Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... ENGINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A. What are the duties of an engineer? A. The duties of an engineer, are to familiarize himself with his plant, keep the boilers in good condition, have proper amount of water at all times and see that all machinery is in good order. A. Describe the different types of engines with which you have had experience. A. Give descriptions according to your experience. F. Describe in detail how you would lay a boat up for the night. A. I would close all overboard valves, reduce steam pressure on boiler, bank fires, fill boiler with water, close water glass cocks, see that main stop is closed and all other valves that should be closed. E. What is the effect of linking up an engine? A. To save steam and coal and get the full benefit of expansion. C. If you were out and your high pressure eccentric broke, how would you fix it so you could come in under your own steam? A. If Stevenson link motion, I would take backing eccentric and use for go ahead; hang up backing end and make fast. C. If your low power cylinder head carried away, what would you do? A. If it were not too badly damaged, I would try to effect repairs by patching same, or make temporary repairs out of wood and iron, if there were enough suitable material on board to make a head until ship arrived in port. In the event of not having material, I would block steam ports after removing the valve and proceed compound after removing connecting rod, piston rings and lower piston in bottom of cylinder. F. What particular things would you look for, when going on watch? A. Make sure of water in boiler, examine engine and see that machinery is running O. K. and bilges are as near dry as possible. F. Suppose your eccentric slipped and you had no marks to set it by, ..