The Clyde from its source to the sea, its development as a navigable river, the rise and progress of marine engineering and shipbuilding on its banks, and the leading historical, geological, and meteorological features of the Clyde Valley (1888)
Millar, W. J · London, Blackie · leaf 236
es now used and greater pistonspeeds, the indicated horse-power is about five times the nominal. Nominalhorse-power, as a commercial term, may be calculated by squaring the diameterof piston in inches and dividing the result by 12 for a non-condensing engine,and by 24 for a condensing engine. THE… … Robert Napier.—From a photograph,kindly supplied by Henry M. Napier, Esq with these move-ments, and thus wefind that in 1840,when the CunardCo. was established,and in the forma-tion of which theMessrs. Burns andMr. Napier took aleading part, his en-gines were placed inthe first steamer ofthe…
Steam-navigation · Clyde River (Scotland)
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