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Lest You Forget JOT IT DOWN IN A Loose-Leaf Memo .00 CONSULTING DEPARTMENT-(Continued) Answer: We think that you must refer to different positions of the boom rather than to different heights of the load, for it is a fact that the height of the load in no way affects the tendency of the derrick to overturn. Referring to the figure, you will see that the load is shown in two places in full lines, and in two places in dotted lines. For any one position of the boom, the turning moment is constant for a given load. In A hand- A wonderful little device. You cannot afford to be without it. Special prices in the first case, where the boom is shown quantities for advertising souvenirs. Send nearly vertical, the tendency to turn $1.00 today in currency, check, money about the center line of the mast would order or stamps. Money refunded if book be Wd; and, supposing the derrick car not satisfactory. With every order three months' subscription to Tengwall Talk, a C to be supported on the line passing bright monthly Magazine of Modern Busi through the center of the mast, the ness Methods. Add 12 cents for postage in tendency to overturn about this support the United States; 16 cents for postage in parcel post countries; 48 cents for postage in would be expressed by the moment Wd. other foreign countries. The tendency of the car to resist this T. S. Spencer, of High Point, N. C., overturning, is expressed by its weight writes: multiplied by the distance L, which rep"I received the Pocket Memo last resents the distance of the center of night and am entirely satisfied with it. Think it is the neatest and most con gravity from the center line of support venient little book I ever saw. I thank you for your promptuess and my mon under consideration. If the weight W is ey's worth.” such that when the boom is nearly verti cal the car just balances the weight, then, Tengwall Loose-Leaf Devices save time when the boom is swung to the horiand money. zontal position shown, the car will over turn. Since the moment now is WxB, Correspondence solicited concerning looseleaf devices and supplies of all kind. in which B represents the distance from the end of the boom to the center line of the mast, the tendency to turn in the TENGWALL horizontal position is as much greater FILE & LEDGER CO. than that in the nearly vertical position, as the distance B is to D. CHICAGO. For formulas relating to derricks, see THE TECHNICAL WORLD, Vol. I, No. 4 (June, 1904), page 474. Mention The Technical World. Engineering News CONSULTING DEPARTMENT-(Continued) Responsible Positions Fly Wheel for Gasoline Engine Question 1: I have designed an 8-H. P. gasoline engine. I want to know what sized fly wheel I should use on this engine, the same being a 6x6 and to run at 800 R. P. M. What diameter, width of face, and thickness of same, the fly wheel to be a 5-spoke style? Question 2: What will be the approximate Established 1874 weight of wheel? Published Thursdays Question 3: How do you calculate the H. P. of a gasoline engine, size 6-inch bore, 6If you must change your position follow the inch stroke, and 800 R. P. M.? Situations Open and Civil Service Depart Question 4: How do you calculate the size ments in this journal. Very important posi and weight of a fly wheel, the H. P. of engine tions vacant are noted in these pages. given?-C. S. Small cards in the Situations Wanted pages have brought most satisfactory results to Answer 1: From the data which you many. Rates for Situations Open and have given, the diameter of the fly wheel Situations Wanted cards are 1% and 2 cents should be 28 inches, width of face 8 a word set solid. inches, and thickness 2 inches. The following are from letters by persons using our pages: Answer 2: The weight should be about "It was through your columns that I 350 pounds. met with success. "I have filled the position from here. Answer 3: Having given the dimenYour paper is a good advertising medium. "I obtained a position through the ad sions of the cylinder and the speed, the vertisement in your paper the first week.” only other variable quantity is the workSend for circular "T.W." and sample copy of paper. ing fluid. With gasoline, the average ENGINEERING NEWS M. E. P. is assumed to be 60 pounds. St. Paul Building, New York Applying these values to the formula: A X M. E. P. XS. 33,000 28 x 60 x 200 I. H. P. 10.2 H. 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