A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 408
essel, including all wood-work, weighs over 1,200tons. The weight of the machinery is about 625 tons.The steamer makes 16 knots an hour when the engine is atits best speed—about 17 revolutions per minute—and its The engines of steamers Bristol and Providence are 110 inches indiameter, and of 12… … » H 384 THE STEAM-ENGINE OF TO-DAY. or a little over 2^ pounds per horse-power. The construc-tion of such a vessel occupies, usually, about a year, andcosts a quarter of a million dollars. The non-condensing direct-acting engine is used princi-pally on the Western rivers, driven by steam of from…
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