A Short History of Naval and Marine EngineeringOriginally published in 1938, this book was written to provide an account of the historical development of naval and marine engineering. The material which formed the basis of the text was gathered together from a variety of sources during a period of approximately thirty years. Technical papers, presidential addresses, journals, textbooks, biographies, official regulations, personal letters, reminiscences and previously unpublished manuscripts were all drawn upon to illustrate the many aspects of naval and marine engineering. Numerous illustrative figures are included throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of engineering. |
Contents
Early progress of steam navigation | 16 |
Pioneer transatlantic steamships | 33 |
Steam menofwar | 49 |
The introduction of screw propulsion | 63 |
Naval officers and steam | 82 |
Iron ships for mercantile purposes page | 94 |
Early iron warships | 111 |
Page 112 line 29 | 118 |
Introduction of auxiliary machinery I | 204 |
page | 220 |
Tripleexpansion engines and watertube | 238 |
Machinery of torpedo craft | 254 |
The introduction of the Parsons steam | 271 |
Steam turbines and transmission gear | 288 |
Steam machinery from 1919 to 1937 | 303 |
Pl IX facing page 247 | 309 |
Low pressure marine boilers | 125 |
Types of marine engines | 142 |
Steam and sail from 1860 to 1870 | 160 |
The marine compound engine | 174 |
Boiler practice and progress | 189 |
The marine internal combustion engine | 324 |
Marine engineering and the nation | 340 |
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Common terms and phrases
Admiralty adopted afterwards Atlantic Babcock and Wilcox battleships British Queen built Captain century coal compound engines condenser constructed Cunard destroyers developed diameter direct-acting Dockyard driven early electric engine room experiments firm Fitch fitted fleet flues fuel gearing gines guns high-pressure indicated horse-power invention iron ships iron steam iron vessels John knots later launched liners Liverpool machinery marine boilers marine engineering Maudslays mercantile Millwall nominal horse-power Normand officers paddle paddle-wheel patent Penn pioneers piston plates Portsmouth propeller shaft propulsion pump Rattler reciprocating engines Rennie revolutions per minute Robert Napier Royal Navy sailing vessel Science Museum screw propeller shipbuilding side-lever engine speed square inch steam boat steam engine steam pressure steam ships steam turbine steam vessels steamers stroke surface condenser Thames Thornycroft tion tonnage tons displacement torpedo boat trials triple-expansion engine tubes valves voyage warships water-tube boilers Watt wheel William Yarrow