Titanic 2014 page 2

Titanic 2014 page 2 by ric gustafson


The engine room of the Titanic consisted of the reciprocating engines and the turbines. Each of the engines could generate 15,000 horse power  at 75 revolutions a minute. The Parsons turbine could develop 16,000 horsepower and run the ship's propellers one which was directly under the rudder. The ship's four funnels were connected to the engine room and one ventilated the ship's galley.
Down below, there were 24 double and five single end boilers. The double boilers had six fires underneath and the smaller three furnaces. Coal was stored in bunker space along the side of the ship and then put into bunkers running all the way across the ship.
A feature of the ship was it's refrigerating plant and had separate cold rooms for beef, mutton, poultry, game, fish, vegetables, fruit, butter, bacon, cheese, flowers, mineral water, wine and champagne.
The reason the ship was thought of as unsinkable was because of it's watertight steel compartments. The bulkheads were of heavy sheet steel and started at the very bottom of the ship. They extended right up to the top side. The compartment doors were held in place by friction clutches. On the bridge was a switch which connected with a electronic magnet at the side of the bulkhead. When this switch was turned on, the magnet caused a weight to release the friction clutch and the door would close in a second.


research help: ' On Board The Titanic' by Dover Publications


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