The Marine Steam Engine: A Treatise for the Use of Engineering Students and Officers of the Royal Navy |
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... angles . The paddles were driven by an engine of somewhat peculiar design , which , how- ever , approximated to the side - lever engine of a later day . This boat , which was only 40 ft . long and 10 ft . broad , was the first passenger ...
... angles . The paddles were driven by an engine of somewhat peculiar design , which , how- ever , approximated to the side - lever engine of a later day . This boat , which was only 40 ft . long and 10 ft . broad , was the first passenger ...
Page 84
... angles to the direction of the furnaces , to the smoke - box at the opposite side . The many different ways in which this type may be modified to suit various circumstances can be easily seen . A number of twin screw gun - vessels of ...
... angles to the direction of the furnaces , to the smoke - box at the opposite side . The many different ways in which this type may be modified to suit various circumstances can be easily seen . A number of twin screw gun - vessels of ...
Page 88
... angle irons and stay - bars , as shown in Fig . 25. In several recent ships large cylindrical boilers with four furnaces in each have been fitted as shown in Fig . 14 . 000 0000 00 000 0000 00 000 0000 00 000 0000 00 00 0000 000 00 0000 ...
... angle irons and stay - bars , as shown in Fig . 25. In several recent ships large cylindrical boilers with four furnaces in each have been fitted as shown in Fig . 14 . 000 0000 00 000 0000 00 000 0000 00 000 0000 00 00 0000 000 00 0000 ...
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... angle irons , so that the uptakes are relieved of the weight of the funnel and armour gratings , which are supported by the sides of the hatchway . Superheater . The general construction and arrange- ment of a superheater are ...
... angle irons , so that the uptakes are relieved of the weight of the funnel and armour gratings , which are supported by the sides of the hatchway . Superheater . The general construction and arrange- ment of a superheater are ...
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... angle of 20 or 30 degrees to the floor of the hearth , so that the blast may be directed on the metal . When the furnace is lighted the air blast soon raises the temperature sufficiently to melt the iron , and partially oxidises it ...
... angle of 20 or 30 degrees to the floor of the hearth , so that the blast may be directed on the metal . When the furnace is lighted the air blast soon raises the temperature sufficiently to melt the iron , and partially oxidises it ...
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absolute pressure action air-pump angle arrangement atmosphere auxiliary back pressure bilge blades brass cause centre coal cock combustion compound engine connected crank crank-shaft curve diameter draught eccentric efficiency equal evaporation exhaust Fahr feed feed-water feet fitted floats friction funnel furnaces gases gear gun-metal heating surface high-pressure cylinder hot-well hydrometer increased indicated horse-power indicator diagrams iron jacket Kingston valves latent heat length low-pressure cylinders marine boilers marine engines mean effective pressure metal motion necessary ordinary orifice paddle-wheel pass pipes piston pitch plates port pounds per square prevent propeller pump rates of expansion reduced represent resistance revolutions per minute Royal Navy safety-valves screw screw-propeller sensible heat shaft ship shown in Fig side slide-valve speed square inch steam pressure steam-pipe steel stokeholds stroke suction sufficient suitable superheated superheater surface condensers temperature thermal units total heat triple expansion engines tubes vertical weight wheel