Type of oil clutch which gives all advantages of perfectly flexible drive and confers other important advantages; result of motorship trials; advantages are summarized as: (1) smaller space required for machinery; (2) less weight; (3) flexibility in arranging for speeds of revolution of propeller exactly to suit hull design; (4) cold-starting difficulties greatly reduced; (5) higher degree of reliability; etc.


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    Title :

    Hydro-mechanical marine gearing


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Engineering ; 121 , n 3148


    Publication date :

    1926


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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