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Efficiency Of The Electric Lighting Plant Of The Rhode Island College Of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts, John Joseph Fry Jan 1900

Efficiency Of The Electric Lighting Plant Of The Rhode Island College Of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts, John Joseph Fry

Student and Lippitt Prize essays

A study of the functionality of the electric system at Rhode Island College (University of Rhode Island).


Evolution Of The Dynamo, Ralph Nelson Soule Jan 1900

Evolution Of The Dynamo, Ralph Nelson Soule

Student and Lippitt Prize essays

This essay supplies an extensive history of electricity beginning in 600 BC to 1900, chronicling the evolution of the dynamo and its uses.


Artificial Refrigeration, Carroll Knowles Jan 1899

Artificial Refrigeration, Carroll Knowles

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Discusses the principles of artificial refrigeration, reviewing agents, engineering methods and transportation of refrigerated foods.


Heating And Ventilation, Blydon Ellery Kenyon Jan 1899

Heating And Ventilation, Blydon Ellery Kenyon

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A survey of current practices in heating and ventilation systems is discussed with emphasis on the benefits of adequate heating and ventilation in all school buildings. Cited are air experiments at Davis Hall and the systems in Lippitt Hall (Rhode Island State College), the State Normal School in Providence and the Mayhew School in Boston. The essay argues that individual building and use dictate the most efficient system necessitating a working relationship between architects and heating engineers.


Test Of High-Speed Engine, William Frazier Owen Jan 1899

Test Of High-Speed Engine, William Frazier Owen

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Discusses the best ways in which a steam engine can function by using measurements from an actual steam engine. The essay ultimately determines that a steam engine is at its highest efficiency when carrying the largest load possible.


Lubricating Oils, George Albert Sherman Jan 1899

Lubricating Oils, George Albert Sherman

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This essay reviews the elements that would make a lubricating oil effective in preventing wear on an object or machine.


A Central Heating-Plant For The Rhode Island College, Albert Prince Kenyon Jan 1897

A Central Heating-Plant For The Rhode Island College, Albert Prince Kenyon

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A proposal for transferring the University of Rhode Island’s heating system to a central structure that would ensure safety, financial savings and convenience.


Jackscrews, Albert Lewis Kenyon Jan 1896

Jackscrews, Albert Lewis Kenyon

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Definition, development, and description of the jackscrew, a device for the application of the screw to the moving of heavy weights.


How Electricity May Be Used To Operate Machinery, John Franklin Knowles Jan 1894

How Electricity May Be Used To Operate Machinery, John Franklin Knowles

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Explores the uses of electricity in a machine shop in shifting from belt and shaft systems to the use of electric plants.


Steam Boilers, George Clarence Ammonds Jan 1894

Steam Boilers, George Clarence Ammonds

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Describes the varied types of steam boilers, their construction and care.