.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059457
Topics:
Locomotives
,
Steam
,
Boilers
,
Weight (Mass)
,
Bridges (Structures)
,
Clearances (Engineering)
,
Design
,
Economics
,
Electrification
,
Fuels
Oil Pipe Lines
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 1059–1064.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059459
Topics:
Pipelines
,
Horsepower
,
Pipes
,
Transportation systems
,
Brakes
,
Canals
,
Engines
,
Pressure
,
Rails
Discussions and Closures
Discussion: “The Present Condition of Research in the United States” and “The Organization and Conduct of an Industrial Laboratory” and “Industrial Research Laboratory Organization” (Greene, Jr., Arthur M., Little, A. D., Howe, H. E., and Mees, C. E. K., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 31–51, 69–90)
P. F. Walker, F. J. Schlink, Arthur J. Wood, H. S. Coleman, John R. Allen, Zay Jeffries, Charles Russ Richards, Charles H. Benjamin, J. R. Bibbins, Galen H. Clevenger
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 51–68.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059389
Topics:
Industrial research
The Organization and Conduct of an Industrial Laboratory
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 69–81.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059390
Topics:
Industrial research
,
Manufacturing
,
Warfare
Industrial Research Laboratory Organization
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 83–90.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059391
Topics:
Industrial research
Research Work on Malleable Iron
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 91–143.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059392
Topics:
Iron
,
Elongation
,
Tensile strength
,
Annealing
,
Carbon
,
Cast iron
,
Consulting engineers
,
Cooling
,
Engineers
,
Fracture (Materials)
Industrial Personnel Relations
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 145–162.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059393
Discussion: “Industrial Personnel Relations” and “The Status of Industrial Relations” (Young, Arthur H., and Alford, L. P., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 145–186)
Fred J. Miller, Forrest E. Cardullo, Otto P. Geier, Boyd Fisher, L. W. Wallace, Sam H. Libby, Richard A. Feiss, H. F. J. Porter, Cyrus McCormick, Jr., Mack Gordon, Willard G. Aborn, Guy P. Miller, P. J. Reilly, D. G. Stanbrough, John L. Henning, William M. Leiserson, H. L. Gardner, Mark M. Jones, Harrington Emerson, R. G. A. Phillips, C. B. Auel, Dwight T. Farnham, C. E. Knoeppel, John Younger
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 186–208.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059395
Discussion: “Central-Station Heating in Detroit” (Walker, J. H., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 209–237)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 237–238.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059397
Topics:
Heating
Discussion: “The Production of Liberty Motor Parts at the Ford Plant” (Verner, W. F., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 239–262)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 262.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059399
Discussion: “Fire Engines and the Essentials of Fire Fighting” (Fox, Charles H., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 263–272)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 272–276.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059401
Discussion: “An Electrical Device for Measuring the Flow of Fluids in Pipes” (Spitzglass, Jacob M., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 277–291)
Herbert B. Reynolds, Geo. F. Gebhardt, Geo. H. Barrus, A. H. Anderson, William B. Fulton, Austin R. Dodge, E. G. Bailey, Wm. B. Gregory, Jacob M. Spitzglass
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 291–298.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059403
Topics:
Fluid dynamics
,
Pipes
Discussion: “Crude-Oil Motors vs. Steam Engines in Marine Practice” (Morton, J. W., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 299–314)
Louis Illmer, W. D. Ennis, Forrest E. Cardullo, Lewis H. Nash, Henry B. Oatley, O. C. Berry, L. H. Johnson, J. W. Morton
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 314–322.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059405
Topics:
Crude oil
,
Motors
,
Steam engines
Discussion: “A Suggested Formula for Rating Kerosene Engines” (Arnold, D. L., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 323–330)
Harry F. Smith, Stafford Montgomery, Fredrik Ottesen, William T. Magruder, John Chucan, D. L. Arnold
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 330–331.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059407
Topics:
Engines
Discussion: “Standards of Carburetor Performance” (Berry, O. C., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 333–352)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 352–354.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059409
Discussion: “Pulverized Coal as a Fuel” and “Pulverized Coal for Stationary Boilers” (Harrison, N. C., Scheffler, Fred’k A., and Barnhurst, H. G., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 355–391)
Thomas A. Marsh, Fred’k A. Scheffler, W. N. Best, W. G. Diman, E. H. Peabody, Albert A. Cary, J. E. Muhlfeld, Edwin Lundgren, C. F. Hirshfeld, H. Wade Hibbard, P. A. Poppenhusen, John Van Brunt, Gilbert A. Young, W. P. Frey, W. L. Wotherspoon, W. E. Snyder, W. F. Verner, John A. Stevens, R. Sanford Riley, Edward N. Trump, H. G. Barnhurst, N. C. Harrison
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 392–436.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059412
Discussion: “Economy of Certain Arizona Steam-Electric Power Plants Using Oil Fuel” (Weymouth, C. R., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 437–449)
C. H. Delany, W. W. Jourdin, W. D. Ennis, W. N. Best, W. J. Davis, Jr., Robert Sibley, W. L. Du Moulin, D. S. Jacobus, C. R. Weymouth
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 449–463.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059414
Topics:
Economics
,
Fuels
,
Power stations
,
Steam
Discussion: “Elements of a General Theory of Airplane-Wing Design” (Durfee, Walter C., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 465–471)
John R. Freeman, Edward P. Warren, George de Bothezat, F. W. Caldwell, F. E. Cardullo, Walter C. Durfee
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 472–480.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059416
Discussion: “Mechanical Lifts, Past and Present, and a New Method for Their Balancing” (Robbins, J. F., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 499–517)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 517–531.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059419
Discussion: “The Design of Riveted Butt Joints” (Adler, Alphonse A., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 533–544)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 544–553.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059421
Topics:
Design
Discussion: “Steam Use in Textile Processes” (Perkins, George H., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 593–603)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 603–604.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059425
Discussion: “The Thermal Conductivity of Insulating and Other Materials” (Taylor, T. S., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 605–621)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 621.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059427
Topics:
Thermal conductivity
Discussion: “Emergency Fleet Corporation Water-Tube Boiler for Wood Ships” (Dean, F. W., and Kreisinger, Henry, 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 623–651)
Albert A. Cary, Joseph J. Nelis, L. P. Breckenridge, R. Sanford Riley, John Van Brunt, Henry Kreisinger
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 651–654.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059429
Topics:
Emergencies
,
Ships
,
Water tube boilers
,
Wood products
Discussion: “Flow of Water Through Condenser Tubes” (De Baufre, William L., and Stuart, Milton C., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 655–671)
William R. Eckart, Joseph J. Nelis, Edwin B. Ricketts, John F. Grace, Phillip E. Reynolds, G. L. Kothny, R. J. S. Pigott, August H. Kruesi, Edgar Buckingham, William L. De Baufre
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 672–684.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059431
Topics:
Condensers (steam plant)
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Water
Discussion: “Turbo-Compressor Calculations” (Blaisdell, Allen H., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 731–756)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 756–759.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059435
Topics:
Compressors
,
Turbochargers
Discussion: “Kerosene as a Fuel for High-Speed Engines” (Seaton, Laurence F., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 761–769)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 769–771.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059437
Discussion: “A Perfected High-Pressure Rotary Compressor” (Lord, Chester B., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 773–784)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 784–790.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059439
Topics:
Compressors
,
High pressure (Physics)
Discussion: “Common Errors in Designing and Machining Bearings” (Bierbaum, Christopher H., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 791–802)
Selby Haar, Frank L. Fairbanks, George N. Van Derhoef, Arthur Falkenau, C. H. Norton, Christopher H. Bierbaum
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 802–805.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059441
Discussion: “A New Type of Hydraulic–Turbine Runner” (Nagler, Forrest, 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 829–851)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 851–853.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059444
Topics:
Hydraulic turbines
Discussion: “The Hvid Engine and its Relation to the Fuel Problem” (Blakely, E. B., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 855–869)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 869–874.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059446
Discussion: “Motor-Transport Vehicles for the United States Army” (Younger, John, 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 925–953)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 954–960.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059450
Discussion: “An Investigation of Strains in the Rolling of Metal” (Musso, Alfred, 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 961–969)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 969–970.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059452
Topics:
Metals
Discussion: “Modern Electric Furnace Practice as Related to Foundries in Particular” (Moore, W. E., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 971–983)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 984–988.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059454
Topics:
Furnaces
Discussion: “Thread Forms for Worms and Hobs” (Waterman, B. F., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 989–996)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 996–998.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059456
Topics:
Thread
Discussion: “Scientific Development of the Steam Locomotive” (Muhlfeld, John E., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 999–1046)
F. J. Cole, Henry B. Oatley, George Gibbs, Wm. H. Wood, Clement F. Street, G. L. Fowler, Otto S. Beyer, Jr., Edwin B. Katte, James H. S. Bates
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 1046–1057.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059458
Topics:
Locomotives
,
Steam
Discussion: “Oil Pipe Lines” (Sulentic, S. A., 1919, Trans. ASME, 41, pp. 1059–1064)
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 1065–1066.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059460
Topics:
Pipelines
Reports
The Status of Industrial Relations
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 163–186.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059394
Topics:
Economics
,
Engineering management
,
Uncertainty
,
Warfare
Report of the Joint Conference Committee
Geroge G. Anderson, Gardner S. Williams, Richard L. Humphrey, Arthur S. Dwight, Philip N. Moore, John V. W. Reynders, Edwin S. Carman, Dexter S. Kimball, Louis C. Marburg, Lewis T. Robinson, Charles F. Scott, Calvert Townley
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 1095–1103.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059462
Codes and Standards
Manual on American Standard Pipe Threads
Edwin M. Herr, William J. Baldwin, Laurence V. Benet, George M. Bond, Stanley G. Flagg, Jr., Alten S. Miller, W. Cullen Morris, Herman Russell
Trans. ASME. January 1919, 41: 1067–1093.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4059461
Topics:
Screw threads
,
Threaded pipes
