Model Marine Steam
by Bray, StanFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-06-30
Publisher(s): Naval Inst Pr
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Summary
This book provides all the information any ship modeller interested in powering a model boat using live steam will need. It offers both the basic theory covering the steam power plant and fully detailed drawings for the construction of simple and advanced steam engines, boilers and ancillary equipment.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 5 |
| Steam Plant Design | p. 8 |
| Boiler Water | p. 16 |
| General Construction | p. 20 |
| Oscillating Engines | p. 26 |
| Slide Valve Engines | p. 40 |
| Miscellaneous Engines | p. 50 |
| Model Marine Boilers | p. 56 |
| Boiler Design and Construction | p. 68 |
| Boiler Fittings | p. 78 |
| Boiler Firing Methods | p. 88 |
| Boiler Feed Water Pumps | p. 102 |
| Steam Engine Lubrication | p. 108 |
| Going Astern | p. 114 |
| Valve Gear | p. 120 |
| Steam Turbines | p. 128 |
| Paddle Steamers | p. 132 |
| Automatic Controls | p. 140 |
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