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WAYS Against Power Interruption Here-are a few of the mony'diffcrent circuit arrangements Allis-Chalmers can provide. All are designed to assure con* tinuity of service. Each one is specially suited for specific situations. With Allis-Chalmers switchgear, all these circuit Schemes have one advantage In common. Each arrangement shown can be built into standard units of Allis-Chalmers metal-dad switchgear without adding extra cubicles. This economy ond simplicity, plus the obvious space savings, make Allis-Chalmers equipment especially attractive. Which Arrangement Is Best?/A srudy of your problem is needed to answer this question. Any one of rhese arrange ments may be best for your plant. Or maybe an entirely different scheme is needed. In any case, AiJis-Chalmrrj ! engineers can help you work out the best scheme for you... one that provides / economy, saving, and rf uninterrupted service. For complete information, call your nearby A-C district office, or write Allis-Chalmers, Milwaukee 1, Wisconsin. ALLIS-CHALMERS POWER OECEMBER Power P W SWAIN f<Wor f N BOWlEY E*ee(iv* Editor Contributing Editor rofs M flONKA Auodol* Editor tf?T CHICKS v.i C MeCABE ll 0'CONNOk f| G A SWOTK. jgp'C P SANOERS CFMARSCHAIEK Aitoclal* Editor Aitoclal* Editor -Aitoclal* Editor Asioclot* Ediio/ Aiiiitont Edilo' Art Editor t; cK^teSTiC NEWS DUtEAUSi Allan K, Ct***l*R. ,. 0alran. Ifaatiaa, Saa FianelKa, WbiIq ^WOIIO NEWS OFFICES, loadsa. tmU. Frotllvrt. ta`r* Manila, Rio R iantlro. Mailca C>*r SHELTON FISHER PvbfUMr ' ClAIK SOUGHTON Soiai Marios*'' 0I5TBICT MANAGERS W W QUARlES, UOWIM Si. Now Vert M. N. T. C R lONO. ArcMttot Bldg. RHIIodtlnhW 1, Fa. >' I C SLATER. SSO Part Bids, IA Mou. W C PONOCI. liio HoaM BWg, Cla*alaad IS. Ohio V W ROMlGH, SSO N MU<klgan BM. Cfckaga H. III. - | E DEAN. SM PaaaMta* Bldo. Daliall M, MJrt. j kkOUIK. Canllnanral Bldg, Sr. lauU 6, Ma. I h CASH. Pint Naikenol Bonk Bld. Dolioi I. Tai. . JOHN OniRSON, a Roll Si. *a> frawlKO , Colli. f I H ALLEN. I1M Whklr* Bhd. lo Ano*!** IF. Colli. (.with Power IV readers... There's Nothing New . . about operating steam boilers st or over the critical pressure. DeLsval, a Swedish engineer, did this over SO years ago. The Scientific American Supplement No. 1143 carried tn article about-thii project on Nov 27, 1897. The electric lighting of the Universal Exposition at Stockholm was supplied from sis units, four of lOOhp cspaeily and two of 50-hp. Each unit con sisted of a boiler, turbine, dynamo, eondenser, feed pump, end water- and steampressure regulators. The turbines and once-lhrough boilers were designed to oper ate at 2850-piia working pressure, but were logged as high as 3420 psla. The boilers had been tested at 5700 pais. They oper ated from spring to fall of the year 1697. fn 1930, the DeLaval Steam Turbine Co - printed a booklet celled, A Pioneer in High Pressure Steam, which described tho opera. lion in detail. St. Paul, Minn. R Bhzeli. I Thanks, reader BUieU, for your leads on this early work w/fb critical pressure steam. The information illustrates once more the scarcity of really new ideas. But let's not lose sight of the fact that the idea' u nor always enough. As much or mors ingenuity often goes into making that idea a working reality. Today there are no working crili- cel-pressure plants.--Ed. ...lines and bylines Wilmon, loft, ond Miller talk over oporotlng ploni for now turbine unit OOOD PLACE TO WORK ie Steve Elonks's opinion of the new Titus Station of Metropolitan Edison Co in Reading,'Pa., pill. Steve found here a grass roots demonstration that it takes more than modern equip ment to make a plant inviting. Big reason for the congenial.atmosphere at Titus starts with John C Miller, superintendent of production, and John F Wilmon, station superintendent. Let's take a quick look at the backgrounds of these two tnpnoteh morale builders: John Miller, a native of Ewardsport, Ind. graduated from Purdue University with BS and MS degrees in engineering. He worked for the Detroit Edison Co before enlisting in the U.S. Nary at the start of World War II. After working four years in the design branch of the Hureou of Ships as a Lieutenant Commander, Miller joined Gilbert Associates. Inc as a mechanical engineer. He came to -Metropolitan Edison Co in 1948. He Is a member of ihe American Society of Mechan ical Engineers, American Society of Naval Engineeri and the Penn sylvania Society of Professional Engineeri. John Witman advanced to his present position' through attention to details, hard work and a willingness to study on his own time. Shortly after graduating from Reading High School he joined MECO as a power-plant oiler. After holding jobs in all phases of plant operation he was mode superintendent of the West Reading plant in 1941. When construction ol Titus started in 1949, Witman waa named superin tendent. Throughout erection he served as (he company's contact with the engineering and contracting firms. LAST DUTY FOR POWER was performed by Joe McCabe in writing the Handbook on Fuel Handling and Storage, p 75. By the time you read this he will be taking over the reins as editor of out contemporary Combustion. Joe has fitted himself well for hit new duties. In his eight years as Asso ciate Editor on Tower he closely fol lowed the developments in fuels, firing, steam generation, feedwater treatment, air and stream pollution and other re lated topics. His long experience In the Jouph C McCabe operation and maintenance of power plants and other utility departments stood him in good Head in the many articles he prepared for Powr.n. Joe's driving energy has carried him into many activities, including professional societies, his local achool board, the Little League and other civic projects. We of the editorial staff will surely miss him, with his ready smile and cheerful comebacks. We know you who fol lowed his work join us and his many friends in wishing him the best of everything for a long, successful career.