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October, 1917 U. S. Metallic Packing ee Marine Engine Piston Rods and Valve Stems The U. S. Metallic Packing Co., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Write for Catalog PROVABLE FACTS— IF you want to experiment—you won’t be interested in the WAGER PATENT IMPROVED FURNACE BRIDGE WALL. BUT if you want a bridge wall that has in it five years of making good; a ° bridge wall that is turning the marine industry away from the antiquated fire brick; one that insures less smoke, minimum upkeep, greater efficiency and backed up by responsible references including all the leading railroad, freight and passenger steamer companies, private yacht owners, stationary plants and others—you WILL be interested in the WAGER BRIDGE. This isn’t argument, or persuasion, or contention. provable facts. May we prove these facts to you? ROBERT H. WAGER FURNACE BRIDGE WALLS New York Philadelphia Detroit New York Office: Singer Building - Telephone: Cortlandt 4299 It’s just simple, THE MARINE REVIEW MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SHIPS TELEGRAPHS Rudder Indicators Shaft Speed Indicators Biecese Whistle Operators Electric Lighting Equipments, Fixtures, Etc. Electric and Mechanical Bale Annunciators, Alarms, Etc. Loud Speaking Marine Telephones Installations Chas. Cory & Son, Inc. 290 HUDSON STREET, NEW YORK CITY TABLE OF CONTENTS General Introduction Fundamental Principles. Combustion and Fuel. Steam and its Properties. Mechanics and Economies of the Marine Engine. The Steam Boiler and Steam Generation The Characteristics of Steam Boil- ers. Types of Steam Boilers. Details of Construction: Fire- Tube Boilers. Details of Construction: Water- Tube Boilers. Operative Details of Marine Boil- ers: Fuel and Fire Gases. Operative Steam Appliances of Marine Boilers. Operative Water Appliances of Marine Boilers. Care and Operation of a Marine Engine Lubricants and Lubrication. Packing and Packing Materials. Care and Overhauling in Port. Laying Up a Marine Engine. Care and Operation Under Way. Paddle Wheels and Screw Propellers. ‘Auxiliary Apparatus. Piping and General Outfit. Specimen Data and Steamship Log; Twin-Screw Ship Engineer’s Log; List of Spares for Passenger and Large Freight Steamers; List of Necessary Tools and Fittings. British Merchant Shipping Act Relat- ing to Certificates for First and Second-Class Engineers, also Ex- tra First-Class. Saturated Steam and Tables of Proper- ties; Table of Squares, Cubes, Square and Cube Root of Num- bers; Table of Diameters, Cir- cumferences and Areas of Circles. A Particular Reference Index, Ar- ranged Alphabetically, will be found in the Back Part of the Volume. $2.00 Postpaid Book Dept. CLEVELAND, OHIO Breakdowns and Repairs Common Breakdowns. Materials and Tests of Strength. Constructive Materials. Qualifications and Opportunities for ‘Entering the,» Government and Marine Engine Service. United States Regulations Relating to the Examination of Engineérs for Licenses as Chief, First, Second and Third Engineers. Various Principles of Mathematics Useful to the Engineer and Ma- chinist. Formulas; the Circle; Useful Measure- ments; Coal Bunker, Water Tank and Speed Problems; Problems Relating, to Horse Power of En- gines; The Lever; Safety-Valve Calculations. The Marine Steam Engine General Types and Characteristics. Stationary Parts, I: Cylinders, Etc. Stationary Parts, II: Bed Plates, Etc. Moving Parts, I: Valves, Gear, Etc. Moving Parts, II: Piston, Piston Rod, Etc. Operative Details of a Marine Engine. PENTON PUBLISHING COMPANY 315 Please mention THE MARINE Review when writing to Advertisers 89