William C. Strand papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-10.3.89

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection contains a thesis co-written by William C. Strand and Robert S. Newton. The thesis, “Test of Lighting Plant at Jonesville, Michigan,” was undertaken to determine the cost per kilowatt in terms of coal, the amount of water evaporated per unit coal, the water consumption per horse power per hour of engine use, the thermal efficiency of engine, the efficiency of engine and dynamo taken in combination, and the efficiency of the dynamo. The report contains the measurements of the boiler and the engine, the procedure to be undertaken, and its results. Finally there are several drawings of the equipment along with graphs of the data.

Dates

Creation: 1905

Creator

Newton, Robert S. (Person)
Strand, William C. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

William C. Strand graduated from Michigan Agricultural College in 1906 with a B.S. in engineering. He then moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and became a superintendent for the Illinois Steel Warehouse Company.

Robert C. Newton became a mechanical designer after graduating in 1905 from Michigan Agricultural College with a B.S. in engineering. He then worked for Consolidated Car Heating Company while living in Schenectady, New York.