Floating plants which can be towed through America's coastal and inland waterways and hooked up to regular distribution lines to generate electricity in emergency may be factor in National Defense Program, according to author; projected 50,000-kw self-contained floating steam power plant being studied by General Electric Co; complete station could be housed in hull similar to that of lake freighter; dimensions limited to length oa 290 ft, beam 43 ft and draft 10 ft. (see also Mech Eng v 63 n 2 Feb 1941 p 144-5; Eng and Boiler House Rev v 54 n 10 Apr 1941 p 336)


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    Title :

    Floating power plants practicable


    Additional title:

    Mar News


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Marine News ; 27 , n 7


    Publication date :

    1940


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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