The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer

The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer

The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil EngineerSOON after Mr. Brunel had taken the bold step of...
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Author: Brunel, Isambard,1837-1902
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The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer

The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer

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The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer

$12,317.52 $6.99
Author: Brunel, Isambard,1837-1902
Format: eBook
Language: English

The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer

SOON after Mr. Brunel had taken the bold step of recommending the adoption of the screw propeller in the Great Britain, he was asked to send a copy of his report to the Admiralty. He did so; and in the course of a few months was invited to attend the Board on the subject of some experiments their Lordships proposed to make. An interview took place on April 27, 1841; of which Mr. Brunel gives the following account: Within a fortnight of his appointment, Mr. Brunel invited Messrs. Maudslay and Field and Messrs. Seaward to send him designs for the engines: they were to have been of 200-horse power, with a stroke of 4 feet. The engines were to make a smaller number of revolutions than the screw, the motion being communicated from the engine shaft to the screw shaft by drums and straps. This arrangement was adopted in preference to tooth-gearing, in order to facilitate the variation of the number of revolutions, in the experiments with different screws. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 41210
Author: Brunel, Isambard
Release Date: Oct 28, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English

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