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NAVAL MARITIME INTEREST

MACHINERY HANDBOOK B.R.77

PUBLISHED; HMSO

1941

HARD BACKED

 1. This handbook supersedes the Stokers Manual and is to be  fgrissued free of charge to each direct entry engine-room artificer,  figengine-room artificer apprentice and stoker on joining.  ,4  V‘ 2. Ratings undergoing courses, who have not already received  Y a copy of the Machinery Handbook, are to be issued with a copy  i free of charge.  3. Only one copy of this handbook will be issued free of charge  to the above-mentioned ratings. Issues to replace copies lost are  to be made on repayment.  4. In order that a copy of this handbook may be issued on  temporary loan to men who are preparing to take an examination  for advancement to a higher rating, a number of copies, equal to  ten per cent. of the engine-room complement, will be supplied to  each of H.M. Ships on demand.        

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER.

INTRODUCTION ..

I.—~Genera.1   

II.--Boilers and boiler feed water  

III.-—Boiler mountings and their operation  

IV.-—Fuels, arrangements for burning, manageriuent of boilers 

V.—-Watertight sub~division of a ship and the stowage of fuels .-..

VI.—-~The safety lamp and precautions when entering or working

in confined spaces    ;   

VII.——-Precautions against fire——fire extinguishers 

VIII.—Steam reciprocating engines  

IX -—Steam turbines  

X.--Bearings and their lubrication     

XI.—Main and auxiliary steam systems, feed heating and closed

exhaust        

XII.—¢Condensing plant and feed Water circuits ..

XIII.-—-Evaporators, steering gear and capstan   

XIV.—-Electric generators, refrigerating machinery, hydraulic pumps

and air compressors      

XV.~—Internal-combustion engines 

XVI.--Materials   

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