Biggest Maxim Engine Silencer From Riley-Beaird For Allis-Chalmers
The largest Maxim® silencer ever fabricated by Riley-Beaird of Shreveport, La., for a reciprocating engine was completed recently and shipped to Allis-Chalmers Corporation in Milwaukee. More than 13 feet in diameter and standing more than 40 feet vertically when installed, the special unit weighs about 56,000 pounds.
This huge silencer was ordered by Allis- Chalmers' Marine Diesel Division for use in testbed running of the three A-C/Sulzer, 12 RND 90M, 43,200-bhp diesel engines being built for installation in three American President Lines containerships under construction at Avondale Shipyards near New Orleans.
Maxim silencers are designed and manufactured by Riley-Beaird and are a proprietary product of the company, which is a division of United States Riley Corporation.
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- Promet Awarded Contract For Jackup Drill Rig By Saudi Arabian Owner page: 4
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- Expansion At Conrad Industries Triples Barge Production Capacity page: 6
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- N e w Catalog A v a i l a b le On Full Line Of Wichita Clutches And Brakes page: 7
- RSV Group Reorganized— M i d l a n d Marine Will Now Represent Verolme In U.S. page: 7
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- Howard Casey Named Deputy Superintendent Of USMMA page: 8
- St. Louis Ship Delivers The 'John M. Donnelly7 To Ingram Barge Company page: 10
- Kockums Christens Two Chemical Tankers For Swedish Owner page: 10
- Skinner Named Board Chairman Of National Waterways Conference page: 10
- Surge In Requests For ABS Classification Reported At Mid-Year page: 10
- EUROPEC II page: 14
- DIESEL POWER REVIEW page: 14
- $2.5-Million Facilities Expansion Under Way At Wiley Manufacturing page: 21
- Tracor And MBAssociates Executives Announce Completion Of Merger page: 21
- MECO Offers New Heat Recovery Evaporators —Literature Available page: 22
- Dome Petroleum Signs Exploration Agreement With Japanese National page: 22
- Four New Bay-Houston Tugs Are $9.2-Million Addition To Fleet page: 25
- Hiroshi Ito Named President Of Kubota America Corp. page: 26
- Huthnance Seeks Title XI On Two Jackup Barges To Cost $59.6 Million Total page: 27
- McMullen's Newport News Office Installs Inter- Active Graphics System page: 27
- McDermott Orders Rig Systems For Hutton Field From Hydranautics page: 27
- MARICHEM 80 page: 28
- A.R. Schultz Appointed Manager Of Offshore Terminals For RJBA page: 31
- Houston Leads Nation With 65 Million Tons Of Foreign Trade page: 32
- VU-GAGE Safeguards Crew From Chemical And Petroleum Fumes page: 32
- S. Shapiro Appointed Manager-Bulk Services Of Federal Barge Lines page: 33
- New Technique Measures Power Plant Performance —Bulletin Available page: 33
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- Misener Reaches Milestone With Delivery Of 'El Coqui7 page: 36
- Shearson Seeks Title XI On $17.5-Million Order For 65 Hopper Barges page: 38
- Dean Willard Named President Of Products Research & Chemical page: 38
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- The Sea-Shed System page: 56
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- Marine Efficiency Opens New Seattle Office To Serve Fishing Industry page: 58
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- Quincy Yard Christens Its Tenth Liquefied Gas Ship page: 59
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