U.S. Ford: 300 h.p.
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• Gas Turbine
A PAS turbine suitable for use in heavy duty commercial -.vehicles. has been developed by the Ford Motor Co., U,S.A. It weighs .650 lb.for its Output of :"300 .h.p., whilst excellent, part-load fuel. consuniptioncharacterlstics are claiined for the ,design. The engineis known as the .704 model afici is a two.spool unit wOrking .on an intercooled regenerative cy-cle ineorporating' prinnaryand secondary combustion , prior tO the high-pressure and "interinediate-pressitre
(free) turbines. ,
The deSigners claim that with improve-, ment In the efficiencies of rotating aero7 dynamic components, fuel economY,heiter than_that of Current compreSiion-ighition.
engines Can be anticipated. " -,•:„
The hear constant-speed characteristics of the high-preS.sure spool, combined with an almost constant reheat-burner temperature and varying air-flow Characteristics
(for varying power requirements) of the low-pressure spool, produces good partload fuel economy, with minimum fuel consumption being obtained at 50 per cent. load. At this loading the specific consumption rate is 0.48 lb. per h.p. per hour, whilst at full power the specific figure is 0.57 lb. per h.p. per hour.
The unit is 38 in. long, 29 in. wide and 28 in. high, and the output shaft rotates at 4,600 r.p.m. at full power.
HIRED OUT HIS LICENCE— GIVES IT UP BECAUSE of illegal work on a hiring licence, Mr. S. W. Nelson, Western Licensing Authority, at Taunton last week warned E. D. and A. S. Inman, of Warminster, about possible revocation or suspension of the licence. Ultimately Mr. Herbert Inman, a partner, agreed to surrender the licence.
" Mr. Nelson was told that the licence covered two hired vehicles. Previously the firm had operated 16 vehicles, but had sold them all. Mr. P. J. Cooper, of Etsome Terrace, Somerton, had been illegally operating a vehicle specified on the licence.
Following this case, the Authority granted Mr. Cooper a B licence for two vehicles.
BULK MILK IN YORKSHIRE
BMK collection of milk in road tankers 1-0 was started in two areas of Yorkshire last Saturday. The areas are the Mahon and Selby districts and they are the first to use such a scheme in the northern region of the Milk Marketing Board. Eleven farms are taking part. One 1,500-gal. tanker is used.