Two new types of oil engines, to provide improved fuel consumption and reliability, built by Ruston and Hornsby; first range of engines, replacing firm's VR series, is 4-stroke, medium speed, cold starting vertical type, supplied in powers ranging from 90 bhp at 750 rpm to 1040 bhp at 375 rpm; second range comprises pressure charged oil engines based on larger sizes of new range; pressure charging effected by means of centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbine. (See also Gas and Oil Power v 34 n 408 Sept 1938 p 214-5; Oil Engine v 7 n 77 Sept 1939 p 144-5; Mech World v 106 n 2748 Sept 1 1939 p 202-3; Engineering v 148 n 3848 Oct 13 1939 p 410-1; Brit Motor Ship v 20 n 236 Sept 1939 p 221)
New Ruston oil engines
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 54 , n 14
1939
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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