A text book of naval architecture : for the use of officers of the Royal Navy . JiidtltC^i-iih 7 Ji5 Fsn-, R!. OocloiE Ccninifrs ^IS- 2 ? PJ Ti^iiCtipiije lai CHAPTER XII. VENTILATION OF SHIPS. Ventilation consists in drawing or exhausting foul air out of theship and providing in its stead a good supply of fresh air. Thisis necessary for the health of the crew, for the preservation ofstores, and for getting rid of dangerous gases which wouldotherwise accumulate in the coal bunkers, besides being requiredto secure a good air supply to the boilers. When a ship has a protective deck f
A text book of naval architecture : for the use of officers of the Royal Navy . JiidtltC^i-iih 7 Ji5 Fsn-, R!. OocloiE Ccninifrs ^IS- 2 ? PJ Ti^iiCtipiije lai CHAPTER XII. VENTILATION OF SHIPS. Ventilation consists in drawing or exhausting foul air out of theship and providing in its stead a good supply of fresh air. Thisis necessary for the health of the crew, for the preservation ofstores, and for getting rid of dangerous gases which wouldotherwise accumulate in the coal bunkers, besides being requiredto secure a good air supply to the boilers. When a ship has a protective deck from end to end,—thenumber of openings in which is kept as limited as possible—it isusual, particularly in the larger ships, to supply air to the com-partments below that deck by artificial means ; that is to say,fans are employed to draw air from above the deck and todistribute it through a system of thin iron or steel pipes to theseveral compartments. In other cases, natural ventilation isprincipally resorted to, the supply of fresh air being obtainedthrough hatchways
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