. American engineer and railroad journal . er-line, sloping up-ward and inward to 1 ft. above the same line. This deck is 4fin. thick on the slopes and 3 in. on the tlat over the machinery,being reduced to 3 in. over the entire surface at the ends. The projielling machinery consists of two vertical, inverted,direct-acting triple-expansion engines driving twin screws ;each engine is placed in a separate water-tight compartment,with the cylinders forward. The cylinders are42, 59 and il2 in. in diameter, with 42 in. stroke, and are capa-ble, when making 120 revolutions jier minute,
. American engineer and railroad journal . er-line, sloping up-ward and inward to 1 ft. above the same line. This deck is 4fin. thick on the slopes and 3 in. on the tlat over the machinery,being reduced to 3 in. over the entire surface at the ends. The projielling machinery consists of two vertical, inverted,direct-acting triple-expansion engines driving twin screws ;each engine is placed in a separate water-tight compartment,with the cylinders forward. The cylinders are42, 59 and il2 in. in diameter, with 42 in. stroke, and are capa-ble, when making 120 revolutions jier minute, of developing,with their auxiliaries, 13,500 LLP. ; the main valves are of thejiiston type, driven by Stephenson links fitted with steam re-versing .gear and hydraulic controlling cylinders. Tlie piston,(■rank-shafts and connecting rods are of forged steel. TheeondeiLser shells are of rolle(l brass with cast-brass heads, andeach condenser has 9,41)5 scj. ft. of cooling surface. Condensing water is supplied to the condensers by two cir-.
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