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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1934, this book contains a collection of papers written by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, inventor of the steam turbine. The papers focus primarily on the steam turbine and Parsons' attempts to manufacture synthetic diamonds, and are prefaced by a memoir of Parsons written by Lord Rayleigh.
Table of ContentsPreface G. L. Parsons; Foreword Lady Parsons; Some personal reminiscences of Sir Charles Parsons Lord Rayleigh; Part I: 1. The compound steam turbine and its theory, as applied to the working of dynamo-electric machines; 2. The application of the compound steam turbine to the purpose of marine propulsion; 3. Presidential address to the Institution of Junior Engineers; 4. Motive power - high-speed navigation - steam turbines; 5. The steam turbine and its application to the propulsion of vessels; 6. Presidential address to the engineering section of the British Association, 1904; 7. The steam turbine; 8. The steam turbine on land and sea; 9. The expansive working of steam in steam turbines; 10. The application of the marine steam turbine and mechanical gearing to merchant ships; 11. Experiments on the compression of liquids at high pressures; 12. The steam turbine; 13. The marine steam turbine from 1894 to 1910; 14. Presidential address to the North-East Coast Institution; 15. Presidential address to the British Association, 1919; 16. The rise of motive power and the work of Joule; 17. Presidential address to the institute of physics; 18. Steam turbines; 19. Some investigations into the cause of erosion of the tubes of surface condensers; 20. Recent progress in steam turbine plant; Part II: 21. Experiments on carbon at high temperatures and under great pressures, and in contact with other substances; 22. Some notes on carbon at high temperatures and pressures; 23. Experiments on the artificial production of diamond; Part III: Appendix A. The Parsons auxetophone; Appendix B. Optical glass; Appendix C. List of papers; Index.
