Radial Flow Parson's Turbine Engines
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Original radial flow Parson's turbine engines, part sectioned, originally fitted to the experimental yacht 'Turbinia' (fitted in 1894 and removed in 1896), by Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company Limited, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, 1894
Charles Parsons had always been a keen sailor. In 1894 he fitted his 30-metre-long experimental yacht 'Turbinia' with a steam turbine, making it the fastest ship in the world at the time and heralding a new era of marine propulsion. Steam turbines remained commonplace in ocean liners until the 1960s, when diesel engines began to supersede them.
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1927-479
- Materials:
- steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), paint, plastic (unidentified), bronze (copper, tin alloy), cast iron and complete
- Measurements:
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overall: 1635 mm x 3350 mm x 1710 mm, 3440kg
overall (estimate): 1800 mm x 1980 mm x 3400 mm, 3440 kg
- type:
- steam turbine
- credit:
- Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company Limited
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