Superheated Steam For Marine Propulsion

Author : Babcock and Wilcox Company
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333883645
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book STEAM SUPERHEATERS (CLASSIC RE written by Babcock and Wilcox Company and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-08 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Steam Superheaters Southern california edison co., long beach, calx babcock; wilcox superheaters installed IN 6200 horse power OF stirling boilersthat obtained simply by the use of superheated low pressure steam. With the increase in the pressure there was an increase in the temperature and where attempts were made to superheat the high pressure steam to the same degree as had been the practice with the low pressure steam, great difficulty was experienced in lubrication, the present mineral cylinder oils being then unknown, and in some cases the designs being unsuitable for superheated steam. Where superheaters were used it was found necessary to reduce the amount of superheat to a point where its gain was too small to warrant the expense of a superheater installation. The almost universal use Of compound engines in marine practice thus made the adoption of superheaters impracticable. Although superheaters had never been as extensively used in stationary work, they were abandoned on land at the same time as at sea. Dr. Kirk introduced the triple expansion engine in 18 74 and by I 88 I it had become the normal type of marine engine, and the still further increase in steam pressure for this type of engine was an additional factor militating against the use of superheaters. 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.