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Iles, George, 1852-1942 · New York, Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 528
its work in each turbine, passing on to the next, andpreserving its longitudinal velocity without shock, gradually fall-ing in pressure as it passes through each row of blades, andgradually expanding. Each successive row of blades was slightlylarger in passage way than the preceding to allow for… … STEAM TURBINES ABOARD SHIP 455 rotary engine, but it had limitations. The comparatively highspeed of rotation necessary for so small an engine, made it difficultto avoid a whipping or springing of the shaft, so that considerableclearances were found obligatory, and leakage and loss of effi-ciency…
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