The Progress of Marine Engineering, From the Time of Watt Until the Present Day
The book The Progress of Marine Engineering, From the Time of Watt Until the Present Day was written by author Main, T. (Thomas), 1818-1885 Here you can read free online of The Progress of Marine Engineering, From the Time of Watt Until the Present Day book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Progress of Marine Engineering, From the Time of Watt Until the Present Day a good or bad book?
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diam., by s>^ ft. stroke. Nine double ended boilers, with six fu 82 THE PROGRESS OF 'MARINE ENGINEERING. naces in each, steam pressure 1 60 lbs. I. H. P., 12,500, speed iSj4 knots an hour. The "Augusta Victoria" and the " Fuerst Bis- mark", of the Hamburg and New York Line, were built at Stetin, Prussia, and are of similar dimensions and design to the " Columbia". Speed about i8j^ knots. The steamsip " Normannia", also of the Hamburg Line, was built by the Fairfield (Elder) Co. , Glasgow, and i...s 520 ft. long, 500 ft. between perpendiculars, 57^4 ft. beam, and 38 ft. deep, gross tonnage 8,500, twin screws, two sets triple expansion engines, cylinders 40 in., 67 in., and 106 in. diam.-, by 5j^ ft. stroke, piston valves on each cylinder. Nine double ended boilers, with eight corrugated furnaces in each, making 72 in all, steam pressure 160 lbs. Independent air, feed, and bilge pumps in each engine room. In the engine rooms are also fitted auxiliary condensers. Wier's feed-heat- ers and evaporators, and other modem appliances for economising fuel and labor.
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