STEAM AT SEA : TWO CENTURIES OF STEAM POWERED SHIPS

By:

GRIFFITHS, DENIS

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: LONDON CONWAY MARITIME PRESS 1997Edition: 1STDescription: X+242 P. PaperbackISBN:

978-0851776668

Subject(s):

MARINE ENGINEERING

DDC classification:

623.872209 GRI

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Contents:

Navigation Marine Engines Steam Turbine Donted by Sujata Tolani Steam At Sea Marine Engieering Screw Propulsion

Summary: This volume covers the development and decline of the steam engine from the late-18th century to the present day. It is not a history of the steamship, but the story of the machinery which powered those ships. It aims to tell the story of marine engineering development through the steamship and the job it did both in commercial and naval terms. Steam set ships free from the vagaries of wind, but in the early days the space requirement for machinery and fuel was a high price to pay for the new propulsion. However, once steam had established itself its power became its own driving force. But now, at the end of the 20th century, the age of steam is rapidly drawing to a close. In dealing with the long and slow evolution which is the story of steam, the book highlights all the signficant changes, such as the first innovations in Britain, the early developments on the American rivers and coasts, the developments of the triple-expansion engine, the creation of the steam turbine and, much later, the application of nuclear power. The growth of new industries ashore and the prospects of employment for skilled engineers, unskilled stokers and trimmers are other important aspects of the story. This illustrated work should be a useful reference for anyone interested in the story of the steamship, either commercial or naval.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Tolani Maritime Institute	623.8'722 09 GRI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		M11472

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Navigation
Marine Engines
Steam Turbine
Donted by Sujata Tolani
Steam At Sea
Marine Engieering
Screw Propulsion

This volume covers the development and decline of the steam engine from the late-18th century to the present day. It is not a history of the steamship, but the story of the machinery which powered those ships. It aims to tell the story of marine engineering development through the steamship and the job it did both in commercial and naval terms. Steam set ships free from the vagaries of wind, but in the early days the space requirement for machinery and fuel was a high price to pay for the new propulsion. However, once steam had established itself its power became its own driving force. But now, at the end of the 20th century, the age of steam is rapidly drawing to a close. In dealing with the long and slow evolution which is the story of steam, the book highlights all the signficant changes, such as the first innovations in Britain, the early developments on the American rivers and coasts, the developments of the triple-expansion engine, the creation of the steam turbine and, much later, the application of nuclear power. The growth of new industries ashore and the prospects of employment for skilled engineers, unskilled stokers and trimmers are other important aspects of the story. This illustrated work should be a useful reference for anyone interested in the story of the steamship, either commercial or naval.

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