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M G » § & Μ VECO MATCHED THERMISTORS THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY CELLS VECO thermal conductivity cells and matched thermistors are es pecially designed for such applica tions as gas chromatography, tem perature measuring bridges, tem perature control circuits, inter changeable calibrated units for thermometry, and many others. They also provide an economical means of obtaining close-tolerance interchangeability, with matching available to better than 1 % . VECO is a leading pioneer in the field of high reliability Thermistors and Varis tors with products that engineers know can do the tough jobs required of them. Most companies specify VECO thermis tors and varistors, a further indication that VECO's reputation for accuracy, reliability and ruggedness is well deserved.
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VECO Thermal Con ductivity Cell M182 used in this plastic model showing sec tion of a Gas Chro matography unit.
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m.p.h. without moving an inch. I t is called the Hiway Simulator, and Socony plunked down 0.153 million dollars for this perpetual pike, which already is paying its way without benefit of toll. T h e driverless cars operate o n endless treadmills reproducing a single machine's actual road trip previously recorded on magnetic tape. This taped record is played back into the vehicles on the Simu lator, so that identical throttle posi tions and speeds, as well as road grades met on the course, are faith fully duplicated. With the proper library of tapes on hand, any sort of trip conditions may be duplicated except the back-seat-driver angle— stop-and-go jams, high-speed turn pikes, and steep up-and-down grades. Socony's rigged road came about through experience with a large number of test drivers continually on the highway for testing new pe troleum products, additives, and test engines. T h e remotely controlled hot-rods do away with the test drivers and leave nothing to chance in the way of reproducing actual road trips. T h e device has allowed Socony to get a big j u m p on a com plex research problem—namely, their new premium motor fuel, Socony methyl. Literally hundreds of formulations were screened on the Simulator—cost and time savings have been tremendous.
Good for People, Good for Horses
VICTORY ENGINEERING CORPORATION
125 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, UNION, N.J. MUrdock Circle No. 70 on Readers' Service Card 40 A
INDUSTRIAL A N D ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
8-7150
F\N expert horse trainer, Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, conducted some experiments with chemistry's newest wonder, "polyurethane foam." Clothing manufacturers have found that the light-weight material is extremely effective at less weight and at only 3 / 3 2 inch. T h e ebullient Mr. Fitz, who has an impressive list of racetrack "firsts" to his credit, has never had trouble breaking with tradition. If such alien-sounding substances as diisocyanates and polyesters can be m a d e to produce better horse (Continued on page 42 A)
