Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-31
ENGINEERS Will INSPECT TWO
new KAWN. ELECTRIC FEATURES

out Of this unit and full attendance
will demonstrate TO the Hawaiian
Electric Co. our appreciation Of their
courtesy.
Come if you possibly can
A recent visit to the company 5
power plant by a representative Of tn"
Star-Bulletin brought a distinct sur
prise. for the work Of building the
storage plant and installing the tur-
bine has gone along so quietly that
comparatively few people have known
Of it.
Storage Plant is Model.
The cold storage plant Is a model
CT its kind. a pleasure to visit under
the guidance of Chief Engineer Mar
vim. 1t is a complete new building
inside of the old brick walls, with the
roof raised 10 feet or more.
The plant is of three stories, of re-
inforced concrete. with cork board in
Sulation and partitions. The sanitary
arrangements are perfect, far in ad
vance of anything before seen in the
territory. Nothing but waterproof
paint is used.
The first floor is equipped for the
storage of both island and imported
meat, with the great capacity of $780,.
900 pounds. An overhead trolley sys-
tenn with scales shows that advantage
has been taken of the latest in labor
saving and efficiency devices. The
chill room has a temperature of zero
Fahrenheit, while the general meat
rooms have temperature of "a to 26
degrees F. The ice storage room is
located on this floor. with a capacity
Of 1900 blocks of 300 pounds each.
On the second floor are the gen.
eral storage arrangements. Here is
the vegetable room, with a tempera-
ture of 80 degrees, butter room, 20
degrees, fish freezer room, 20 degrees
below zero, fish storage, zero. The
fruit rooms are cooled to q tempera.
ture of "a to Sc degrees.
On the third floor are fruit rooms
with the same temperature.
The ventilating system is worth
much inspection. 1t is located on the
second floor and consists of heavily
piped duplicate air cooling rooms
through which the air is driven in by
motor driven blower. This air is
air ducts to the various rooms. The
stale air ducts discharge through the
roof
The alternating current elevator
service is rapid and efficient. the ele.
vator carrying up to- a .3000-pound
load 100 feet per minute.
All Of the rooms are so arranged
that they open into corridors, thus
avoiding the entrance Of hot air. The
entire plant is thoroughly sanitary,
fire-proof and rat-proof. 1t has been
built entirely by the Hawaiian Flee,
trio Comnany along the most modern
lines. The Ice plant has been i'm.
proved with the addition of a con.
crete platform and driveway, the
driveway being of siX-inch concrete
(1-3-6 mixture) with one-inch finish.
incidentally it will be Of interest to
those interested in roads to see how
this concrete driveway stands the
wear Il
Turbine Is Wonder. 4
The turbine, the second of the two
features of great interest, in fact, the
feature which the engineers are going
to INSPECT tomorrow, consists of
5000 kilo-volt-ampere, 1900 volt $500
r. P. M. Turbo Alternator manufac.
tured by the Westinghouse Electric
Company. Also 1000 square. feet
surface condenser, with 12x1Sx22 inch
rotativ's dry vacuum pump and tur.
bine-driven centrifugal condensate
pump. This is manufactured by the
Alberger Pump and Condenser Com
pany.
The turbine has four times the ca.
pacity but weighs less and occupies
less space than 750-kw. Turbo Alter
nator installed by the Hawaiian Elec-
trio Company in the same plant in
1908, less than six years ago.
1t is equal in capacity 20 the COM
bined OUTPUT of all the other ma
chimes. Its efficiency at $50 pounds
of steam and 2Sinch vacuum is 16
pounds superheated steam or 17.9
saturated steam per kilowatt hour out
put.
Some idea OF the great capacity of
this turbine may be gained from the
statement that it can carry twice the
present load in Honolulu. 1t could
light all of Honolulu with ease.
The tests tomorrow will be watched
with great interest by many engineers
and the various new features at the
power plant are bound to prove of in
| terest.
Chief Engineer Marvin, under whose
superintendent and direction the new
| storage plant has been built and the
turbine installed, is regarded as one
Of the most advanced and capable en-
gineers in the islands and Is one of
the few trained power plant engineers
| He has been with the Hawaiian Elec-
| tic Company but comparatively
short time, having come down here
| for the navy work at Pearl Harbor,
where his ability soon attracted at
| tentiOn and he was secured by the
Hawaiian Electric Company
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