Power Volume 45, No. 25 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...Engineers will hold a special meeting in New York June 27-28 for the presentation and discussion of papers that were to have been presented at the annual convention, which has been canceled. The Meetings and Papers Committee has arranged for five technical sessions. The program follows. At the first session, on Wednesday, the subject of High-Tension Cables will be discussed in the presentation of the following papers: "Problems In Operation and Maintenance of Underground Cables." by John L. Harper; "High-Tension Cable Joints," by D. W. Roper; "The Influence of Dielectric Losses on the Rating of High-Tenslon Underground Cables," by A. F. Bang and H. C. Louis; "Insulation Characteristics of High Voltage Cables," by W. S. Clark and G. B. Shanklin. At the second session on Wednesday the subject discussed will be Hlgh-Tension Insulators, as follows: "The Insulator Situation," by W. D. Peaslee: "Expansion Effects as a Cause of Deterioration in Suspension Type Insulators," by J. A. Brundige; "Present Practice in Design and Manufacture of High Tension Insulators," by A. O. Austin, At the third session, on Wednesday evening, the program will be: President's annual address; introduction of President Elect E. W. Rice, Jr.; reports of technical committees. The fourth session, on Thursday morning, will be devoted to the subject of mining, as follows: "Forms of Power Best Suited for Various Loads Encountered in the Operation of Bituminous Coal Mines," by R. L. Kingsland; "Test of a Large Mine Hoist," by R. S. Sage. At the fifth session, on Thursday afternoon, the subject discussed will be Water Power and Heating of Electrical Machinery. Papers: "Economical...