Power-Allen Diessels in the P.I
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Part of The Marsman Magazine
- Title
- Power-Allen Diessels in the P.I
- Language
- English
- Source
- The Marsman Magazine Volume ll (No. 5) November 1937
- Year
- 1937
- Rights
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- Fulltext
- Practically all of the power used by the companies under Marsman management is generated by engines constructed by W. H. Allen, Sons, & Co. Ltd., of Bedford, England, for which Marsman Trading Company is agent in the· Philippines. Seventeen Diesel units sue] that shown in the middle of these pages w 111 soon be in use in the Philippines: 3 at ltogon, 5 at San Mauricio, c16 at United Para-eale, and 3 at Suyoc. Of these all but two are already installed. These engines combined would generate 8,600 hlirsepower. P41 '~ The Life BioJ Upon an unceasing and the continued operation of an for crushers, ball mills, flo1 pressors for drilling, for hois constantly. Bottom left, is a small j dust.rial needs. It is a 6! Diesel at the bottom right unit used for: driving a grav suction dredge. An engineer from the has been in the Philippines : installation of Allen units. for various concerns. A Mining Operation iomical flow of power depends ,rge mining enterprise. Power m machines ; power for com:, for blowers-must be on tap I I ~Y unit, for supplying small in100 horsepower' unit. The 60 horsepower, 800 revolution mp for a placer operation or a works, Mr. E. K. Robertson, \Out two years, supervising the ading as technical consultant This unit is the 6-cylinder type. It runs at 360 revolutions per minute. In operation it has been found to be extremely economical, and is particularly suited for mining use. Allen engines are not only used in mining plants, but to supply every demand. The eng'ine at the upper left, of 1,000 horsepower .shown under test is used in large industrial plants, such as wool mills. The picture in the upper right was taken in a water work~. in England, and shows a 600 horsepower Diesel for furnishing electric power for driving pumps.