Reference No. YI-6/lNHU U. S. DEPARTMENT OR COMMERCE NATIONAL BUREAU OR STANDARDS Lyman J. Briggs Director V \> X .2 ' v National Bureau of Standards Hydraulic Laboratory Bulletin Series A CURRENT HYDRAULIC LABORATORY RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES. Bulletin IV-1 January 1, 193^ WASHINGTON TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Introduction. 1 Current projects in hydraulic laboratories. 2 Completed projects. 1. Abstracts.. ... 73 " 11 2. Publications. 79 References to publications.... 79 Translations.. 82 Foreign pamphlets received by the National Bureau of Standards.. 84 Hydraulic Research in India. 89 The Scientific Research Institute.for Hydrotechnics at Leningrad. 90 U.S.S.R. Commission for Exchange of Hydraulic Laboratory Research Results. 91 International Association for Research on Hydraulic Structures... 92 Hydraulic Research Committees. 9° Glossaries and Standard Symbols for Use in.Hydraulics. 99 Index to Pi’ojects. 100 DIRECTORY. Baldwin-Southwark Corporation, 2 Philadelphia, Pa. California, University of, 3» 02 College of Engineering and Tidal Model Laboratory, Berkeley, California. California., University of, College of Agriculture, Davis, California. 66 California Institute of Technology, 67 Pasadena, California. Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, pa. 39 Case School of Applied Science, 6 Department of Civil Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio. Cornell University, 11,79 School of Civil Engineering, Ithaca^ H. Y. Harvard University, 11 The Harvard Engineering School, Cambridge, Mass. Horton Hydraulic and Hydrologic Laboratory, 12 Voorheesville, Now York. Page Illinois, University of, 14 Urbaaa, Illinois. Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, 15, 79 The State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Louisiana State University and Agricultural raid Mechanical College, 23 Baton Rouge, La. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 25 Department of Civil and Sanitary Engineering, Camsridge A, Mass. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 27 Hydraulic Machinery Laboratory, Cambridge A, Mass. Michigan State College, 25 Department of Civil Engineering, East Lansing, Michigan. Minnesota, University of, 69 College of Engineering and Architecture, Minneapolis, Minn. Morgan Smith Company, S., 3^ York, Pa.. New York University, 72 University Heights, New York. Ohio State University, The, 28, 79 Columbus, Ohio. Pacific Hydrologic Laboratory, 28 58 Sutter Street, San Erancisco, California. Pennsylvania State College, 29 School of Engineering, State College, Pa. Pennsylvania, University of, 29 Philadelphia, Pa. Pennsylvania Water & Power Company, 30, SI Lexington Building, Baltimore, Md. Princeton University, 31 School of Engineering, John C. Green Foundation, Princeton, N. J. Purdue University, 3'4 School of Civil Engineering, West Lafayette, Indiana. - Ill - Page Stevens Institute of Technology, 36 Hoboken, N. J. Tulane University of Louisiana., The, 37 New Orleans, La. West Virginia University, 39 Department of Civil Engineering, Morgantown, West Virginia. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of, 42 Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Engineers, Corps of, Eastport District, 45 Eastport, Maine. Engineers, Corps of, 43 Bonneville Hydraulic Laboratory, Government Moorings, Portland, Oregon. Engineers, Corps of, Zanesville District, 46, 73 Zanesville, Ohio. Geological Survey, Water Resources Branch, 55, 79, SI Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. Reclamation, Bureau of, 5S Customhouse, Denver, Colorado. Standards, National Bureau of, National Hydraulic Laboratory, Washington, D. C. 6o,7S,s4 Tennessee Volley Authority, 59 Knoxville, Tennessee. CURRENT HYDRAULIC LABORATORY RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES. Compiled by the National Bureau of Standards, U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. Hydraulic Laboratory Bulletin Series A Volume IV, Number 1. January 1, 193^* INTRODUCTION. An unexpected increase in the demand for these bulletins, both current and back numbers, has exhausted'our supply of nearly all of the issues that have appeared. The number of copies in future issues will be increased in an attempt to avoid this in the future. The following list shows the status of all issues of this bulletin and of the bulletins describing the hydraulic laboratories in the United States. ' In the future these bulletins will be designated as National Bureau' of Standards Hydraulic Laboratory Bulletins, Series A (current hydraulic laboratory research) and Series B (description of hydraulic laboratories), respectively Series A. Bulletin 1-1, April 1, 1933- " 1-2, July 1, 1933* Out of print, " 1-3, October 1, 1933* " Ii-i, January 1, 193^* Out °f print. " 1-1-2, July 1, 1934. Out of print. " III-l, January 1, 1935• Out of print. " III—2, July 1, 1935- Out of print. Series B. Hydraulic Laboratories in the United States (1533)■ Hydraulic Laboratories in the United States, 1st revision, 1935* Since some of the laboratories reporting projects for inclusion in a given bulletin fail to respond to the notice sent out before the next bulletin is issued, it is necessary for us to decide in such cases whether projects reported by these laboratories shall be repeated in subseouent issues. It seems to be impossible to make any general rules for deciding such cases, so each case will be decided on its own merits. However, if a laboratory fails to respond to the notices for two consecutive issues of the bulletin, the projects which it had reported previously will be omitted thereafter. Attention is called particularly to the notice in this bulletin con¬ cerning the founding in September, 1935, of an International Association for Research on Hydraulic Structures. The founding of this Association consti¬ tutes the most important step that has been taken in the direction of pro¬ moting international cooperation in hydraulic research, particularly with regard to model tests and their verification in nature, and of interchanging - 2 - and publishing' the results of such research. It is to he hoped that there will be a prompt response in the United States to the call for members, since the scope of, the Association’s activities will depend, at least at first, entirely upon its income from dues. Your attention'is called to the fact that as a rule the Hydraulic Laboratory Section of the national Bureau of Standards does not have detailed information or copies of publications relating to the projects listed in these bulletins. For information always apply to the "Correspondent" whose na: is listed under paragraph (e) for each project. CURRENT PROJECTS IN HYDRAULIC LABORATORIES. (Key) (a) Title of project: (b) Project conducted for: (c) Condueted as: (d) Investigators: (e) Corre spondent: (f) Purpose: (g) Method and Scope: (h) Progress: ”' • (i) Remarks: BALDWIN-SOUTHWARK' CORPORATION. (352)(a) EFFICIENCY AND HORSEPOWER TESTS - BEAUHAEIOIS MODEL TURBINE. (b) Dominion Engineering Works, Ltd., Montreal. (c) Commercial research. (d) S. Logan Kerr, Research Engineer. (e) S. Logan Kerr, Research Engineer. (f) To investigate the effect of variation in runner and guide vane design in the 53,000 hp units for the Beauharnois Development. (g) An exact scale model of the intake, casing, turbine and draft tube was made and various types of guide vanes, runners and other parts tested. The original series of tests were made in the flume of the Holyoke Water Power Co., Holyoke, Mass., and check tests were made in the same equipment in the Alden Hydraulic Laboratory, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The second series of tests was made in the I. P. Morris laboratory at Eddystone, Pa. The second series comprised 40 or 50 complete tests with alterations made to runners and guide vanes to study the effect of these changes. Special paint tests were developed to show the flow characteristics of the turbine runner to obtain visual records of the effect of runner alterations. (h) Pinal group of tests now in progress. (i) Data secured on this investigation being used for the improved performance of the additional units to be installed in Beauharnois Development. (35*0 (a) EFFICIENCY MD HORSEPOWER TESTS - 7/HEELER DAM UNIT. (b) Tennessee Valley Authority. (c) Research preparatory to final design and manufacture and guarantee tests. (d) S. Logan Kerr, Research. Engineer. (e) S. Logan Kerr, Research Engineer, (f) Investigations to establish the design of the final propeller type unit to be installed at Wheeler Dam rated at 45,000 hp under 43 ft head at 85.6 rpm. The nature of this project requires that the highest efficiency be obtained and that the point of best effi¬ ciency occur at the correct discharge. The arrangement of the installation at Wheeler Dam makes it extremely difficult to con¬ duct accurate performance tests in the field. The guarantee tests are, therefore, being conducted in the experimental laboratory to establish the performance of the main unit in the field. (g) An exact model has been made of the complete hydraulic installation including intake, racks, piers, casing, turbine and draft tube. Complete characteristic curves for full range of gate openings, speed and head conditions were made on each model runner tested, blade setting of model runner adjusted to give correct character¬ istics. (h) Tests are in progress. EFFICIENCY AND HORSEPOWER TESTS - FRANCIS TUPJ3INE. (b) Loup River Public Power District, Columbus Development. (c) Research preparatory to final design and manufacture. (ci) S. Logan Kerr, Research Engineer. (e) S. Logan Kerr, Research Engineer. (f) Determination of correct design of complete turbine', draft tube to