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Volume 74, Issue 2

February 1952

This article was originally published in

Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ISSN 0097-6822

Research Papers

The Creep and Stress-Rupture Testing of Steam-Boiler Materials

J. B. Romer, H. D. Newell

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 157–172. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015717

Abstract

View articletitled, The Creep and Stress-Rupture Testing of Steam-Boiler Materials

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Topics: Boilers , Creep , Rupture , Stress , Testing , Metals , Steam , Steel , High temperature , Superheaters

On the Automatic Control of Generalized Passive Systems

Kun Li Chien, J. A. Hrones, J. B. Reswick

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 175–183. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015724

Abstract

View articletitled, On the Automatic Control of Generalized Passive Systems

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Topics: Automatic control , Computers , Delays , Stability

Supervisory Instruments for Power-Generating Equipment—Application and Interpretation of Records

E. Y. Stewart, J. H. Reynolds, Jr.

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 187–198. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015728

Abstract

View articletitled, Supervisory Instruments for Power-Generating Equipment—Application and Interpretation of Records

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Topics: Instrumentation , Turbines , Shells , Bearings , Camshafts , Generators , Machinery , Vibration

Field Inspection of Boiler Tubes With Ultrasonic Reflectoscope

J. A. Tash

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 201–205. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015732

Abstract

View articletitled, Field Inspection of Boiler Tubes With Ultrasonic Reflectoscope

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Topics: Boiler tubes , Boilers , Convection , Inspection , Shear waves , Superheaters , Tubing

Methods of Reducing Dust Emission From a Spreader-Stoker-Fired Boiler Furnace

W. C. Holton, R. B. Engdahl

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 207–215. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015735

Abstract

View articletitled, Methods of Reducing Dust Emission From a Spreader-Stoker-Fired Boiler Furnace

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Topics: Boilers , Dust , Emissions , Furnaces , Coal , Steam , Jets , Carbon , Combustion , Combustion engineering

A New Method for Determining the Static Temperature of High-Velocity Gas Streams

J. A. Clark, W. M. Rohsenow

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 219–227. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015742

Abstract

View articletitled, A New Method for Determining the Static Temperature of High-Velocity Gas Streams

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Topics: Temperature , Instrumentation , Thermocouples , Corrosion , Ducts , Flow (Dynamics) , Gases , Low temperature , Shapes , Specific heat

Some Aspects of Design and Economic Problems Involved in Safe Disposal of Inflammable Vapors From Safety Relief Valves

S. Chesler, B. W. Jesser

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 229–242. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015745

Abstract

View articletitled, Some Aspects of Design and Economic Problems Involved in Safe Disposal of Inflammable Vapors From Safety Relief Valves

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Topics: Design , Economics , Relief valves , Safety , Vapors , Pressure , Diffusion (Physics) , Petroleum , Pipes , Vessels

The Mamba Engines in the Apollo Aircraft

B. H. Slatter

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 247–251. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015750

Abstract

View articletitled, The Mamba Engines in the Apollo Aircraft

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Topics: Aircraft , Engines , Design , Flight , Propellers , Turbines

An Instantaneous and Continuous Sodium-Line Reversal Pyrometer

M. M. El Wakil, P. S. Myers, O. A. Uyehara

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 255–264. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015754

Abstract

View articletitled, An Instantaneous and Continuous Sodium-Line Reversal Pyrometer

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Topics: Pyrometers , Sodium , Flames , Calibration , Combustion chambers , Design , High temperature , Spark-ignition engine , Temperature , Waves

Discussions and Closures

Discussion: “The Creep and Stress-Rupture Testing of Steam-Boiler Materials” (Romer, J. B., and Newell, H. D., 1952, Trans. ASME, 74, pp. 157–172)

J. T. Bowen

Trans. ASME. February 1952, 74(2): 172. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4015718

View articletitled, Discussion: “The Creep and Stress-Rupture Testing of Steam-Boiler Materials” (Romer, J. B., and Newell, H. D., 1952, Trans. ASME, 74, pp. 157–172)

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