Illustrated description of 500-bhp, 8-cyl engine, with diam of 8 7/16 in., and stroke of 13 1/2 in., built by Peter Brotherhood, Ltd, for British Admiralty; drives dynamos at 800 rpm; at full service load, exhaust gas temperature is between 760 and 770 F, max pressure being 800 lb per sq in., and brake mean effective pressure 74 lb per sq in.; piston speed approximately 1800 ft per min. (See also Brit Motor Ship n 194 v 16 Mar 1936 p 507-9; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 43 n 314 Mar 1936 p 166-170)


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    Title :

    Largest Brotherhood-Ricardo engine


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1936


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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