Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-23
TELLS OF WORK IN
POWER GENERATION
Charles H. Bromley, of Harri.
son, Speaks Before New
ark Association.

Declaring that this years produc-
tlon of large power generating units
had been greater than ever before,
Charles H. Bromley, of Harrison, adj
dressed the members of the Newark
Association No. 8, National Associa-
ton of Stationary Engineers, In the
organization headquarters, 103 Market
street, last night. He also reviewed
the development of power-plant ma
chinery and accessories. Mr.. Bromley
is associate editor of the periodical
known as Power, and is chairman of
the State Educational Committee of
Engineers.
Other addresses were made by Ma
tlonal President James r. Coe and
National Conductor John j. Reddy,
of Jersey City. There were upwards
of 100 members of the organization
present. The national officers also at
tended. The members of the Ladies
Auxiliary served a palatable beef
steak dinner between the addresses.
THE development of large steam
turbines has been remarkable" said
Mr.. Bromley In his address. Eight
$500 horsepower reciprocating en-
gines at the Seventy fourth street
station of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company, which supplies oil
power for the elevated railroad sys-
tenn, are to be discarded for three
great turbines of $4,000 kilowatts, or
about 40, 000-horsepower each.
"A 25, 900 kilowatt turbine of the Par
sons (English) type has just been In.
stalled in the Fisck street station OF
the Chicago Commonwealth Edison
Company, and one of 10000 and one of
10000 kilowatts have been ordered for
the Northwest station of the same
company. OF a total of 10,000000
horsepower made and on order for
the Parsons Company 100000 horse
power had been ordered within the
last year. Other turbine makers have
had like success
THE 201st street New York station
of the United Electric Light and
Power Company will have an ultimate
capacity of 10000 kilowatts. Tur-
bines of 10000 kilowatts have been
installed in Marion and in the Kent
avenue (Brooklyn) station of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
Until recently an engine OF o,ooo
horsepower was considered huge
machine" Mr.. Bromley continued:
THE load distribution system, as
being worked out by the Chicago Edl-
son Company, is unusual in that It's
purpose is to generate power in many
big stations and furnish it in the
immediate vicinity, instead of gen
Grating 1t In one or two great sta
tions and distributing from there to
all points through sub-stations.
THE most interesting of develop
ments are the large boilers at the
Delray station of the Detroit Edison
Company. A boiler of 500 horsepower
Is big one, but those at Delray are
rated at 1856 horsepower and will de-
velop 1000 horsepower when forced.
Thy are attended by expert firemen
and have an array OF indicating
and recording instruments as great as
is found on a switchboard. For the
Corners Creek station of the same
company the same type of boilers are
to be installed and they will carry
nearly $4,000 horsepower each when
forced.
1.-THE 'locomobile, complete and
compact power plant built as one
complete unit, is another remarkable
feature of progress. These little units
in sizes no longer than 100 horsepower
will develop a brake horsepower on
rs pounds of steam per hour. This
is better than is possible now with
very large turbines.
During the year there were 500
boiler explosions, killing about LAG
and injuring over 200. There were
fifty fiywheel explosions, killing
twenty and injuring fifty or more.
Most of these boilers were heating
boilers, which showed the need for
more careful consideration of this
type in boiler legislation.
Unusual development in water
power plants is shown by the fact
that in Switzerland one plant recently
erected is operating under 5,412 foot
head in one stage. In the Big Creek
development in California, the plant
operates under 1000 foot head in two
stages one plant getting the water
from a height of 200 feet and the
next plant taking it from a height
of 1900 feet. The Keokuk plant now
has a capacity of 10000 Horsepower
and will ultimately generate 100000
horsepower. The new Hales Bar plant
in the South hasa capacity of 10000
horsepower and is designed for 10000
horsepower.
IA really interesting development
in electricity is the plant at Trollhat-
ten, Sweden, which will send current
to Copenhagen, Denmark, at the very
high voltage of 10000. This is many
thousands of volts higher than has
ever been used with direct current.
The largest direct current generator
was also installed this year at the
201st street station of the United
Electric Light and Power Company,
it having a capacity of $3.50 kilowatts.
In the art of electric lighting most
astonishing progress has been made
by the development of the one-haE
watt Tungsten lamp and the perfec
ton of the nitrogen filled lamp which
may be made to give enormous candle
power and last for a long time.
Thirty-four years ago last week the
mention of the first incandescent
lamp was welcomed. The degree of
development since is measured by the
vast improvement in economical cleo
trio lighting"