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Caption: Course Catalog - 1897-1898
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 79 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING It is the object of this course to give the student a thorough training in the theoretical principles underlying the science of machines and mechanics, and at the same time to enable him to become practically familiar with some of the numerous applications of these principles. EQUIPMENT The equipment of this department is arranged for work under three heads—class and drawing room work, laboratory work, and shop practice. The drawing rooms are equipped -with modern desks, boards, filing cabinets, card indexes, reference books, catalogues, odontographs, gear charts, tables, etc. In the cabinet rooms are kinematic models and sectioned steam specialties, many of which were donated by the manufacturers. The steam engineering laboratory is in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Laboratory. It contains the lighting and power plant of the University, consisting of one 50 horse power Ideal single-cylinder, high-speed engine, one 5° horse power Westinghouse engine, and one ioo horse power Ideal tandem compound engine. These engines are supplied with high pressure steam through an independent main to the boilers. There are five other experimental steam engines, connected by independent steam main to the boilers. There are also gas engines, air compressors, a volume fan, steam pumps, a hot air engine, and numerous steam specialties arranged for experimental tests. The laboratory contains a large assortment of the usual instruments for testing purposes. A four-ton traveling crane of 20-foot span covers the central floor space. The boiler room of the new central heating station contains two vertical boilers, one 100 horse power horizontal tubular boiler, equipped with Brightman mechanical stoker, one 250 horse power National water tube boiler, equipped with the Murphy furnaces, two 220 horse power Babcock
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