Electromagnetic engines, or motors, are machines in which the motive power is derived from electric currents by means of their electromagnetic action. The following design is for a 1½ K.W. bi-polar motor.
The rapid advancement of electrical science has led it to invade
the field of marine engineering. On ship-board, all ship's lights,
search lights and signal lights are entirely electric. Of power appliances
outside of uses on men of war,ship's ventilation is completely
electric; electric deck winches and boat cranes are...
A feasible development for a Hydro-Electric power
plant can be found in the Mary's River. About 9 miles
west of Corvallis, the north fork of the stream affords
an excellent situation for a dam site. The canon of
the north fork at this point is very narrow, and having
good...
In the construction of a rifle for sporting or target work
there are several conditions to be met. In the first place the
rifle must be made to balance easily.at all times, whether the magazine
is full of loaded cartridges or is empty. In all cases the
barrel of the...
By way of preface, a few words may be said regarding the advantages of the revolving field type of machine.
The first in its favor and the chief reason for its
existence, is that by passing the heavy armature current
through permanent stationary contacts and only the small
field current...
In collecting our representative flowering
plants, we have endeavored to secure a specimen of each
common genus of annuals and biennials as well as a few
shrubs. The notes, drawings, and classification of fifty of these plants constitute the main part of our thesis. Following are the classifications of various...
The design and specification of a dwelling house
constitutes the thesis of the student Arvid Anderson
of the class of '08.
This thesis consists of two parts, namely: drawings
and written description or specification. The drawings
and specifications are to be considered as cooperative,
the latter are necessary to express...
Laudanum is the commercial name of "Tincture of
Opium", or "Tinctura Opii", as recognized by the United
States Pharmacopoeia. It contains 10% granulated opium,
one of the most powerful and common hypnotics known, or
from 1.2 to 1.25% of morphine sulphate, the principal
alkaloid found in opium and to which...