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Artificial Refrigeration, Carroll Knowles
Artificial Refrigeration, Carroll Knowles
Student and Lippitt Prize essays
Discusses the principles of artificial refrigeration, reviewing agents, engineering methods and transportation of refrigerated foods.
Heating And Ventilation, Blydon Ellery Kenyon
Heating And Ventilation, Blydon Ellery Kenyon
Student and Lippitt Prize essays
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
Test Of High-Speed Engine, William Frazier Owen
Student and Lippitt Prize essays
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
Lubricating Oils, George Albert Sherman
Student and Lippitt Prize essays
This essay reviews the elements that would make a lubricating oil effective in preventing wear on an object or machine.