Marine Power Plant

This book describes the history and development of marine power plant. Problems of arrangement, general construction and parameters of marine power plants of all types are considered. It also introduces different characteristics of each type of marine power plant, matching characteristic for diesel propulsion. The book gives a clear idea about different marine power engines, including working principle, structure and application. Readers will understand easily the power system for ships since there are a lot of illustrations and instructions for each of the equipment. This book is useful for students majoring in “marine engineering”, “energy and power engineering” and other related majors. It is also useful for operators of marine institution for learning main design and operation of ship plants.

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This book describes the history and development of marine power plant. Problems of arrangement, general construction and parameters of marine power plants of all types are considered. It also introduces different characteristics of each type of marine power plant, matching characteristic for diesel propulsion. The book gives a clear idea about different marine power engines, including working principle, structure and application. Readers will understand easily the power system for ships since there are a lot of illustrations and instructions for each of the equipment. This book is useful for students majoring in "marine engineering", "energy and power engineering" and other related majors. It is also useful for operators of marine institution for learning main design and operation of ship plants.

Excerpt from The Marine Power Plant (Year 1922) The purpose of this book is to bring before the student the thermodynamics of the marine power plant, the types of machinery used for ship propulsion, and to give him a comprehensive idea of the layout and function of the various pieces of auxiliary machinery. The book makes no pretenses at being an exhaustive treatise. It is intended as a first book in marine engineering. At Lehigh University the study of the marine power plant as presented in this book, is preceded by a course in thermodynamics and followed by a summer at sea and by a more thorough and detailed study of marine engines, turbines and Diesel engines. The thermodynamic and economic features of the power plant have been accentuated throughout the book. Very little attention has been given to mechanical details and all pure descriptive matter has been reduced to a minimum. Details can be better learned under actual operating conditions on shipboard than from the inadequate treatment in a text book. A short chapter on thermodynamics has been added as a review for the engineering student and also as a foundation study for others who may study the book. Complete calculations for the sizes of the boilers and auxiliaries of a typical plant are given in Chap. XIX. It is believed that this is the first time such calculations have appeared in print. A special feature of the book is the comparison of the various types of machinery used today for ship propulsion which is concluded with a table showing an unbiased comparison of seven types of propelling machinery. While the book is intended primarily for the students of naval architecture, marine engineering, and ship operation, it is believed that it will bring before the sea going engineer and ship owner a better understanding of the many types of propelling machinery and auxiliaries used today. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Marine Power Plant (Year 1922) The necessity for low steam consumption, light machinery and low propeller revolutions have been the cause of the intro duction of fuel oil, light water-tube boilers, geared turbines and electric drive. The low fuel consumption of the Diesel engine has caused it to be adopted for low powered cargo ships, not withstanding its greater initial cost and increased weight over steam machinery. The average fuel consumption and weights of the various types of machinery used today are given in the table on the following page. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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