“Portable Plant.” Editorial article in Cassier’s Engineering Monthly, June, 1919.
“Pneumatic Handling Machinery.” Engineering and Industrial Management, 5th June, 1919.
“History of Conveying,” by G. F. Zimmer, A.M.I.C.E. Engineering and Industrial Management, July to Sept., 1920.
“Boots as Power Users,” by E. G. Phillips, M.I.E.E., A.M.I.Mech.E., describing the coal handling plant used by Messrs. Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd., Nottingham. Power User, March, 1920.
“Pneumatic Handling Installation for Calcium Sulphide,” by G. F. Zimmer, A.M.I.C.E. Chemical Age, 10th April, 1920.
“Pneumatic Conveying of Granular Substances, including Chemicals,” by G. S. Layton. Paper before the Society of Chemical Industry, Third Conference (Birmingham), 23rd April, 1920.
“Pneumatic Conveying of Coal and Similar Substances,” by J. H. King, M.I.Mech.E. Paper before the Society of Chemical Industry, Third Conference (Birmingham), 23rd April, 1920.
Instructive catalogues on this and allied subjects are issued by the following firms (amongst others): Messrs. Ashwell & Nesbit, Ltd., Leicester; R. Boby, Ltd., Bury St. Edmunds; H. J. King & Co., Nailsworth, Gloucester; The Lamson Store Pneumatic Co., Ltd., London; and The Sturtevant Engineering Co., Ltd., London.
INDEX
- Advantages of system, [5]
- Aerograph, [101]
- Air compressors, [67], [70], [71]
- —— filters, [10], [21-27]
- —— induction, [63]
- —— lift, advantages, [97]
- —— ——, air required, [97]
- —— —— “depression,” [96]
- —— —— pumping, [95-100]
- —— —— submergence, [96], [100]
- —— receivers, [69]
- —— reheating, [68], [69]
- —— velocity, [36]
- “Aquadag,” [20]
- Ash handling, [58], [74-77]
- Bag filters, [22-24]
- Bends and elbows, [34], [35], [67]
- Bibliography, [105]
- “Blowing” system, [4]
- Breaking of materials, [34], [35], [67]
- Buffer boxes, [78]
- Capacity of pipe lines, [36]
- Cement handling plants, [101]
- Cleaning with air blast, [94]
- Coal-handling plants, [54-58], [60], [61]
- Comparative costs, [53]
- Conveying above atmospheric pressure, [6]
- —— below atmospheric pressure, [6]
- —— above and below atmospheric pressure, [6], [64-66]
- Cyclone separators, [21]
- Design, factors influencing, [8]
- Despatch tubes, [80], [81]
- Dischargers design, [10], [28-32], [56], [57]
- —— difficulties, [9]
- —— valves, [28], [31], [32], [56], [58]
- Exhausters, [10], [14]
- Factors influencing design, [8]
- Flexibility, [5]
- Flexible suction pipes, [36]
- Floating plants, [3], [46], [51], [59-61]
- Flue cleaning, [59]
- Foot power pumps, [86]
- Fundamental principles, [3]
- Grain-handling, [45], [47]
- Heavy commercial systems, [7]
- High pressure systems, [6], [39]
- Historical, [1], [2]
- “Induction” system, [4], [6], [62-66]
- “Intermittent” tube system, [81], [83]
- Junctions in pipe lines, [33]
- King’s exhauster, [10-14]
- —— three-way valve, [37]
- “Kinking” to be avoided, [92]
- Large pipe systems, [7]
- Lime washing, [101]
- Low pressure systems, [6]
- Lubrication, [20]
- Materials, breaking of, [34], [35], [67]
- Mollers’ air filter, [24]
- Nash hydro-turbine, [18], [19]
- Nozzles (suction), [10], [40-43]
- Oil contamination, [11]
- Pipe lines, [10], [33], [36], [39]
- —— ——, capacity of, [36]
- Pneumatic tube carriers, [81], [82]
- —— ——, “continuous,” [81], [83]
- —— —— foot power, [86]
- —— ——, “intermittent,” [81], [83]
- —— ——, power required, [84], [85]
- —— —— pressure system, [81], [85]
- —— —— vacuum system, [84]
- Portable quay-side plant, [5]
- —— railway plant, [49-51]
- —— vacuum cleaners, [92]
- Power required, [44]
- Pressure systems, [4], [6]
- Pumping by compressed air, [94], [95]
- Quayside plants, [51]
- Reheating compressed air, [68], [69]
- Rotary blowers, [14], [15]
- Sand-blasting, [102]
- Stationary plants, vacuum, [92]
- Steam consumption, [72-74]
- —— jet conveyors, [72], [74], [76]
- —— jets, [77]
- —— jets, economy of, [72], [73]
- Sturtevant blowers, [16], [17]
- “Suction” nozzles, [10], [40-43]
- —— systems, [4-7]
- Systems, advantages of, [5]
- Telescopic pipes, [38]
- Turbo-blowers, [11]
- Vacuum cleaners, [89]
- —— ——, tests, [92]
- —— required, [3]
- Valves in pipe line, [37]
- Velocity of air in pipes, [36]
- Water pumping, [95-100]
- Waterside plants, [45], [47], [48], [59]
- Wear of pipes and bends, [34], [35]
- Wet air filters, [25-27]