Editorial review of trend in post war marine engineering toward appreciable raising of power transmitted through single screw; Burmeister and Wain, Sulzer, MAN, P.Smit, Jr, Goetaverken, Fiat, and Doxford developments discussed; it is predicted that even if strong challenge comes from diesel propulsion in 8000/13,000-shp single screw range, geared turbine will hold its own for powers over 13,000 shp.
Is it large diesel's turn?
Mar Engr Naval Architect
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect ; 75 , n 908
1952
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
© Metadata Copyright Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
Online Contents | 1999
New Sulzer Diesel's large bore engine
Online Contents | 1995
Sw diesel's tm 620 improvements
Tema Archive | 1988
Detroit diesel's new high powered engines
Engineering Index Backfile | 1965
Engineering Index Backfile | 1897