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PIWH A McORAW-HILL PUBLICATION N O WYNKOOP, Publisher P W SWAIN, Editor l N ROWLEY, Managing editor Auocloto Bdltortt f A AHNETT E W FELLER Auhtont editor,: EGA SKROTZXI J L KING J C MeCABE C F SANDERS Art editor: C F MARSCHAIEK Batlnait Managnr: B E SAWYER WaiMngtoni D D Hogata Lot Angalait E J Strickland Landam S A Tucker JANUARY, 1946ner. <0xi,o VOLUME 90, NUMBER 1 A CROSS-INDEX OF SUBJECTS FOR THE MONTH m STEAMOENERATION, FUELS^IRING AND COMBUSTION PlimS^OASEI^GmKA^P^L^tSSO^ES ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, ELEVATORS TRANSMISSION, LUBRICATION FEATURE ARTICLES Centra! station capacity continues expansion............ ................... Man-made wind at 130 to --67 F tests gasoline injectors.............. 64 68 Gas-diesel principle for supercharged and 2-cycle engines.......... 71 USSR to double power by 1950 .................................................... 76 How axial thrust is balanced in single-stage centrifugals.............. 78 The thumping waterwheel generator .............................................. 80 Axial-flow design makes possible light aircraft gas turbines.......... 81 Long Island Lighting completes Glenwood station........................ 82 Use solar energy at USSR Tashkent plant...................................... 85 Antifriction bearings change sliding friction to rolling.................. 86 Treating to prevent scale introduces carryover problem.............. 88 Short cuts to plant efficiency: No. I--What steam pressure?........ 92 Storing and handling methods that keep good oil good.................. 95 Closed-cycle gas turbine looks to further development.............. 103 THE OPERATING ENGINEER Inward boiler bulges merit practical attention.............................. Metalixing gives turbine new lease on life...................................... 107 109 Practical aids ...................... 110 Feedwaterquestion box .... 122 Reader's problems.............. 114 Math tips.............................. 124 Centrifugal pump Q&A .... 118 'Howto--'.......................... 126 OTHER DEPARTMENTS The reader's argument corner........................................................ New equipment . .. . 130 Data sheet............................ Power news.......................... 134 George Edwards.................. Cover photo, courtesy Walinghoute Electric Corp. 128 138 140 VOLUME 90, NUMBER 1 ABC ABP COPYRIGHT 1946 By McGRAW*HlLl PUBLISHING CO., INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Jamot H MeGrew, Founder and Honorary Chairman: Jamas H McGrow, Jr, President; Curtis W McGraw Sontor Vice-Prosldont and Treasurer; HoArd Ehrlich, Vice-President . (for business operations): Willard Chavallar, Vice-President (editorial operations); Joseph A Garardi, Secretary; J E Blackburn Jr, Vlca-Preftidant (for circulation operation*) OISTRICT MANAGERS: New York, W W Quarles; Philadelphia, C R long: Cleveland, F B Godley; Chicago. C BougMon; Boston, C L Morton; St. louts, G G Sears PUBLICATION OFFICE: 99-I2P Broadway, Albany I, N Y. EDITORIAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE: 330 W 42nd St, New York IB, N. Y. Ceblo Address: "McGrawhill New York'** DISTRICT OFFICES: 520 N Michigan Ava, Chicago II, 68 Post St, San Francisco 4; National Press 6B!ld`g, Was-h-i-n--g--t-o--n--4-; *Ik* 'S BroadJ 'S*t. Philadelphia 2; 738-9 Oliver Bldg, Pittsbu--rgh -22; *1--510 Hanna Bld` g, Cleveland -15;*2?80 Penobscot Bldg, Detroit 2k; Continental Blog. St. Louis B; 1427 Statlar Bldg, Boston 16; 1011 Rhodas-Havarty Bldg, Atlanta 3; Pacific Finance Bldg, los Angeles 14; Aldwycn House, Aidwych, London WC2 * POWER articles aro indexed In both the Industrial Arts and the Engineering Index POWER Issues its own Index annually 59