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Sheffield Technical School
| Firmenname | Sheffield Technical School |
| Ortssitz | Sheffield (England) |
| Straße | St. George's Square |
| Art des Unternehmens | technische Schule |
| Anmerkungen | Dazu ein metallurgisches Labor und ein kleines Stahlwerk und eine Eisengießerei. Um 1890 war Professor William Ripper der Schulleiter und Professor für Maschinenbau und Professor J. O. Arnold, F.C.S. war der Professor für Metallurgie. |
| Quellenangaben | [Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Visits to Works (1890)] = Grace's Guide |
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Ereignis |
| 1885 |
Gründung als private Institution |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Ingenieurausbildung |
1885 |
Beginn |
1890 |
Besuch Inst. Mech. Ing. |
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| ZEIT | 1890 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | This School, situated in St. George's Square, was erected in 1885 by private subscription. The town of Sheffield however has recently adopted the provisions of the Technical Instruction Act, and the school is now assisted by the rates. Courses of instruction are provided in applied science to both day and evening students, a special feature being made of the subjects of steel and iron manufacture and mechanical engineering. The complete course of study in each department extends over three years.
The metallurgical laboratory is equipped with the most modern apparatus for metallurgical analysis, more especially with appliances for the rapid and accurate chemical examination of iron and steel, fuel, and refractory materials. A small steel works has been erected, including melting-holes, pot-house, malleable-iron furnace, &c. An iron foundry, and a 25-cwt. open-hearth furnace with three systems of gas-producing, are now being built. The instruction is conducted on a thoroughly practical scale, and includes mixing, melting, casting, and chemically and mechanically testing various qualities of steel and iron.
The mechanical engineering department is also equipped with all the necessary appliances for the education of mechanical engineers. The complete course includes attendance at lectures and classes, experimental work in the laboratories, and practical work in the workshops and drawing office. The workshop course, though not intended to supersede the practical training which can be obtained only in the engineering factory or workshop, serves to familiarize students with the construction and use of tools, and with the principles upon which these depend, and with the ordinary workshop operations of mechanical engineering. The experimental work in the laboratory is of a practical and useful kind, affording information which cannot as a rule be obtained in works, for want of opportunity or appliances. The laboratory is fitted with a vertical tubular steel boiler; a compound steam-engine capable of indicating 50 horse-power, and designed to work under a variety of conditions for illustrating steam-engine economy; a 50-ton Buckton testing machine; and a 4-H.P. Stockport gas-engine. The machine shop contains lathes, planing, shaping, slotting, and drilling machines, and all the necessary shop and bench tools. The wood-work shop contains benches to accommodate twenty-four students working at one time, and six wood-turning lathes driven by steam power. The smith's shop contains appliances for giving instruction in forging, welding, hardening, tempering, &c. The drawing office is one of the largest and best equipped in the country. Several other branches of instruction are provided for evening students.
Professor William Ripper is the Principal of the School and Professor of Engineering; and Professor J. O. Arnold, F.C.S., is the Professor of Metallurgy. |
| QUELLE | [Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Visits to Works (1890)] = Grace's Guide |
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