A NEW BOILER
A new oil-fired boiler of Swiss invention, to be tested by the British Navy, may have far-reaching applications for warship propulsion. The compact power plant is declared especially suited to narrow hulls, and its remarkable efficiency is expected to make steam a competitor of Diesel power where the latter now is used. Air and oil are sprayed at a velocity exceeding 1200 feet a second into a combustion chamber where steam is generated to drive a steam turbine and electric generator directly connected to the boiler. The swift-moving exhaust gases superheat the steam, warm the incoming water and yield their remaining energy in a gas turbine that pumps the fuel. Starting cold, the boiler can reach full output in five minutes.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22742, 30 November 1935, Page 18
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124A NEW BOILER Otago Daily Times, Issue 22742, 30 November 1935, Page 18
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