Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Vol. 30

Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Vol. 30

MINARD LAFEVERH HOLMAN, the President of the Society during 1908, was born June 15, 1852, in Mexico, Maine. He is descended from a New England family, his paternal great grandfather being Daniel Holman of Maine, one of the '' Minute Men" of the Revolution. In 1859, Mr. Holman's parents removed to St. Louis, where his father, John Henry Holman , enlisted in the Civil War. After the close of the War, he was appointed Military Governor of Eastern Xorth Carolina, and commissioned Brevet General.

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OFFICERS - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 30

MINARD LAFEVER HOLMAN

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS

A SIMPLE CONTINUOUS GAS CALORIMETER

THE SPRING MEETING AT DETROIT, MICH.

CONTINUOUS CONVEYING OF MATERIALS

CONVEYING MACHINERY IN A PORTLAND CEMENT PLANT

THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF SUPERHEATEDSTEAM

A JOURNAL FRICTION MEASURING MACHINE

A SIMPLE METHOD OF CLEANING GAS CONDUITS

MONTHLY MEETINGS

THE ANNUAL MEETING

THE CONSERVATION IDEA AS APPLIED TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

A METHOD OF OBTAINING RATIOS OF SPECIFIC HEATS OF VAPORS

UNNECESSARY LOSSES IN FIRING FUEL OILAND AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR THEIR ELIMINATION

METAL CUTTING TOOLS WITHOUT CLEARANCE

SPUR GEARING ON HEAVY RAILWAY MOTOR EQUIPMENTS

SALT MANUFACTURE

AN AVERAGING INSTRUMENT FOR POLAR DIAGRAMS