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READER SERVICE SECTION POWER NEWS.____ TECHNICAL BRIEFS_ _ _ _ _ PLANT EQUIPMENT NEWS. NEW FREE BULLETINS Wolverine Co-op's Johnson Plant Gets REA 1952 Efficiency Award The Johnton generating' station at Hevtey, Michigan, bate plant ol the Wolverine Eleetrio Cooperadt'e, hat been cited ea "the moat efficiently oper ated of ell REA internal combustion plants" in 19S2. With net generation at 27,932,460 kwh average production cost per net kwh was 5.96 mills. Prime mover complement that helped earn this distinction includes three iden tical 3500 hp Fairbanks-Mono dual-fuel engines, two 1010 hp and one 1650 hp Cooper-Deuemer dual-fuel engines. Av erage operating engine load wai under three quarters of rated capacity- Pitot oil used is a blend of 70% gas oil and 30% No. 3 oil. Cos reechos the plant at 200 psi line pressure, passes through a heater and regulator and enters a 10-in. header at 55 psi. Pres, sure at engines is 35 psi for the Fairbanks-Morsa units and 20.6 psi for the Cooper-Bessemers. Celling natural gaa for the Johnson plant was something of e problem since the Cooperative has been unable to buy transmission line gas from the utility serving Michigan. Intent on cutting fuel costs on their existing two engines, the Co-op in 1947 encouraged o local refin ing company to develop two small gas fields; one el East Paris five miles from the plant and the other at West Paris seven miles away. Wolverine contracts for total produc tion of the fields, and the plant's own line picks up gas at intersection of gath ering system of the six wells. Actually, Wolverine contracted for the output of the East Paris field before the wells were dug. As personnel get more familiar with 134 the recently Installed big engines, Wol verine speaks of even greater efficiency. This goal will be further helped by addition of aftercoolers, improved load factor, and a price drop in natural gas. IGT Fellowships Increased The Institute of Gas Technology, af filiated with Illinois Institute of Tech nology, Chicago, announces tho avail ability of 15 Fellowships (or 1953 leading to the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering, or Master of Cos Techonolgy and Doctor of Philosophy. The Mseter of Science curricula are additions which will accelerate the Fel lowship program to enable earning * Master's degree In about 15 months in stead of the two years still required for the Master of Gas Technology. Applications are invited from seniors and graduates In chemistry, physics, and chemical, mechanical, natural gas and petroleum engineering who are in the upper quarter of their class, are U. S. or Canadian citizens and are under 28 years old. Application forms can be obtained from college department head, personnel manager of local gas com pany or from The Director, Institute of Cas Technology. 17 W 34th St, Tech nology Center, Chieago 16, 711. McGraw-Hill Surveys Expansion vs Modernisation The Economies Department of the McGraw-Hill Publishing Co has sur veyed business plans lev new plant and equipment over the next four years- REA0CI SESVIce SECTION RECORD high 15,000.000 km li in3S rupting copocily of 15 huge oil elituU breokers to be butts o Generol CIsctiM PERMANENT PIPE-LINE SECURITY Co's Switchgear Deportment, PhUo&S phla. One of three pole units for^QM isijj$,fr Craftsmen come the world's finest FITTINGS ... drop forged breoker U shown being readied forffi velopmenl tests. The breakers or* gtwjl ijgTwlfa billets of specially blended STEEIS. first 330 kv units built in United rjpipe connections con be harmonious and lasting . . . even endure gd'jhe normal life of (he system... if proper consideration is given (he Here are tome ol the slated fadizm Businessmen plan to increase ouw joribilfry of their meeting. Many millions of feet of pipe and tubing brought together by W-S Double-Diamond Forged Steel Fittings factoring capacity by 16 per cent .' tween now and 1956. Biggest expauiaa] Is planned in the electrical otsebis^j unions against time ... heat... pressure ... turbulence ... corrooxidation ,. . vibration . . . reduction and shock. transportation equipment end cbsmiuH ^fortunate meetings withstand the adverse conditions of ANY service industries, mining and utilities- '$( fijjtonoienu because W-S FITTINGS are inherently superior to chose made In many fields, however, Incres* production will result from roedemsh. lion and replacement instead of sets*] expansion. On the basis of tots) es$j! tetiod, ocher than PRECISION MACHINING from solid FORGED Pr S?" your pipe or tubing application, you can profit from the pernia- Ispending, here are some figures sKo trig the modernization shift.Per Cent Spent on jBtfJ'W.S Double-Diamond (Screw-End and Socket-Weld) Forged Steel Expansion Modernised?^ SOLD THROUGH LEADING DISTRIBUTORS 1951 58 1952 49 5J im 1ss[ ',"'palci 62 In'dollar-eign figures for overs!! cf?| (Continued on page 214) IgfSON-STILLMAN FITTINGS DIVISION iH. K. PORTER COMPANY, INC. m Jjg RS