BITUMINOUS SOLUTION, ENAMEL, CEMENT For the protection of interior steel surfaces, bunkers, bilges, ballast tanks, double bottoms, etc., etc. RELPACO has been applied to surfaces of U. S. battleships NEVADA, TEXAS, ARKANSAS; Argentine battleships RIVADAVIA & MORENO; Chinese cruiser FEI-HUNG and many others. RELIANCE COMPOSITIONS (Anti-corrosive & anti-fouling) For bottoms of steel vessels RED LEAD COMPOSITION, HOLD PAINTS, RELIANCE PAINT COMPANY 16 Coenties Slip New York THE ALLEN DENSE AIR ICE MACHINE Air at about 65 lbs. circulating in common small conveying and refrigerating pipes is refrigerated by the machine to 33° Half ton vertical (3' 6" x 3') furnishes ice and refrigerates meat-room, etc. for steam yachts of 200 feet length, including "Virginia." 1 ton vertical (4' x 4') or horizontal (7' x 3' 6") for steam yachts 250' length, including "Atalanta" and "Oneida." 2 ton horizontal (9' x 4' 6") for larger yachts ("Josephine") and oil steamers, etc. 3 ton (9' 6" x 5') U. S. men of war (single on "Pennsylvania," "Colorado," etc. In duplicate or more on modern battleships.) THE ALLEN DENSE AIR ICE MACHINE Uses no chemicals, only air. H. B. ROELKER 41 Maiden Lane MARINE ENGINE DESIGN Including the Design of By E. M. BRAGG Assistant Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine The Heat Engine. CONTENTS Calculations for Cylinder Diameters and Stroke. Strength of Materials D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY 25 Park Place Publishers and Booksellers Marine Gas Engines Their Construction and Management Types of Engines:-Principles and Operation of Each Type. Advantages of Each Type. Two-Cycle Engines:—General Construction. Description of Some Standard Types. Pumps. Four-Cycle Engines:-General Construction. Description of Standard Types. Vaporizers and Carburetters:—Va- porization of Fuel. Principles of Operation and Description of Standard Types. Ignition Devices:-Principles of Ignition. Mechanisms of Igniters. Timers. Spark Coils. Plugs. Bat- teries. Dynamos. Magnetos. Ignition Wire:-Diagrams for Wiring. Spark Coils. Distributor. Lubrication:-Meth- ods of Lubricating the Several Parts. Multiple-Cylinder Engines: Description and Construction of Standard Types. Reversing Mechanisms:-Reversing Propeller. Reversing Gears. Reversing Engines. Propellers:--Definitions. Ef- ficiency. Measuring Propellers. Calculations. Installation: Foundation. Piping. General Considerations and Description. Operation and Care of Engines:-General Instructions. Hints on Finding Troubles. Care of Engine and Outfit. Power of Engines: Horse Power. Formulas for Power. Methods of Finding Power. Brakes. Selecting an Engine:-Gen- eral Considerations as to Type, Size and Construction. Does not deal with the matter from a theoretical standpoint. The idea is rather to describe the con- Cloth, $7.50 Net. Half Morocco, $9.00 Net. MODERN SEAMANSHIP By REAR ADMIRAL AUSTIN M. KNIGHT, U. S. N. Sixth Edition, Rewritten and Enlarged In the present edition about one-half of the material retained from earlier editions has been entirely rewritten and a large part of the remainder entirely revised. Three entirely new chapters have been added. All of the chapters in the previous editions dealing with sailing ships have been discarded, but a brief description of such vessels is Included in the appendix. CONTENTS The Hull and Fittings of a Ship. Rope. Knotting and Splicing. Mechanical Appliances on Shipboard. Blocks and Tackles. Handling Heavy Weights. Compass. Log and Lead. Submarine Signals. Boats. Handling Boats in a Surf. Ground Tackle. Carrying Out Anchors. The Steering of Steamers, The Rules of the Road. Manoeuvring to Avoid Collission. Piloting. Handling a Steamer Alongside a Dock. Placing a Ship in Dry Dock. Weather and the Laws of Storms. Handling Steamers in Heavy Weather. The Handling of Torpedo Vessels. Keeping Stations and Manoeuvring in Squadron. Towing. Rescuing the Crew of a Wreck. Man Overboard. Stranding. Hints for Junior Officers Doing Line Duty. Appendix. |