The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-16
CARTER SAYS
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packing, etc. Another engineers daily
report shows kilowatt hours, output
for each "a hours and for each gen.
orator. This sheet also shows the out
put into the street light, into the house
service and into the high tension sys
tenn, it also shows the time at which
street lights were lighted and at which
time they were extinguished. Another
sheet known as generator report sheet
shows the various readings of load
condition, temperatures, vacuum, etc,
for each of the generator units, these
readings are taken at thirty minute
intervals during the twenty-four hour
period from midnight to midnight
Another sheet known as boiler room
report shows at what time and how
long each of the various boilers are
in operation. On this sheet there is
tabulated the operation of pumps and
blowers. Readings in the boiler room
are taken at thirty minute intervals
during the entire day from midnight
TO midnight Another sheet known
as Load Curve Data" shows the time
each generator was started rolling,
the time it was thrown on to the line
of the line. The sheet shows the time
that each unit ran, the kilowatt hours
generated by each machine and the
total kilowatt hours generated. This
sheet also shows the operation of the
exeter sets and there is ample room
for miscellaneous remarks on the load
data in the plant. Another sheet
known as Load Curve" is a co-ordin-
ate sheet on which is plotted for each
one-half hour period during the twenty
four hour day from midnight to mid
night. the prime mover capacity in
| service. the station load in kilowatt
and the rated boiler HIP in service.
Another sheet is the chart used in con-
nection with the Bailey fluid meter.
This chart shows steam pressure, tenn
perature of feed water and rate of flow
of steam. This chart gives continuous
twenty-four hour readings. Another
chart shows continuous record of
the voltage regulation of the plant
for each twentyfour hour period An
other chart shows A continuous record
of the steam pressure for each twenty
four hour period Other charts known
as time record charts show the names
of all plant employees. their occupation
and what they do each day together
| with the proper account number
! against which their time is being
charged. Another chart shows the
name of the various employees work
ing on each shift. Another sheet
/ known as Time and Payroll Sheet"
shows the name of each employe in
the plant his occupation. the number
! of hours worked each day in the
month. the total hours worked the
wage rate. the total charge and the ac-
count to which it is charged and also
a record of the payment to the en-
| ploye.
| 5. At the plant found that a clerk
! has been hired whose duty it is to COM
pile in such form as will be of value
the various records listed in the pre-
ceding paragraph.
! 6. When | visited the plant in De
cember ! found that very few records
were being kept and what were being
kept were tabulated on a rough sheet
of paper from which it was almost i'm
| possible to obtain any reliable records.
, In December graphic records were be-
! ing made of the voltage regulation
and of the steam pressure and a com
| parison of records as of that time with
records of the present time show that
| apparently there has been a very de-
!
| boiler room operation as the steam
pressure chart now shows a very uni
form pressure while the chart taken
few months ago shows a very wide
variation of pressure. The same ap-
| plies to the voltage chart.
Z. In December when in the Rich
mond plant | found that a great many
, repairs were needed on the two en-
gines and | now find that several of
these have been made and according
TO information from the plant en-
ployes it is now possible to carry more
than the rated capacity of the ma
chimes, a thing which was not possible
, in December.
! S. The plant was originally very
dark and dirty. I now find that lights
! have been installed in several places
so that it is possible to see where one
is going in the various parts of the
plant. | also find that considerable
improvement has been made in the
! cleanliness of the plant although there
is still room for improvement
! 8. Some of the G. Z. steam flow met
ers have been taken down and junked.
others are still installed but not in
service although ! understand that
| the repair parts have been on hand
| for a period of several months.
! 10. The conditions of the pumps
are considerably improved over what
| they were on my former visit to the
electric plant and it is my informa-
ton that the old piston pump has
| been completely overhauled and is
| now operating better than it ever oper-
ated. 1t is also my information that
| new centrifugal pump has been or
dered and will be installed in the near
| future.
II. / find that there has been in