A Short History of Naval and Marine Engineering
- Author: Edgar C. Smith
- Date Published: October 2013
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107672932
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Originally 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addresses, journals, textbooks, biographies, official regulations, personal letters, reminiscences and previously unpublished manuscripts were all drawn upon to illustrate the many aspects of naval and marine engineering.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.
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- Date Published: October 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107672932
- length: 430 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.68kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of plates
List of figures in the text
Foreword
Preface
1. The birth of the steam boat
2. Early progress of steam navigation
3. Pioneer transatlantic steamships
4. Steam men-of-war
5. The introduction of screw propulsion
6. Naval officers and steam
7. Iron ships for mercantile purposes
8. Early iron warships
9. Low pressure marine boilers
10. Types of marine engines
11. Steam and sail from 1860 to 1870
12. The marine compound engine
13. Boiler practice and progress
14. Introduction of auxiliary machinery, I
15. Introduction of auxiliary machinery, II
16. Triple-expansion engines and water-tube boilers
17. Machinery of torpedo craft
18. The introduction of the Parsons steam turbine
19. Steam turbines and transmission gear
20. Steam machinery from 1919 to 1937
21. The marine internal combustion engine
22. Marine engineering and the nation
Index.
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