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581

GEARED TURBINE INSTALLATION FOR THE S.S. “CITY OF CANTON.”

CONSTRUCTED BY THE WALLSEND SLIPWAY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY., LIMITED, WALLSEND-ON-TYNE.

Feg. 5.

THE increasingfavourwith which gearedturbines two turbinesin Figs.3 and 4, on Plate XLVII, show sufficientto allowofcentralbearings beingfittedto the
are regarded evenfor low-speed cargosteamersusing thattheasternhigh-pressure turbineis arrangedwith pinion shafts,as shownin Fig. 3, to preservethe
steamsuperheated to a moderate degreeis dueto the an independentcasing at the forward end of the alignment. The gear-wheelshaft is of forgedingot
higheconomyand greatreliabilityof the machinery.aheadhigh-pressure turbine,beingconnectedto the steel,whilethepinionsandshaftsareofnickelsteel.
The steam consumptionfor all purposeshas been latter througha flangedcoupling. The low-pressure For the efficientand silent runningof this gearing
aslowas 12.5lb. pershaft-horse-power hourin actual astern-going turbine is incorporatedin the exhaustit is necessary that the meansof lubricationshould
service,andin spaceoccupiedandwagesfor personnelendof the low-pressure ahead-going turbinecasing. beas thoroughas possible. For this purposesprayer
satisfactoryfinancialresults are realised. Over 50 In orderto deal effectively with the high-pressure nozzlesdistributedat suitableintervalsare arranged
shipsarenow in courseof constructionwith such superheated steam—125 deg.F.—whichthe boilersare to spraytheoil directonto theengaging teeth,thereby
installations,and manyof the latterare for driving arrangedto supply, the turbines,which are of the providinga filmof oil betweenthesurfaces in contact.
singlescrews.The WallsendSlipwayand EngineeringParsons type, have beendesignedon the impulse The bearings fortheturbinespindles,togetherwiththe
Company,Limited,hasdonemuchin advancingthe reactionprinciple,with an impulsewheelformingthe bearingsof the gear-wheel and pinionshafts,arealso
adoptionof such machinery,Mr. AndrewLaing, the initial stagesin the high-pressure aheadandthe high arranged to workundera systemofforcedlubrication.
managing director,havingin this, as in otherengines,pressure astern-goingturbines. The low-pressure In the arrangementof machineryit was found
adoptedstandardisation asfar asis possible. turbines, both for aheadand astern going, consist possible,as shownin Figs. 1, 2 and5, to placethe
The drawingsof the gearedturbinesfor a single entirely of stagesof reactionblading. The use of condenser at a low level,and at the sametime quite
screwinstallationwhichwe reproduce on this page superheated steamhas also necessitated the use of closeto the low-pressureturbine; this assiststhe
and on Plate XLVII, and the generalarrangementmaterialsnot ordinarilyusedin the constructionof drainageproblemand also doesaway with the usual
drawingswhichweintendto givelater,will thereforemarine turbine machinery. The turbine casings,overheadexhaustconnection.The condensersare
proveinteresting.They representthe installationof generally made throughout of cast iron, have of theWeir unifluxtype,madesuitablefor 273in. of
3,350shaft horse-power in servicefor the City of beenin this casepartially madeof caststeel. The vacuum in ordinary service conditionswith the
Canton,a vesselof 6692tonsgrossregister,built by steam admissionend of the high-pressureahead temperature of seawaterat 85 degs. For circulating
Messrs.Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson,turbinecasinghasbeenmadein this metal,whilethe water throughthe main condensera pump of the
Limited,Wallsend-on-Tyne,for the EllermanLine, wholeof the high-pressure asternturbine casing is of centrifugaltype is provided. This pumpis drivenby
Limited,Liverpool;but severalsuch sets of machi caststeel. The bladingof theimpulsewheels,as also a single-cylinder openengine,andthepumpandengine
nery are being constructedfor othershipsrequiring theearlierstagesof reactionblading,havebeenmade have been suppliedby Messrs.Drysdaleand Co.,
thesamepower. of coppermaterialinsteadof theusualbrassmixture, Limited, Glasgow. An air pump of the dual type,
As is shownin theplan,Fig.2, on PlateXLVII, and the copperwithstanding theactionof thesuperheatedsuppliedby Messrs.G. and J. Weir, Limited,is fitted
in theendview,Fig. 5,annexed, thehigh-pressure and steam much better. The rotating portions of the to workin conjunctionwith the condenser.The air
low-pressure turbineswork in seriesnormally,and turbines—thebodiesof the rotorsand the spindles pumpis ofthemerchant servicetype,havinggunmetal
drive throughtheir respective pinionsonegearwheel havebeenmadeentirelyfromingotsteelforgings. pumpbarrelswithcast-ironbasesandtops,fittedwith
connected to the propellershaft,but eachturbinecan The gearingis of thedoublehelicaltype,theshape, gunmetalbuckets,manganese bronzepumprods,steel
takesteamdirectfromtheboiler,andeachhasanastern sizeand pitch of theteethbeingmadein accordancepistonrodsand Kinghornvalvesin gunmetalseats.In
turbineworkingon thesamepinion. Thus, so far as with what experience has provedto be satisfactory.ournextarticleweshalldealwiththegeneralarrange
the propellingenginesare concerned, thereare the The largegear wheelis dividedvertically,and each mentof the machinery andwiththeauxiliaries.
advantages of duplicationagainstthe contingency of sectionof the wheel,consistingof boss,sidesand rim, (To becontinued.)
one turbine breakingdown. The turbinestransmit is castin onepiece,flangesbeingprovidedon theboss
their powerthroughflexiblecouplingsto the pinion for bolting them together. Near the rim a circum miningindustryin Spainhas
shafts,the pinionsbeingarrangedoneon eachsideof ferentialtie-pieceof caststeelis providedwith flange SPANISHMINING.—The
acquiredmore importancethan is generallyknown.
the gearwheel. The mainshaftof the gearwheelis connections to thewheelsections. Heavyforgedsteel The output 5,617,839
provided with a solid flangedcoupling which is rims on whichthe teethare cut are shrunkon and Pyrites were raisedto the 1915was
of iron ore in tons.
extentof 730,568tons;
directlyconnected to thethrustshaft. The reductionsecuredto thecast-steel portions. |iron orebriquettes to theextentof 555,357 tons; and
ratiois 1to 17. The longitudinalhalf-sections of the The distanceapart of the two sectionsof therim is manganese oretotheextentof 14,328 tons.
 PLATE XLVII.

15,
ENGINEERING, DECEMBER 1916.

GEARED TURBINE INSTALLATION FOR SINGLE-SCREW CARGO SHIP, THE ELLERMAN

LINER “CITY OF CANTON.”

CONSTRUCTED BY THE WALLSEND SLIPWAY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED, WALLSEND-ON-TYNE.

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of of
is
It
type,and alsoarranged deliver deckforsanitary YEAR-BOOKS AND ANNUALS.

to

to
is
LATION FOR A CARGO SHIP. purposes. largeballastpump theverticalduplex The PotsdamDiary.—Thisdiary, which compiled

is
A
type dealing by Maxse,theeditor theNationalReview,

of
page Mr.

L.
(Concluded from 581.) fittedfor withthewaterballastcarried

33J.
is

23
an
to thedetailsof the gearedturbines the doublebottomtanks and additionaldeep measures by in., has one pagefor everyday,

in
IN supplement donkey pump and several pagesfor memoranda and generalpostal
of the Ellermanliner City of Cantonin our preceding tank. Boththeservice andthe ballast
information. As the formereditions,thereare

in
article,we give on the two-pagePlate No. XLIX, havebeensuppliedby Messrs.LamontandCo. There printed page fewlinestaken
bilgepumps gear-wheel

at

of
arealsotwo worked fromthe thebottom each

a
accompanying this issue,elevationand plan of the shaft,
thesepumpsbeingarranged draw from the speechesdelivered differenttimes by

at
to
of
generalarrangement of the machinery, whichis noless one
fromtheseaanddeliverinto thewashdeckpipeand prominentmen manynationalities.

of
dedicated

is
It
interesting thanthedetailsof theturbinesandgearing.sanitary
tank. For delivering feedwater theboilers the“British PotsdamPartywho, PeaceandWar,

to
ofto

in
Wemaydealfirstwiththeboilers.Asshownin Fig.6, independent pump the single play the game Britain's enemies.”The extracts

of
when harbouran

in
thereare threeof these, of the multitubular single
cylinderdirect-actingverticaltype, Messrs.Weir's givenclearlyillustrateGermanperfidy,amongother

of
4}

12
endedtype, 16
ft.

ft.
in. outsidediameterand make,hasbeenfitted. points.
in. long. The furnacesare the Deightontype, of
7

four beingfitted eachboiler. The boilersarecon Company, The evaporatingplant, fitted by the Wallsend
in

evaporator,suppliedby ThePostOffice LondonDirectory.—The editionfor 1917,

of
workingpressure persq. consists one
of
structedfor 190lb. in.
a

Hockingand Co.,Limited, Liverpool. The the118thannualissue thiswell-known book,hasnow

of
of
Superheaters arefitted all threeboilers,the special Messrs.
to

up
fittingsfor thesehavingbeensuppliedby the North evaporator type,capable appeared,thus keeping the regularitywhichruled

of

of
themerchant-service

is
evaporating perday publication pre-war published

of

of
30tons water 24hourswhen

of
the editions.

in
Eastern Marine EngineeringCompany, Limited, supplied

It
is
with direct boiler steam. For feedingthe by Messrs.Kelly's Directories,Limited, 182 184,

to
Wallsend-on-Tyne.Theamount superheat
of of

contem evaporator pump thesimplexlow-serviceHigh Holborn,London,W.C., price,including

of
vertical

at
plated about125deg. the

a
at

theturbines. Diamond type

F.
is

fitted; this has beensupplied by Messrs. the countysuburbs, 45s one volume,and50s.

of
is

in

in
blowersare fitted to the back eachcombustion

so be
chamber, with steam connectionscomplete. One LamontandCo. The auxiliarypumpsgenerallyhave twovolumes. canalso obtained theprovinces,

in
It
chimney provided,theheight beenmadesuitablefor workingwith steam,having Parisand NewYork. The Directoryrequiresno

in

in
largeelliptical-shaped

a
is

is,
degree superheat,

on
to
and thisendarefitted specialcomment—it speak, every desk

of
moderate

to
whichabovethegrate about90ft.
of

is

packing piston Londonand throughoutthe Empire, and always

to
withmetallic thesteam rods.

in
The boilersaredesigned workundertheHowden
to

an
auxiliary condenser the ordinary forms welcome guide everybusinessman, any

of
system forced draught, the construction the There

to

in
is
of

of

a
design,with cast-ironbody circularsection. capacity. the present volume,the displayed

toof

is

In
parts involvedbeingcarriedout

It
accordance with
in

sufficientcapacityreadily dealwith theexhaust advertisements haveincreased number, proofthat

of

in
drawings and instructionsprovidedby Messrs.

a
J.

an
auxiliarypumps,&c.,

as
placedupon

of of
HowdenandCo.,Limited, Glasgow. For supplying steamfrom the whole the the value the book advertisement
of

lightingplant,winchesanddeckfittings. The medium fully maintained.

the systemone largefan provided,which electric

is
to

air
is

is

auxiliary condenseri the non-vacuum type and

s
drivendirect oneby single-cylinder double-acting open
typeengine,the pistonrodsbeingfittedwith metallic arranged drain thefiltertank.
to

toAlmanacksandCalendars.—We havereceivedfrom

be
packing. The fan and enginehavebeensuppliedby As much theheatgenerated the boilerscan Messrs.Cammell,LairdandCo.,Limited,an illustrated
of

in
the atmosphereby radiationfrom the hot almanack,two monthson page,eachone the six
to

of
Messrs.Howden. The disposal theashesfromthe lost

a
of

the boilers,turbines,pipesand fittings, pagesgiving three-coloured picture steamersand

of

boilerroom dealtwith by doublecylindersteam surfaces

of
a
is

auxiliaryengines, &c.,resulting wastefulexpendi views Messrs.Cammell'sworks. Messrs. John

in
in
ashhoist.
t

a
Specialattentionhasbeengiven the arrangementture fuel, specialattentionhasbeengiven

us
this Thornycroftand Co., Limited, have also sent

to
of
to

a
by the marinesuperintendent the Ellerman copy theirneatalmanack,

of
steam matter showing Britishwarship,

of
pipesandvalvesfor themainandemergency
of

a
supply theturbines. Theshut-offand manoeuvring Lines,Mr.AlexanderDalrymple,whosupervisedthe the flyleaf for each month illustrating their other
to

workfor his company. The result the application specialities. Messrs. A of

bdulla and Co., Limited, have
valvesare placednearthe engineroomforwardbulk experience an elaborateand issued,likelastyear, mostartisticalmanackdepicting
of

of

levelwiththeboilerstopvalves. the lessons this

on

is

headandhighup,

a
a

(Fig. 5.) By this meansno otherpipeconnection, effectivearrangement laggingbeingprovided for scenes thegreatwar. Other
of

almanacks havereached

in
in

the engineroom,
exposedhot parts,whichmust tend
the turbines, than the one all economy. increaseus fromMessrs.Peckettand Sons,Limited, the well to
is to

casing,the knownlocomotivebuilders, Bristol; from Messrs.

of
of

the
In

immediately use filled with the highly super the case turbine
in

innercleadingnext Fish, Hall and Co., printers,11,Bishop's-court,

23 to

of

C.
the walls theturbines

is
heatedsteam. The starting platform placed

J.
at
is

3}

thickandconsists magnesia composition in. Chancery-lane, W.C.; andfromthe Pennsylvania Rail

of
in

aboutthelevel thecentreline themainturbines,

of

of

1
composition; system. TheSunElectricCompany,Limited,118
of

the spindles the manoeuvring valves being led thick covered with in. diatomite road
of

an

down this, with the wheels,pressuregauges,and there next air space,which enclosed by theouter and 120,CharingCross-road, W.C., haveissuedtheir
is

is
to

13

cleadingmaterial,consisting magnesia blocks in. Sun DeskCalendar,fitted an artisticmetallicbase;

in to
of

countersgroupedabout pedestalplacedadjacentthick,
a

the engineroom forward bulkhead. The valve the whole being casedwith planishedsteel has leaf for eachday the year,with spacefor
it
to to

a
spindles are further extendedand arrangedalso sheets secured with polished steelbands. The edgesmemoranda.The calendarsent by Messrs.Clayton,
all flangesand everypart from whichheat might Son and Co., Limited, the gasholderand gas plant
or of
be

workedfromthe engineroomlowerplatform
or or

emergency. radiateare carefullycoveredwith eithercompositionmanufacturers, Hunslet,Leeds,has flyleafpermonth

of

a
floor case The fact thatsteamfrom
in

mattresses. the case auxiliary machinery,fromJanuary,1917, down December, 1920,inclusive.

of
In

to
be

the boilersmay passeddirect either high

to

cylinders all auxiliaries,exceptingonly The Anglo-MexicanPetroleumProducts Company,

of

pressure already all steam

or

low ahead asternturbinehas been

14
as

hoist, mag Limited, FinsburyCourt, FinsburyPavement,E.C.,

onof

theash arecovered follows: in.

so

explained our previousarticle, thateitherturbine

in

compositionplaced direct the haveissuedanalmanackillustratingtheir refineryand

or

unit can independently drive the ship throughthe nesia similar

gearing. Thethrustshaft,shown Figs. and and castingsfrom whereheat may radiate,then an air depôts. The daily tear-offalmanackissuedby Messrs.
6,
in

14
5

space,enclosed by in. asbestos mats,all covered by HenrySimon,Limited,Manchester, theusualform,

of

in
themainlineshaftingandpropellershaft,are forged planished
of

sheetsteel. The coversare laggedwith

as

as
interestingthis year has beenfor large
is

ingotsteel. The propeller the built-uptype,with

it
of

a
is

asbestos mats,overwhich placed portablecover number yearspast. For eachday the year
of

ofin
is

boss castiron,andhavingfourblades manganese

a
of

of

a
planishedsheetsteel. The abovemethodsalso maxim giventakenfromthe writings Britishand
of

bronze.
is

apply the feedheaterand evaporator.Similarly foreignwritersand thinkers. The KennicottWater

to

our previousarticle we dealt with the con

In

methods, havingdueregard thetemperatureSoftenerCompany,Wolverhampton,

to

densingplant. The feedwater passedthrough effective havealso issued

is

theparts,arealsoemployed
a
of

forallsteamandexhaust dailytear-offalmanack, showing number applica

of
filter cleanser the“Cascade” type,suppliedby pipes,
or

of

w ith their fittings,themaincondenser, thelow plants. very elegantdeskmonthly

of

Pump tions their

A

the ContrafloCondenser and KineticAir Com pressure

pany, Limited. The filtertank providedwith the condenser, turbine eduction pipe and the auxiliary - calendar hasbeenissuedby Messrs.Edgar Allen and
is

necessary boilersandsmokeboxes. Co., Limited,Imperial Steel Works, Sheffield; and

float gear for controllingthe feed pumps. The whole the machineryhasbeenbuilt Smithand Co.,GroveWorks,Carshalton,
to

Messrs. John
of

The mainair pumpsare arranged deliverthefeed the

to

regulations Lloyd'sRegister.
us

for theyear.
of

water this filtertank andthe feedpumps draw rulesand havesent theirusualcardboard calendar
to

to

therefrom.The feed pumpsconsist one pair

of

of

91

direct-acting verticalpumps,eachpumpbeingcapable AMERICANBLAST-FURNACEs.—There Diaries.—TheSyren and Shipping, and 93

us

deliveringthe necessary were326coke Leadenhall-street, E.C., havesent copy,the first

feedwaterunderordinary and anthracitefurnaces blast the UnitedStates edition for 1917,
a
of of

of in

in in

of

serviceconditions. The waterends thepumpsare their InternationalMercantile

of

daily pro
by
at

the commencement November.The

10

Diary; measures about in., and the diary

cast iron, fitted with gunmetalliners,gunmetalductivecapacity thefurnaces blast November
it

8
of

in

buckets,manganese section has three days per page. Besidesvarious

as

bronzerodsand bronzevalves was 108,622 tons, compared with 106,578

in

tons
in

production October this calendars, containsa largeamount mathematical

by

31

of

gunmetalseats. The feedwater delivered the October.The aggregate

to

it
is

data,conversion tablesandformulae;alsocommercial
as

feedpumpsthroughonesurfacefeed-water yearwas32,549,894 tons, compared with 23,431,936

of of

heater 1915;20,015,384
the multiflowtype, which arranged utilisethe tons tons 1914;26,507,371 tons information ontheBritishEmpireandon everycountry
in

in
to
is

1913; 23,969,899 (corresponding world,except thecase enemycountriesand

of

of

and tons 1912 the

in

in

in

steamfrom the auxiliary machinery.The shell periods eachyear).

in

countries the occupation enemyforces,on which

of
in

close-grained
of

the feedheater castiron and fitted

is

givenpending the return peace.

of

no information
is

with solid-drawncoppertubes. The feedpumpsand HoT WATERBY SoLARHEAT.—Halfthe inhabitants

The diary issued the price 5s.net. Its object
at

ofof
is
of

the feed heaterare Messrs.Weir's well-known Monrovia,California,

and manyinhabitants other
of

of

development tradebetweenGreat
to

facilitate the
is

make.
nearthePacificCoastaresaid relyonthe
12 to

settlements and foreigncountries,and this object will

Arranged connection with the forcedlubricationsunfor heatingtheirbath water,&c. The descriptiveBritain
it
in

system,there are two single-cylinderdirect-actingnote theScientific certainly attain.—Messrs.Cammell,Laird and Co.,

American August not very Limited, Birkenhead
of
in

is

and Sheffield,issue diary with

by

verticalpumpswhichhavebeensupplied Messrs.explicit. shallowbox, about in. deep, placed

a
is
A

Weir. These pumps are fitted with suctions on the roofof the houseor somesuitablestand. The two pagesfor eachweek,muchgeneraland engineer
oil to

copper, glass. ing data, and severalperforated pages

of

the doublebottom bottom thebox made thecover section-marked

cf
is

is

the oil drain tanks situated

in

On thebottomreststhe coppercoil throughwhichthe for memoranda.–Messrs. Stoneand Co., Deptford,

an

J.

the vesseland arranged deliverthrough

to
of

fro,theoneend thecoil being sendone with pagefor eachmonth, cashaccount

o

of

water circulatest and

cooler multitubulardesign. The connections
a
or of

are connectedt thewatermainbelow,theother thehot pages, “things

o

to

onewants know,”theremainder
to

and
be

suchthat deliverycan madeeither gravitationwatertank.As thewatergetswarm—nearly

of to to

boiling, beingmadeup ruledpagesfor notes,&c.

|it
of

of

tanks direct thegearing andturbineshaftbearings, stated—itrisesandflowsfromthe coilinto thetank, thebook

to

is

afteruse finallydrainingback thetanks coldwaterbeingautomatically replenished

oil

the frombelow.
in

the doublebottom. duplexpump the vertical The tankand boxarewellguardedagainstheatlosses

A

be

type,suppliedby Messrs.Lamontand Co., fitted by radiation; thus possible draw THE LATEMR. ARTHURJAMEs IRELAND.—We regret
to

to

said
is
is it
is

hot,watereven the earlymorning after cloudy to haveto recordthe death,which occurredon the
or
be in

providing circulating
to

or a

for water theoil cooler. day. There nomention furtherparticulars;22ndinst., Mr. ArthurJamesIreland,whofor many
of

sunless
of

Other auxiliary machineryforming part

of

the the pipesmight coatedwith lamp-black paintedyears wasassociated withtheBritishThomson-Houston

completeengineroominstallationincludes service become goodabsorbers, oneshouldthink,
57
to

Company, Rugby. Mr. Irelandwas years age.

a

of

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ENGINEERING, DECEMBER 29, 1916. PLATE XLIX.

GEARED TURBINE INSTALLATION FOR SINGLE-SCREW CARGO SHIP, THE ELLERMAN

LINER “CITY OF CANTON.”

CONSTRUCTED BY THE WALLSEND SLIPWAY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED, WALLSEND-ON-TYNE.

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