New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

with the requirement In 1870 OF the American
rights for the Parsons steam turbine. made
an imperative demand for increased manufact-
uring capacity. resulting in the erection OF the
present works adjacent to the great Westing-
house electrical mandatory at East Pttsburg.
The immediate favor with which the Westing-
house steam engine met was due to the fact that
1t could operate at a high rate OF speed, was
self oing in the fullest sense OF the term, and,
being single acting the effects Of wear In the
connections were nullifed. It's nclosed con-
struction made it adaptable for use In locations
where it would be exposed to water dirt and
grit, which would quickly destroy an engine OF
the ordinary type Added to these unquestioneo
advantages the worlds pon-condensing RECORD
made ten years ago by Westinghouse coIn
pound engine for economic duty Is still without
4. parallel.
In 1888 this company brought out the first
successful non-condensing compound engine,
and this in spite of the belief OF many eminent
engineers and experts that such machine was
impracticabe.
The first direct connected engine and dynamo
had the armature of the generator mounted ol-
rectly on the shaft Of Westinghouse engine
This is practice now widely adopted.
Westinghouse. Church. Kerr Co. the wen,
known engineering firm, operate the safes anu
contracting engineering departments or tne
Westinghouse Machine Company they nave
Offices all the principal cities OK the uhiteo
States.
Recently the Westinghouse Machine and the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing com
panies invited 500 prominent engineers ana
business men from Pittsburg ana Ahesheny W
their works to inspect the complexion OF mug
equipment which consisted principally OF 'hree
$500 horsepower electric generators direct con-
nected to three $500 horsepower Westinghouse
en- SLpes. =, "a,
These machines were contracted for by the
Metropolitan Electric Supply Company or Lon
DON the contract having been AWARDED 10 the
only concern in the world capable OF supplying
,xit h-lp
all its accessories.
The engines are Of the inclosed vertical COM
pound marine type. long since popularized by
the Westinghouse Machine Company. anu re
the largest of their kind ever constructed
Just now. when the extension OF export trdue
is engaging the thought of American comm n,h,
men, this contract is particularly noteworthy
The latest development Of the Macnlnc Coni-
pany is the Westinghouse gas engine AS tne
action is extremely quiet and UNIFORM TINS
engine is particularly adaptable to electric ight-
ing service The fact that the company nas
been taxed to it's utmost to supply the deHaNu
testifes TO the success of the Westinghouse sos
engine
Tie nrnciple on which the Westinghouse gas
engines run is a modification of the well-known
Beau de Rochas cycle. This consists or com
pressing the charge into the head OF the GYM
der before igniting it, These engines differ from
the ordinary hit and miss" type. In tnat th>
governor acts by controlling the quantity OF ex-
plosive mixture which Is taken INTO tne GYM
der This results in an adjustment or the power
of each explosion to the amount OF work Icing
done: hence the engine runs with the steadlness
and regularity Of a irst-class steam engine.
The regulation is so perfect that the company
has built many direct-connected outfits where me
dynamo is mounted rigidly on the end OF the
engine shaft Even under this most severe test
the lights are perfectly steady.
Not content with combining tself~f the we'll
beaten path. the Westinghouse Machine ;om-
pany has been reaching forward in the realm
of things not previously accomplished by any
one. and they have successfully built and oper-
ated a $50 brake horsepower gas engine rms
engine has three cylinders. each % inches In
diameter and 30 inch stroke, and runs AT l49
revolutions per minute. Its economy is very
marked. resulting in the production OF brake
horse power for every II cubic feet Of natural
gas. This is the largest gas engine IN the World
and it operates with complete success.
In many localities requiring peculiar condi-
tions of service the gas engine Is superior 10
the steam engine Roth, however, nave tneir
advantages In word it may be truly said
that the Westinghouse Machine Company has
brought the gas engine to the same stage OF per-
lection as their steam engine, which is the only
one built in America having reputation ana
market in Europe.
In this department OF the Westinghouse Ma
chine Companys works can be seen ZOO horse
power alternating current generator, driven by
a Parsons steam turbine, running at speed
of l. 100 revolutions per minute. This high speed
is obtained without any perceptiDle vibration
1t is not, however, limited in any way but may
be either higher or lower. The bearings, which
are especial feature, admit OF any rotative
speed that may be desired. This turbine is
somewhat new form of steam engine, although
extremely old in principle. 1t makes use OF the
highest velocity attained by steam passing
through an orfce from a higher pressure to
lower and acts much in the same manner as .
water turbine
The Parsons turbine Is 81 liar to the one fit
ted on the boat "Turbna. which has lately
been creating such sensation In England by
its remarkable performance
The Westinghouse Machine Company manu-
facture the most extensively used mechanical
stocking apparatus ice-makng and refrigerating
machinery Through its engineering and con-