Two centuries of shipbuilding by the Scotts at Greenock. Partly reprinted from "Engineering" (1920)
Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd · London : Offices of "Engineering," 35 and 36, Beford Street, W.C.". · leaf 262
orcargo due to smaller bunkers, less wear and tear on the boilers,bunkers and floorplates, the elimination of ashes, and thefacilitating of the re-fuelling of the ship. In connection withthe augmentation of the cargo space, it may be said that39 cubic feet of oil have the equivalent heating value… … Wo 5 P3O hq hH opq wPQt> H P4H I—I P? pq Water-Tube Boilers in Merchant Ships. 135 facility of obtaining and maintaining steam, less tendency topriming in the boilers, no losses due to the opening of firedoors, and the ability to shut down fires instantly thusobviating standby losses. The…
