Port Houston utilizes Diesel-electric system for driving pumps and propellers; equipped with two main generating units, each consisting of 500-hp., 6-cylinder, 4-cycle Diesel engine, driving 350 kw., 425 r.p.m., 500-volt main generator. See also World Ports, Feb. 1927, pp. 429-453 and (discussion) 453-480. Comparison with steam drive.
The diesel electric fireboat
Nat. Fire Protection Assn. -- Quarterly
1927
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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