... ,, The cost of explosives, timber, and materials was in all cases higher with mechanical cutting. 16 ADDRESS OF SIR RICHARD REDMAYNE, PREPIDEXT. [Minutesof Thegreatestdepth a t whichcoal-mining has beenpractised in Great Britain is 3,600 feet, in Lancashire, though in Belgiumcoal has beenworked a t a depth...

... in explosions.e A record, taken by Mr. J. Jordan, showing the variation in wire-temperature with time is shown for one typical experiment in Fig.6. At 0 the spark was passed, and a t the time indicated by A the flame had just spread far enough to reach the pbtinumwire, which was generally placedabout 1 inch away...

... in Pigs. I and 2 of the Paper, hadbeen made in the two explosion-vessels with inflammable mixtures at initial densities both greater and less than atmospheric. The results were similar to those made at atmospheric density, in that they showed higher pressures (even after correcting for measured heat-loss...

...A C EGERTON; F W LANCHESTER; M S KUHRING; J H PARKIN; D C ROSE; R RUEDY; W T DAVID © Thomas Telford and ICE 1934 WORKING FLUIDS INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES GAS CARBON DIOXIDE FUEL ENERGY CONVERSION THERMAL PRESSURE ADIABATIC COMPRESSION EXPLOSIONS EXPANSION STROKES...

...J D MORGAN © Thomas Telford and ICE 1914 334 MORGAN ON DUST-EXPLOSIONS. [Selected (Paper No. 4072.) " Dust-Explosions." By JOIINDAVIDMORGANA,ssoc. M. Inst. C.E. (Abstract.) TIIEsubject of dust-explosions is of interest in different ways both t o engineersresponsible for the safety of mills...

...N E CORNISH © Thomas Telford and ICE 1901 KRUPP BURSTS EXPLOSIONS GUNS METHODS REPAIRS RIVERS PRESSURE FRACTURE WAVES GUNPOWDER ARTILLERY ACCIDENTS EXPLOSIVES BREECHES MIN FOOCHOW CHINA ASIA Paper CORNISH ON THE BURSTING OF A 4s-TONIIRUPP GUF. 241 (Paper...

...C HAWKSLEY; O GUTTMANN; W F REID; NATHAN; M SMITH; G G ANDRE; G W MCDONALD; B BLOUNT; A BACHE; LEWKOWITSCH; L S ROBERTSON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1901 MACHINERY MACHINES MANUFACTURE POWDERS ACID GUN COTTON TNT TRINITROTOLUENE TRINITROCELLULOSE CENTRIFUGAL PRESSES EXPLOSIONS...

...A G WHITE (Paper No. 3179.) Explosions and Ignitions in Air-Compressors and Receivers. By ALFREDGEORGEWHITE,M. Inst. C.E. THEattention of engineers in this and other countries has from time to time been drawn to the results of explosions which have occurred in air-compressors and receivers...

...SIR W ANDERSON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1899 PROPERTIES CORDITE EXPLOSIVES NITROGLYCERINE GUN COTTON TNT TRINITROTOLUENE TRINITROCELLULOSE FIRES EXPLOSIONS ACCIDENTS BALLISTICS MUZZLES ENERGY WEAR IGNITION WALTHAM ABBEY ENGLAND ARKCOW UK IRELAND Selected...

...W THOW © Thomas Telford and ICE 1898 SECURITY LOCOMOTIVES ENGINES FIREBOXES FAILURES COPPER TESTS LOADS PLATES RAILWAYS SAFETY EXPLOSIONS FACTORS THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. SESSION 1897-98.-PART III. SECTININUTES OF PROCEEDINGS. 8 February, 1898. Sir DOUGLAS FOX...

... as the stay-bolts pulled out, the steam escaped through the holes, doing nothing more than extinguish thefire, and no fracture occurred a t any part of the corners or sides of the box, and there was no explosion. 254 MARSHALL ON EVOLUTION OF THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE. [Selected I n Figs.34 is shown the result...

...JW BARRY; M LONGRIDGE; SIR F BRAMWELL; H H WEST; C H WINGFIELD; J HEAD; W W BEAUMONT; C H MOBERLY; W H FOWLER © Thomas Telford and ICE 1895 BOILERS EXPLOSIONS ACCIDENTS DEATHS ENERGY STEAM PRESSURE FRACTURE GROOVING CORROSION COLLAPSE FLUES MARINE SHIPS STEAMSHIPS TUBES...

...C E EMERY; B F ISHERWOOD; E B MARTEN; R D MUNRO; G H SHAW; G H SHEFFIELD; W H FOWLER © Thomas Telford and ICE 1895 US NAVY UNITED STATES NAVY BOILERS EXPLOSIONS SHELLS STEAM TESTS PRESSURE BRACING FLUES FURNACES FAILURES METALS MATERIALS PROPERTIES YIELD PLATES...

...W H FOWLER 152 FOWLER ON BOILER EXPLOSIOSS. 29 January, 1895. J O H N WOLFE RARRT, C.B., -Vice-President, in the Chair. (Papw No. 2769.) (Abvidyed.) Boiler Explosions. By WILLIAX HENRFYOWLEWRh,.Sc., Assoc. 31. Inst. C.E. IT is proposed to dealinthisPaperwiththe subject of boiler explosions...

... amount of attention a t the hands of others. He .now proposes to deal with the question of the transport of petroleum,from the point of view o f mini- mising the risks of fire and explosion. Accidents with Petroleum and other Lipids.-The few, though serious,accidents whichhaveattendedthegeneral adoption...

... VENTILATION TESTS ATMOSPHERE EXPLOSIONS VAPOUR PRESSURE DETECTION BULK PETROL FUEL TANKERS DEATHS CARGOES HAZARDOUS RISKS HAZARDS FIRES SAFETY FLAMES HYDROGEN EVAPORATION LIQUIDS 230 DISCUSSION ON TRANSPORT OF PETROLEUM. [Minutes of Discussion. M r . Giles Mr. ALFREPGILES,President...

...G FOWLER; H W HUGHES; W O ROOPER; A L STEAVENSON; A H STOKES; L B ATKINSON; C W ATKINSON ELECTRIC MINING MACHINERY APPLICATIONS ELECTRICITY COAL CUTTING PUMPING ROCKS DRILLING COSTS ECONOMICS ROPES FRICTION MINES MOTORS GAS EXPLOSIONS TRANSMISSION POWER SAFETY SPARKING...

... Thomas Telford and ICE 1891 ELECTRIC MINING MACHINERY APPLICATIONS ELECTRICITY COAL CUTTING PUMPING ROCKS DRILLING POWER MINES PLANT AIR GAS CUTTERS COLLIERIES FUEL COMPRESSED AIR PUMPS ENGINES SAFETY EXPLOSIONS PERCUSSIVE TRANSMISSION ENERGY ROCKS DRILLS COMPRESSORS...

... of the fact of the explosive nature of the gases existing in some parts of most mines. The problem resolves itself into twoparts-First : Will a motor, working under ordinary and satisfactory conditions, be likely to cause an explosion, assumingthat it is placed inthe positions where motivepower...

... COLLIERIES EXPLOSIONS MINING SAFETY FIREDAMP AIR GAS MINERS EXPLOSIVES EXPERIMENTS DEATHS METALS VENTILATION INSTRUMENTS LIGHTING LIGHTS ILLUMINATION BAROMETERS LIME CARTRIDGES PREVENTION GOAVES DAMPING SHOTFIRING GUNPOWDER ELECTRICITY LIGHT 134 DISCUSSION ON ACCIDENTS I N XIXES...