Kevin Crosby said the following to MIKE ROSS on the subject of
RE: ENGINE DESIGN (17 Oct 97  20:10:50)
 KC> *** Quoting MIKE ROSS from a message to Elvis Hargrove ***
 MR> times. A mere 50 years ago steam power was on its sunset days.
 MR> Today's kids know it only from seeing it in a museum. They find those
 MR> old machines quaint.
 KC> Hmmm... Perhaps you should go to the library and check out a book on
 KC> marine propulsion systems.  You will find that most of the world's
 KC> military ships are steam powered.  The only difference in the theory
 KC> of operation between a WWII ship and a modern nuclear aircraft carrier
 KC> is that the nuke ship uses a heat exchanger to heat water, while the
 KC> older ship uses oil.
 KC> Kevin
Hehehe! It would just have to be an institution as traditional as the
Navy who still uses steam. I was discussing things more along the lines
of self propelled land vehicles but it's an excellent example!
BTW are there any electric ships besides subs of course?
 Mike
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