REPORT OF CONFERENCE OF READERS OF THE SOVIET PERIODICAL PROMYSHIENNAYA ENERGETIKA (INDUSTRIAL POWER ENGINEERING)

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• Publication Date: January 3, 1953
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REPORT OF OO_FE.RENCE OF PEADERS OF THE SOVIET PFHIOLII:A:?
rPR1ffSHL NNAYA P1ERGET A' i I?f CY T1 iAL zCWER _EN%L(r_FEi.t
Engr M. Panteleyev
Vi ce?a;hai:cman
,ot'kiy N.tanc.h, VNI.TOE
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SOURCE Promyshlennaya Ener etika, No 11, 1950, np 14.16.
A conference of readers -.-,f ramyshlen:_aye :crg-tik,,, organtse3 by the ei.?
itor.ial staff of the Journal and the ?i,,{ k?v i?anch o1 ?Id_Ti1E A"'-Gnton ien
tific and Tecbn'scal Society of Power Engin- r2r was he i1 is Oork+_, on >O w;le
7.950. The conference wan con-rokei to in7entigatt ,iems.ni'S of ree.iers to improve
the level of the journal and eliminate existing ahortromings.
Authors and readers of the journal, and technical engineering aril ecientl-
fie wcorkera in enterprises and institutions in ror~kiy took part in the .:cnfer..
ence. Gor'kiy power engineers display:d gz a~ interest in meeting the readers
and editors. The content and subject matter of the Journal had been previoubiy
discussed in enterprises and institutions,
Main wort
N. M. Churuakov, the assistant editor of the journal, presented a report on
the activities of the editorial scaff in 1949 and the first 6 months of 1950.
He gave a brief history of the founding of the journal and pointed out *..hat, in
executing the main taek of the Journal -?-.the organization of an exchange of
operational experience in industrial enterorieee on economizing electric and
heat energy-and standardizing power consumption - the editors had achieved
several successes and improved the content of the journal in 1949 as compared
with 1948, a fact also noted by re:.iew*rs,
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.:owever, he said, the Journal still had many serious defects. It had not
y ~. become the tribune of industrial power engineers, clarifying the urgent and
difficult problems of the power industry. It had not thrown much light on pro.
blems relating to the reliable operation and rapid installation of power equip-
ment. The small size of the journal was a great obstacle in the way of correct.
Ink izny shortcomings.
In conclusion, the speaker expressed the hope that, as a result of the
criticisms and observations of the wide circle of engineers in Gor'kiy, the
journal would learn how to correct the existing defects and that the active aid
of power engineers would improve the level of its work.
Discussion
Many comrades participated in the discussion, some of whom are noted below,
Engr B. V. Rozenberg, Energosbyt Gorenergo, made the following points:
Despite certain successes in the past 2 years, the journal still had many defects.
Its small size was the reason that its articles were for the most part mere sum-
maries, and this fact detracted from their practical usefulness. It did little
to clarify problems relating to designing and assembling industrial power instal-
lations.
The information section was not batly presented but it should include syste-
matic explanations of new specifications for installations. The journal should
be for the masses, and its articles should be of a practical nature. It should
also point out the achievements of domestic engineering in the field of indus-
trial power engineering.
Engr M. V. Shubin, Zavodstroy, asked whether the journal ought not to be a
guiding center for power engineers in trdustr? L. aid them in developing and
utilizing new power techniques for production. He sai.i the "curnal had never
undertaken th!s task.
He commented further, as follows: The weak link between the journal and
outsiders, especially Gor'kiy power engineers, was shown by the almost complete
lack of articles by Gor'kiy authors in its pages. Yet there was a large auto-
mobile plant, as well as other enterprises in Gor'kiy. Their engineers should
have an opportunity to express their opinion in the journal
The journal should be accessible to large numbers of factory engineers, but,
unfortunately, the majority did not read it. This situation should be corrected
immediately.
Engr'N, F. Pshenichnyy, Avtozavod imeni Molotov, felt that the subject
matter of the journal was broader in recent years and more satisfactory to the
reader, but called attention to various defects. He noted that the small size
of the Journal forced the editors to abridge article9, thereby decreasing the
utility of the published material. He said that the Gor'kiy Automobile Plant
had compiled. valuable data on operating electric equipment which should have
appeared in the journal.
Re added that the editors should have a closer connection with the authors,
demand current material from them, and arrange consultations between the re-
viewers and authors of articles.
Engr A. D. Akimenko, Krasnoye Sormovo Plant imeni A. A. Zhdanov, expressed
the opinion of the factory workers that the subject matter of the journal gave
adequate treatment to the practical problems of industrial power engineers. In
general, he agreed with the criticism that the journal did not pay enough atten-
tion to problems connected with industrial thermal engineering with the exception
of problems related to economy of thermal energy. He said that the same criticism
might be cede of the book handbook for the Plant Power Engineer.
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prni'ied .te work of the reviewers, who helped authors improve the jual-
their work.
The jour.oal should, he added, contain more generalized material on the
m-zhed of at.andardizing the consumption of electric power, with especial refer-
:..e to the metal-working industry. it should be intended fo- wider disaemina-
tzo_r and should provide clearer statements of the problems whi:h'perplex the
plant power engineer.
ran 1. Voyevodin, MONITOE, expressed his satisfactiot with the meeting ar-
8eP b en readers and editors of the jo z:ne. such interchanges of ideas
permitted discussion of important problems which aided in improving the work
of the journal, He recounted his many years of experience as Yn editor of sci-
entific periodicals and suggested using the axperieor.e of Elektricheatvo, which
held an authors' conference in Moscow, as e means of ivproving the work of the
journal. He pointed out the nets:tty of stitu'_,~.ti_g Cditorial work by ing new authors engaged in production wo:k, c-,g.4niztng cor:"?spocden:epostsain
enterprises and maintairl_ug close conne:tioc3 with them. H hoped that the jour-
nal's editorial staff would keep It .!oat touch with power engineering circles
through branches of the VPN_TOE and felt sure that the journal would reeome an
organizer and propagandist for new devsloomecta it indust.ri'.i engineering
Engr Yu. L. Mvkoseyev, Gor'kiy Offi:a of G1ave1ertroront.4:b, - a:kec?.that
the journal paid a greet ?'eel of =.t*.eetin; to q?q 'nv of e e~
to new, a.dve.,csd. tschnigvee. in -. that dinceesii~li power e,gi.seerlog. ? ng He ? e-.id that ~? c
the journal should be hotter organized, sal that from this viewoointYeN. i4
Priklonskiy's article, published the guise of discussion, was extremely
:ofortunate.
He felt that it was nrceeaary To rdi,.=.s r.:o power i_ctor and ra tivo
power tariffs in the journal. r-l , v
e of ir.- 5,3es in'! I-cauw-
tions for the power factor did Hoco'xeg:? proper use of el. ?:tric quipaset,
he felt that the Journal should
cn'.l c ? n t7ri s problem
Resolutions
The cot eren?.e passed s. nienher of ?=sole'.fo.s or. imprcvirg the work nd
brcadening the subject ~.tter the jo'.rrrai, in osrri-'o19..
1. In pla.aoing subje-t mCrter for 1-0 :1 and ,q51, to oJ.c
, electrical aafet;: engineering In i.r._':sc'191 euterp-.lser>, the '.rslnkeg ng of __ engineering :adres for.industr.y; itformatioo o_ ioetrurtiors a u . resus " power
affecting industrial power e.. san s
engineering for ?i5t*.^icity and her.at): Russian s:td
Soviet priority in developing power engineering: short reports on methods of
standardizing the con.5umption of .._ctric power,
2. To etimulare discussion. of the planuad "Re ohs on the Equspmsnt.
of Electro*.Fchaic:al lnsta..l:,_ations and in?
Reget_ons on lndu
Strisl Bois?: nstalla-
tio:?a,
3. ro it:rve,%e the number of .evi=vs of pnbl**zatior:s cc t;.3ust;tie1 pow.-
engineering
{ To indu:e power engineers in neighboring industrial enterprises to
take part in the work of the Jot:snel, tc k.-n i._ continuous to:th with. them arc!.
to give e.uthosa practical asasstanoe,
5. To organize correspoaden:e posts iv enterprises, to let. them know in
time the contents and authors of subse.q'ent numbers of the jour =al,
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In vies. of the fact that the small size of the Journal frequently forces
t'? _itors to abridge articles thereby decreasing their value, the conference
--commended an increase in size to 4-5 quartos and an increase in number of cop-
i.. ro 15,000,
/'Article signed by7 A., M.
A conference of readers of the Journal Promvshlennaya Energetika organized
by the Kiev Branch of VNITOE, Energosbyt of Kiyevenergo, and the editorial staff
of the journal, was held 8 September 1950 in Kiev.
Prior to the conference a great deal of preve.ratory work was done by the
Kiev Branch of VNITOE and by Kiyevenergo: . various i.nduetriasl enterprises in
Kiev, special discussions were held on t.,,r problems before the Journal,, and con-
sultations were organized on material published in it and on a plan for its sub-
jeet matter in 1950. A correspondence post we, also organized, In addition,
125 persons, most of whom are engaged in power-economy problems in industrial
enterprises, aubscrlbed to the Journal
Before the opening of the conference, a special printed be.'-etin about ,be
journal was issued which contained 22 articles criticizing its defects, sup- ,
plementing the plan for subject matter and making suggestions for improvements.
A total of 153 persons took part in the work of the conference, Data on
the composition of the participents are interesting. Of the total number, 111
were workers in industrial enterprises, 12 in institutes and scientific research
organizations, seven in design and installation organizations and 23 in power
systems. Of all those directly concerned with industrial enterprises, 39 were
chief power engineers in factories and plants, 14 were heads of electrical shops,
ten were workers in power buresua and plant laboratories, and 11 were chief en-
gineers and mechanics in enterprises, Thus, the majority at the conference was
composed of representatives of t e main groups of readers for whom the journal
is intended.
A report on the activities of the journal during 1949 and the first 8 months
of 1950 was made by A. A. Maksimov, the edi*cr, He gave a detailed account of
the jour nal'e problems end its plan for subj+eet matter of future issues, and
reviewed material which had been published during the period under discussion,
He made public the resolutions of the staff of the Ministry of Electric Power
Stations with regard to the work of the journal and gave various excerpts from
the conclusions of the reviewers who examined its 1949 work and from resolutions
of the readers' conferences at Le=inrrad and Gor kiy He noted the following
defects of the journal; insufficient information on problems relating to design,
installation and operation of industrial power equipment, quality of power eauip-
ment manufact,:red by plants, and advanced methods of making rapid rep -rs on
such equipment; lack of attention in the informa,;ion section to current problems
in industrial power engineering; lnsuffici.enc intv.reet in ;diving problems re-
lated to engineering studies and the t:aining of cadres of power engineers, etc.
The speaker also cited data showing that the participation of industrial
power engineers in Kiev was extremely unsatisfactory,
Fifteen persons took part in the discussion which followed, Engr Levy,
Chief Power Engineer of the "Bol'shevik" Platt, called attention to the great
interest in the journal shown by power engineers in industrial enterprises and
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B, -d ':oat it was an active aid to power engineers in plants, He added that, at-
tE. same time, it suffered from a number of defects. Problems relating to over-
hs?iling factory and plant equipment, safety engineering, and advance installa-
tion methods were poorly presented, he felt. He added that space limitation
was an obstacle to successful editorial work. For example, to assemble in book
form the 57 sheets of the Handbook of Plant Power Engineering, which had been
appearing in serial form on the back of the journal, and which was very valua-
ble to plant workers, he said that it would be necessary to remove the back
covers of the Journal, and that it would have been better to print the handbook
on separate sheets.
The speaker added that because of the small size of the journal it was
printed in brevier La-point types and some artitles were so abbreviated that
their value was lost. Nevertheless, he coutinued, rea.dera had confidence in
the journal and used its material in practical work. He felt that he number'
of subscribers would certainly grow as soon as the editors adopted the sugges-
tions made to them. He also said that to keep in touch with its readers the
journal should have a section called "Correspondence with Readers" or questions
and Answers."
Chief Engineer Kocbergin of "Mel'zavod" No 3 said that. the material appear-
ing in the sections "At the Manufacturing Plants" and "Consultations" was very
valuable for power engineers in their dsi'_y work, However, he went on, such
material appeared only irregularly and too infrequently. Unfortunately, he
added, almost nothing appeared or power engineering in alimentary enterprises,.
especially in the milling industry which was a great consumer of electric
energy. He wished that the journal would include the less important as well
as the chief branches of industry, and said that if this were done, the journal
would be more popular and more useful to wide circles of power engineers in all
branches of industry,
Eng1 Mokhov, Assistant Chief, Electrical Economy, "Mostootryad", stated
that the journal, intended for specislists i_ power economy in industrial enter-
prises and constructions, was distinguished ty its simple style and excellent
content, and was a great aid to industrial power engineers. But, he said, the
Journal printed little material for power engineers engaged in construction
work. "In particular", he said, the journal does not help us solve the problem
of establishing norms for specific power consumption iu energy-consuming work."
There was always an increase in the demand for power equipment, he continued,
with the increase in mechanization, hydrumechenization and automatization.
Since, he added, problems were constantly arising which were hard to solve, he
and other power engineers engaged in construction work had the right to demand
the attention of the journal to these problems and to ask for its active aid.
Chief Plant Power Engineer Pecherskiy, while praising the journal for its
great and useful work both in the exchange of experiences it printed on power
economy and in popularizing new engineering techniques, felt that the journal
paid little attention tc problems relating to advanced maintenance mett:ods for
power equipment, to increasing the life of equipment and decreasing maintenance
costs, to problems concerned with the use of steam power and air, and to such
technical problems as converting borer inst?1111Ations to burn gas fuels..
Engr Repeychuk, Chief of the Electrical Shop of the "First Shoe Factory,"
felt that the journal had helped him -ffect power economies in running the
factory, but believed. it essential to enlarge the section "Handbook of Plant
Power Engineers." Specifically, he said that data were lacking on induction
motor windings which would be very useful for production workers. He felt that
in articles on "Exchange of Operating Experiences" and in concrete proposals
devoted to power economy, more illustrations and outlines with dimensions should
be given to assist in constructing parts according to the text. He added that
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t..:? -riodica.l k,e,ctrom^nter should resume publi.atlon; if this is not possible
t a _romvsshle*tsys Energetike should be anle.rged to include a section called
ivting the Eiectricel Equipment Installer," with subject .matter like that
o: the former periodical Elektromonter,
Chief Engineer Pletnik, Kief Office of Yuzhelektromontazh, criticized the
edits::-s for th?ir eery inadequate data on problems in designing and installing
elecrr.ical equipment; in particular, problems connected with ,he governme.et de-
cree ou reducing :onstruction costs. Be slid that the journal bhou.ld have or-
ganized a full debate on the method of determining domsnd._'s:.tors end correct
selection of calculated loads is ple::ring the supply of electriciry to indus-
trial enterprises.
Professor Orlovskiy, Chairman of KON:TOE (Kiev Branch of VN:TCE), spoke
on the necessity of settling the gaest.ic-2 of sub ett matter j it power engineering
journals and of changes in the of copies =:;d size - f the jourss.'.e in
order to satisfy the daily dem;.:;ds of the gre?,- army of powe- engineers and
workers in industry,
The over-all volume of pow=,r engineering jou-ails, he said, was not e'enly
divided. He pointed out that Elektricheakis 5t?.:,tali, weas wholly con--,:zed
with the production of electric power, to which Elektricbestvoo also devoted
part of its space, and that Gil-oteka;icheskove Stroitelsto dee..lt with the
construction of hyd,:oele.tric pover sr.urices, while Vestnik Elekt-o romvahlen-
nosti published data. on ele:trotecbni?.a1 equipment Bu', in the -field of elec-
tric and thermal power consumption and ecocemt?:::zl operation:_ . methods in the
major industrial enterprises, he said than only one small.Promyshlen-
oaya Energetike, was being published, which certainly :?oa._.d not ;.river all the
questions constantly laid before it by the power industries. He felt et least
three or four journals were needed., but until th, problem was radically solved,
Prorpshlennays Energetike must certainly be 'nlarged, He asked the editors
to transmit his request to the shove jo rnals end gra.t the wish of the parti-
cipants in the conference,
Among thoa: who took part in the discussions were: Engr Chubuk, Chief
Power Engineer of "Promstroydetai," Plan,; Ergr Berrod,nvy, Sector Instructor,
Kiev Polytechnic institute; Engr Solenyy, Elrctrical Engineer of "Krasnyy
Ekskavator Plant; Engr Gavrtlyuk, Giprog-arhianstro; Engr fhkabasa, Scien-
tific Associate of an institute; Engr Golovina, plant power engit:eex, Engr
Lushnikov, plant power engineer; and Engr Shchuchiner, Director Energosbyt,
Kicvenergo.
On the basis of. previous conferen:e discus Iona by power engineers and par-
ticipants in readers conferences, a resolution was passed with a view to elimi-
nating defects and making further improvements in the work of the journal,
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