A treatise on the screw propeller
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- A treatise on the screw propeller
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- 1852
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A treatise on the screw propeller
Author: Bourne, John, civil engineer
Year: 1852
SUBJECTS OF CHAPTERS CHAPTER I. Historical Account 1 CHAPTER II. Practical Introduction of the Screw Propeller 86 CHAPTER III. Scientific Principles concerned in the Operation of Screw Vessels 97 CHAPTER IV. Comparative Efficiency of the Screw and Paddle as a Propeller 116 CHAPTER V. Comparative Merits of Screws of different Kinds 134 CHAPTER VI. Screw Vessels with full Power 173 CHAPTER VII. Screw Vessels with auxiliary Power 184 CHAPTER VIII. Screw Steam Vessels on Canals 198 CHAPTER IX. Comparison of different Kinds of Screw Engines 203 CHAPTER X. Details of the Construction of Screw Engines and Ships 220 CHAPTER XI. The Screw and Paddles combined 231 CHAPTER XII. Recapitulation op Doctrines and Conclusions 240 APPENDIX. Dimensions of Screw Steam Vessels in Her Majesty's Navy i Performance of Screw Steam Vessels in Her Majesty's Navy ii Explanation of Tables of Dimensions and Performance of Screw Vessels iv Results of Experiments made with French Screw Steamer "Pelican" v Account of the Performance of United States Screw War Steamer "San Jacinto" xxii Screw and Paddle Vessels on the Atlantic xxvi Comparison of the "San Jacinto" and "Saranac" xxviii Feathering Screws xxix On the