The Marine Steam EngineBoD – Books on Demand, 2012 - 542 Seiten First published in 1899, Richard Sennett's and Henry Oram's treatise about steam engines was aimed at engineering students, young engineers and officers of the Royal navy and the Mercantile Marine. It offers a detailed overview of steam engineering at the turn of the 19th century. The explications and instructions are supplemented by various illustrations and diagrams.Reprint of the original edition. |
Inhalt
CHAPTER | 1 |
II | 19 |
COMBUSTION AND ECONOMY OF FUELBOILER | 37 |
METHODS OF ACCELERATING THE RATE OF COMBUSTION | 45 |
PETROLEUM AS FUEL | 53 |
45 | 69 |
53 | 75 |
VIII | 97 |
THE STEAM | 130 |
EXPANSION OF STEAM | 139 |
METHODS OF INCREASING THE EXPANSIVE EFFICIENCY | 155 |
COMPOUND OR STAGE EXPANSION ENGINES | 162 |
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