[UNDER te auspices of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, China Branch, a paper on the "The Modernization of Industrial Power Plant" was given before me embers of the Engineering Society of China at the Park Hotel yesterday by Mr, S, Stucken B.A. AMI. Mech. E. AM.LEE,, Mr. G. Pickering M. I. Mech. E, M. I. Mar. E, occupied the chair.
The lecturer prefaced his remarks by pointing out that in textile mills erected in England in the latter half of the 19th. century the power plant consisted mostly of huge slow speed reciprocating engines supplied with steam from batteries of Lancashire boilers.
This plant somewhat unfortunately was built to last almost me definitely, Thus, in many cases, mill owners were reluctant to replace machinery which to fune~ tion quite satisfactorily by new plant which would give the greater economy or flexibility.
'However, even the most massive machinery must, after 20 to 50 years' constant working, begin to fall to pieces, and the lecturer suggested that his remarks could be applied to any mill or factory where the prime movers could no longer be patched up and it was necessary to consider Installing entirely new plant. are rede ce atte carat Sa, aly site pressure turbo alternator sets in par-alld with public supply. These units could be installed conveniently near to the process steam demand, thereby avoiding steam transmission losses, expense in distribution piping and Ingging, and the necessity for a cool ing water supply.
Tt the equipment were properly specified, manufactured and maintain ed, from the point of view of econo-mie planning and the most efficient method of obtaining a maximum amount of useful heat per pound of coal, this would seem to be a useful scheme to adopt, bearing in mind the fact that a3 far og condenser sets were concerned, the small unit could not compare in' thermal efficiency to the large ones now installed in all public undertakings, gona ate, eta
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