Attempt made to afford comparison between passenger liner requiring machinery of 10,000 shp, (1) equipped with two 5000-bhp 2-stroke single acting engines running at 115 rpm and driving propellers direct, and (2) four alternators driven at 250 rpm by 2650-bhp 2-stroke trunk piston single acting engines supplying power to two 5000 shp 100 rpm propeller motors. (See also Brit Motor Ship n 216 v 18 Jan 1938 p 388-9)


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    Title :

    Diesel electric and direct drive compared


    Additional title:

    Diesel Progress


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1938


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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