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Principles of naval engineering / NAVPERS 10788 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : Department of the Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1958.
Subjects:
Marine engineering.
Mécanique navale.
marine engineering.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to naval engineering
  • The naval ship
  • Ship stability and damage control
  • Basic principles of steam engineering
  • Naval boilers
  • Boiler fittings and instruments
  • Combustion requirements
  • Steam turbines
  • Condensate and feed systems
  • Pumps and valves
  • Lubrication
  • Reduction gears, bearings, shafting, and propellers
  • Distilling plants
  • Refrigeration
  • Additional engineering equipment
  • The engineering plant
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Fundamentals of electricity
  • Shipboard electrical systems
  • Fundamentals of nuclear physics
  • Reactor principles
  • The naval nuclear power plant
  • Engineering department organization and administration
  • Appendix 1. Water tests and water treatment
  • Appendix 2. Fire fighting
  • Appendix 3. Stability and loading.