| 单词 | paddle wheel |
| 例句 | Note the paddle wheel and smokestack in the middle of the ship, as well as the masts for sails at both the bow and stern. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The sailors cast off the rope and drew in the gangplank, and the water around the ferryboat churned white as the paddle wheels on its sides began to turn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z In the suffocating cabin, maddened by the vibration of the metal plates and the unbearable stench of the mud stirred up by the paddle wheel, Meme lost track of the days. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Anyone who didn’t feel sufficiently stuffed by what was being served in the dining room could eat in the open air at the River Grill, on a rear deck overlooking that paddle wheel. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z The paint has long since been stripped by a century of savage winters, but the old paddle wheels are there, and the smokestacks. The ultimate hike: three tasters of Canada’s Great Trail 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z The gentle current, kicked up by a creaky paddle wheel, terrifies nobody. A Dark Ride 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Still, they are there for the viewing, and we took in perhaps a hundred by stepping aboard a faux paddle wheel dispatched by Uncle Sam Boat Tours, one of several touring fleets. In the Thousand Islands, Castles, Cliffs and Contemplation 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z For the purposes of this tale, just accept that it is a very large boat and that fish from Minnesota to Louisiana warn their grandchildren about the formidable red paddle wheel on the back. The American Queen Paddle-Wheeler Cruises on the Mississippi 2012-06-01T19:22:58Z Last spring, American Cruise Lines, which already operates the Queen of the Mississippi, launched the paddle wheel ship America, offering 185 passengers free shore excursions, nightly musical entertainment and an onboard historian. More Cruises on the Mississippi 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Besides sturdy iron hulls, the boats had propellers instead of the paddle wheels the original boats had and steel boilers that were less likely to burst than iron ones. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Each Swan Boat weighs 3 tons fully laden and is powered by the driver using a foot-propelled paddle wheel. Fewer communities considered high risk; Swan Boats to return 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z The USS Saginaw was a small Navy steamer with sails and two side paddle wheels. Giant anchors, wrecked boats and a ‘Liberty’ clock: Inside the storage site for Navy museum 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Later, people on Malaske’s boat saw a duck boat passenger “hanging on for dear life” to the paddle wheel of the Belle, he said. Ticket mix-up put family on ill-fated Missouri tourist boat 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Later, people on Malaske’s boat saw a duck-boat passenger “hanging on for dear life” to the paddle wheel of the Belle, he said. ‘It was a nightmare’: Witnesses recount deadly sinking of duck boat in Missouri 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Johns said Golden Nugget, Lake Charles’ newest riverboat, had to have a paddle wheel, a pilothouse and a crew and, “It’s sitting on a mud flat to make it legal.” Louisiana editorial roundup 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z A paddle wheel steamboat called the Sultana caught fire in 1865, just days after the end of the Civil War. Site of sunken Civil War ship may become museum in Arkansas 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The 10,000-pound barge, powered by paddle wheels, is fitted with an auger that chews through sinewy weeds before moving them up onto a conveyor belt. Residents unsure how to handle invasive weeds in Iowa lakes 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z That moisture gets tugged along by the windy paddle wheels of spinning storms ahead of its path. California rains put spotlight on atmospheric rivers 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Vogel captivates with discussions of engineering feats rooted in circular motion — from plodding horses turning shallow paddle wheels to gears that drive sixteenth-century reading machines — and doesn't stint on his trademark puns and word-play. Biomechanics: The wonders of whirl : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Two people on board the paddle wheel tour boat jumped in a dinghy and made it safely to shore. Old riverboat sinks in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Coast Guard to investigate fire that severely damaged Lake Tahoe paddle wheel tourist cruse boat. 5 California Things to Know for Today 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Cook was elected county judge in Jefferson County in 1961 and during his term purchased a paddle wheel boat at a bankruptcy sale. Former Kentucky Senator Marlow Cook dies at 89 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z A cordoned off area of the engine room is open to visitors, and they can see large hydraulic arms powered by a 78yearold steam engine pumping back and forth, turning the paddle wheel. American Queen offers luxurious Upper Mississippi cruise 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z The lake’s water level is so low this year that a paddle wheel tour boat ran aground on a sandbar Aug. 4. Officials say Lake Tahoe imperiled by wildfires 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The Tennessee River stirs gently, and the red paddle wheel of the venerable steamboat is still. A Historic Vessel, Stuck in Place 2013-12-18T01:16:54Z He is still short, though, of the cans he needs for his new catamaran, which will have paddle wheels between the hulls like old-fashioned steamers. Beer Can Regatta: In Australian Boat Race, Cans Can Make Crews Sink or Swim 2013-07-08T02:44:01Z They show previously unknown details like a paddle wheel, the stern and rudder — and a shell hole that may have been among the ship’s fatal wounds. 3-D sonar provides new view of Civil War shipwreck 2013-01-19T17:30:00Z The "Tredalo", powered by walking inside a large steel paddle wheel, was hand-crafted by Mr Todd in his back garden. 'Human hamster' in sea challenge 2012-09-25T11:29:52Z It moves, in many ways, exactly like an old-fashioned paddle wheel, which begs the question: What took this so long? U.S. Start-up Harnesses Tidal Power 2012-08-22T16:21:45Z Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z A common paddle wheel has a cast iron centre into which the wrought iron arms are set and secured by wrought iron bolts and nuts. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z In this is arranged a large paddle wheel and, as the water rushes through, it acts on the paddles and turns the wheel. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z The waves lifted the paddle wheels off their bearings, tearing away the wooden coverings. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z The boat was one hundred feet long and twenty feet wide, weighed one hundred sixty tons, and was equipped with side paddle wheels and a sheet-iron boiler. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z A native of Sweden, Mr. Ericsson moved to London and produced one innovation after another, including a screw propeller to replace the paddle wheel on the steam-powered warship. A Brief Dry Spell for the U.S.S. Monitor 2011-08-08T17:50:03Z Passing from the slumber of the middle ages, we are assured by some Spanish historians that one Blasco de Garay, in 1543, propelled a ship having paddle wheels by steam at Barcelona. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z When the thermal fluctuations around the paddle wheel are sufficient to nudge it clockwise, the ratchet clicks over and a directed rotation of the system is achieved. Crowd Forcing: Random Movement of Bacteria Drives Gears 2011-01-10T07:45:11.230Z Length, 170 feet; beam, 32 feet; two paddle wheels with circumference about 40 feet. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z In 2009, the men made a more elaborate craft, with a paddle wheel, a wood stove and a flying bridge control center that broke during a trial run. Two Crewmen, One Makeshift Boat and 135 Miles to New York 2010-08-06T20:51:00Z He then put a little paddle wheel into the tube and found that the green ray made it spin. Surprising science 2010-04-27T09:55:00Z Launching the craft, he propelled it down the river by using the same engine to drive the paddle wheels. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z In the classical, theoretical model of a Brownian ratchet, a paddle wheel is connected to a mechanical ratchet that constrains its rotation to one direction—say, clockwise. Crowd Forcing: Random Movement of Bacteria Drives Gears 2011-01-10T07:45:11.230Z "Never mind if I don't," answered Van Vort, resting his arm on the rail and gazing into the water as it surged under the paddle wheels. With Edge Tools The captain signalled and the great paddle wheel turned swiftly full speed astern. Bring Me His Ears All alterations had been made, including the addition of hatches and raising the paddle wheel, and her battery was on board with all stores, supplies, and equipment. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran It succeeded the successful paddle wheels of Fulton in America and Bell in England. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The paddle wheels had been instantly reversed, and a half dozen sailors were busily lowering a boat. Gold The iron gates were closed; the windlasses were clicking rapidly as the mooring hawsers were being wound around, and the great paddle wheels had begun to stir the waters of the slip to seething foam. With Edge Tools As her door closed he wheeled and went to look at the engines, which were connected directly to the huge paddle wheel. Bring Me His Ears The paddle wheel was housed, the top fitted with stairs to the spar deck. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran The earliest, most successful demonstrations of screw propellers and paddle wheels in steam vessels in the century were the construction and use of a boat with twin screws by Col. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The feathering buckets of the paddle wheels began to turn; and La Luz, long, low, narrow, and a racer, moved noiselessly out into the bay. The Missourian She was a craft of some two hundred tons burden, with iron hull, stern paddle wheel, and corrugated metal passenger deck and roof. Carmen Ariza Ferguson dived and saved him, but ran great risk of being drowned, Cullen having fallen under the paddle wheel, which was in motion. Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb The paddle wheel was apparently of iron, with wooden blades, and agrees with Montgéry’s description. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran Paid for with the profits of the lead mine, the Victory was propelled by two side paddle wheels, and it could make the St. Louis-Galena round trip in exactly a week. Shaman We had a stormy passage, making San Diego with the top of smoke stack encrusted with the salt of the waves, paddle wheel broken and otherwise disabled, finally arriving at San Francisco in September. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century As we drew near the breakwater a shoal of paddle wheel tugs rushed out to welcome us with their sirens blowing to pilot us safely into the most noted harbour in the world. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders Steps in the Development of the Steam-boat The top figure represents a boat of the 15th Century propelled by paddle wheels. The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. The hulls were tied together athwartship by the deck beams of the gun deck and spar deck, except in the wake of the paddle wheel. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran A moment later levers clanked and Raoul felt the deck tremble as the paddle wheels on the sides of the ship reversed themselves. Shaman A four-blade, wooden fan, shaped like a paddle wheel, blows a draft below oscillating screens. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 His three patents, which were for various forms of steamboat feathering paddle wheels, involved linkages kinematically similar to the drag link coupling, although it is quite unlikely that Oldham recognized the similarity. Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt “She’ll be struck by the paddle wheel,” he yelled, and then, splash! he was overboard himself. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview The Experiment had five paddle wheels in tandem between her hulls, operated by geared capstans on deck. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran The paddle wheels are shown as being of iron, with two fixed arms opposite one another on the hub. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 She sheered sidewise with the current around the bend, and headed down upon them accompanied by a vast beating of paddle wheels. The Adventures of Bobby Orde Its force is conducted to the paddle wheels, where it has full employment for itself in turning the wheels against the immense resistance of the water, and in carrying the ship along. Rollo in Scotland The thumping sound of the machinery and of the paddle wheels accordingly ceased, and the boat began to move more slowly. Forests of Maine Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowledge The paddle wheel was too low and had to be raised 18 inches, and there were still some desirable modifications to be made in the machinery. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran He states that the vessel cost $50,000; that her paddle wheels, each with eight buckets, were 16 feet in diameter; and that she had canvas wheel boxes supported by an iron frame. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 He looked at his watch; at the same moment he heard the distant hoarse half-smothered whistle repeated again and again and the deadened beat of the paddle wheels. Flamsted quarries The machinery was clumsy, however, and in 1801 he took out a new patent for the style of engine still used on paddle wheel steamers. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I The steamer cut her way through the water with great speed, and the waves made by her paddle wheels dashed up against the margin of the raft as if it had been along shore. Rollo on the Rhine He noted that the paddle wheel turned 16-18 rpm and that steam pressure sustained a column of mercury 25 to 35 centimeters. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran Marestier's sketch of the Savannah, which is not a scale drawing, and his drawings of the engine and paddle wheels were the only available illustrations upon which reconstruction could be based. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 The roaring of the steam suddenly ceased, the paddle wheels began again to revolve, and the ship recommenced her motion. Rollo on the Atlantic Her paddle wheels, it is interesting to note, were so constructed that they could be unshipped and taken aboard when they were not in use, or when the weather was rough. Steve and the Steam Engine The boat glided by very swiftly, however, and soon Rollo could see nothing of her but the stern, and the foaming wake which her paddle wheels left behind them in the water. Rollo on the Rhine This could be done only when the paddle wheel was not in operation. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran Possibly it was of the jet type, with pumps operating off the paddle wheel axle and with a return of condensate from a hot well into the feed water line. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 They fell into the water just in advance of the paddle wheel. Rollo on the Atlantic So you see paddle wheels were nothing new; the world was just waiting for something that would turn them around. Steve and the Steam Engine Then came the paddle wheels, and then the quarter deck, with a large company of tourists, most of whom were looking about very eagerly at the scenery, with guide books and glasses in their hands. Rollo on the Rhine The hulls are separated by the race, in which the paddle wheel is placed at mid-length. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran Marestier shows the location of the stack as being abreast the buckets on the forward side of the paddle wheels, and it has been so placed in the reconstruction. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 The engine was now put in motion again, and the great paddle wheels of the ship began to revolve as before. Rollo on the Atlantic Later there were smaller boats whose paddle wheels were driven by horses. Steve and the Steam Engine Now her paddle wheels are working; her stern is afloat. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Another experimenter with the double-hull type of vessel was a wealthy Scot named Patrick Miller who was particularly interested in manual propulsion of vessels, employing geared capstans to operate paddle wheels. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran The deckhouse shown in Marestier's sketch extends from a little forward of the mainmast to a little forward of the paddle wheel axle. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 The paddle wheels continued their motion, the steam pipe kept up its deafening roar, and the piles of trunks continued to rise into the air and swing over into the ship, without any interruption. Rollo on the Atlantic The Excelsior has a horizontal, eccentric-acting paddle wheel, and was built of light iron at Green Point. History of Steam on the Erie Canal With straining eyes and the most intense quiet, we listen for the sound of paddle wheels. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. The double-hull design had worked well in these ferries, and the design would give protection from shot to the paddle wheel. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran The bearings of the paddle wheel axle were perhaps four in number. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 The paddle wheels were all the time in motion, though the ship, being yet fastened to the shore, could not move away. Rollo on the Atlantic "She'll be struck by the paddle wheel," he yelled, and then, splash! he was overboard himself. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean Two o'clock A. M., and a sound is heard, whether of paddle wheels, surf on the beach, or blowing off of steam, we cannot tell. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. The patent drawing does not show deck details and in fact does not represent the vessel as built in any respect other than in being a catamaran with paddle wheel amidships between the hulls. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran It may have been placed under the side paddle wheel axle on the lower deck, but its mode of operation is unknown. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 Of course the boys arranged a set of paddle wheels for their fishing boat. Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney, Morse, Cooper, Edison Well, if they was swamped by the big night boat, an' he got mixed up with the paddle wheel, I don't know if ye'd call it murder, but it'd be killin', sure enough. Tom Slade at Temple Camp All the way home we stood on deck, leaning over the rail, watching the swirl and foam from the paddle wheels, and our tongues were loosened. Confessions of Boyhood The paddle wheel was placed between the hulls and, ready for sea, she drew 6-1/2 feet. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran The midsection, or cross section of greatest area, would have to have been only a little abaft the paddle wheel axle to allow proper trim with a minimum of ballast. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 "Could you hear any slapping of a paddle wheel, or other noises that sound like a steamer?" asked Christy in the same low tone. Stand By The Union The grating sound of the engine was immediately heard, with the splash of the paddle wheels. Fighting for the Right So it was great relief to quit Switzerland and find myself on the deck of the steamer, with every revolution of the paddle wheels bringing me nearer home. Daisy in the Field The boats had hardly left the little island behind them when the noise of paddle wheels ahead was reported by one of the trio in the bow of the first cutter. On The Blockade As has been mentioned, the frame may also have supported the paddle wheel axle bearings at the crank. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 Even the churned foam from a paddle wheel is café au lait with what a blue-jacket contemptuously referred to as "a little more of the au lait!" A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden A tedious wait of three or four hours followed, no one exactly knew why, and then the paddle wheels began to revolve. The Queen's Cup The biggest thrill was in watching the steamboats, with giant paddle wheels that turned the water into foam. Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance Christy listened with all his ears, and immediately heard the peculiar sounds caused by the slapping of the paddle wheels of a steamer upon the water. On The Blockade At the stern was a paddle wheel, so placed because of the character of the waters to be navigated. The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida The paddle wheel boat that he constructed at Paris in 1816 did not succeed any better than its predecessors; it was remarkable nevertheless in appearance and structure. Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889 Cogwheels or belts connect the paddle wheel with the factory machinery, so that motion of the paddle wheel insures the running of the machinery. General Science When a screw or paddle wheel is put in motion, a body of water is driven astern and the ship is driven ahead. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 Her paddle wheels indicated that she had not been built very recently, for very nearly all sea steamers, including those of the United States, were propelled by the screw. On The Blockade With his own hands he laid a stout deck on this, and, with the assistance of a man whom he hired for that purpose, he constructed a pair of paddle wheels. Our Boys Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors The paddle wheel is then set in motion, and at intervals fresh water is added. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise No practical business man would erect a turbine or paddle wheel without calculating in advance the value of his water power. General Science His patents were limited to the simple means of adapting paddle wheels to the axle of the crank of Watt's engine. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made Wild geese, ducks and other water fowl, sported upon the bosom of the river or the lake, whose waters no paddle wheel or even keel disturbed. Christopher Carson From time to time there sounded the beat of paddle wheels, as the white steamers came and went. The Red Redmaynes Accordingly, he devised an experiment in which paddle wheels were made to rotate in a vessel of water by means of falling weights somewhat like the weights of a clock. Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation The paddle wheel might be so heavy that the stream could not turn it, or so frail in comparison with the water force that the stream would destroy it. General Science This experimental steamer was furnished with paddle wheels, and was completed and launched early in the spring of 1803. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made A large guard placed over the paddle wheel forms a seat for one person and a chair in front on the platform provides a place for a second person. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do She had paddle wheels and steamed against the wind and tide of the Hudson River. A Short History of the United States "They have the paddle wheels on the end because the water is so shallow in places." Comrades of the Saddle The Young Rough Riders of the Plains The wheezy exhaust coughed on; the belt flapped as the paddle wheel kept on its dead shove of the Marie's keel into the sand. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Carra proposed the use of paddle wheels, a step in the right direction, by mounting them on the sides of the car, but the improvement was only slight. A History of Aeronautics The paddle wheels travel in a reverse direction causing the ends of the axles to roll on the edge of the chute, thus carrying the car up the incline. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do These were the building of iron instead of wooden ships and the replacing of the paddle wheel by the screw propeller. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters The first steamers were impelled by means of paddle wheels; but these are now almost entirely superseded by the screw. Men of Invention and Industry But, as the action of paddle wheels had been found destructive to the canal banks, no scheme of that nature could be entertained. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography With a vast turmoil of paddle wheels, swirling of white and green waters, bellowing of speaking trumpets, throwing of handlines and scurrying of deck hands and dock hands, the Panama came to rest. The Gray Dawn Twenty Bunsen cells furnished the current to a motor on Froment's principle turning a pair of paddle wheels. Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 Q.--Can you give any practical rules for proportioning paddle wheels? A Catechism of the Steam Engine He whittled out the model of a tiny paddle wheel. Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans She was a side- wheeler with paddle wheels so arranged that in stormy weather they could be taken in on deck. A Brief History of the United States After a great deal of tinkering and trying, they did succeed in making two paddle wheels. Fifty Famous People These fins, or arms, are in reality wings, but wings disposed as a helix instead of as a paddle wheel. Robur the Conqueror Both the upper and the lower frame is cast in a single piece, with the exception of the continuations of the upper frame, which support the paddle wheels. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Fitch's model of 1785 had side paddle wheels operated by an endless chain. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway Such a leak could not be patched, and with its paddle wheels half swamped, the Scotia had no choice but to continue its voyage. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea When the work was finished, the old fishing boat looked rather odd, with a paddle wheel on each side which dipped just a few inches into the water. Fifty Famous People The air was filled with a black pall of smoke from the "Marie's" funnel, the smoke settling over the boat, wholly enveloping her from her stack to the stern paddle wheel. The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River Q.--How is the outer bearing of the paddle wheels supplied with tallow? A Catechism of the Steam Engine It is not alone Fitch's development of the devices of the endless chain, paddle wheel, and screw propeller and of his puzzling earth-and-water creature that gives luster to his name. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway Its paddle wheels were churning the sea with perfect steadiness. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea He kept on, planning and thinking and working, until at last he succeeded in making a boat with paddle wheels that could be run by steam. Fifty Famous People At last, after what seemed hours of struggling, he had succeeded in working his way past the stern paddle wheel, and up under the stern of the ship. The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River Q.--Will you describe the configuration and mode of action of the paddle wheels in general use? A Catechism of the Steam Engine He had experimented with most of the models then in existence—upright paddles at the side, endless-chain paddles, and stern paddle wheels. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway In 1840 this shrewd industrialist founded a postal service between Liverpool and Halifax, featuring three wooden ships with 400–horsepower paddle wheels and a burden of 1,162 metric tons. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea So he lay, perdu, in the high rear room of a Capulet, reading pink sporting sheets and cursing the slow paddle wheels of the Kaiser Wilhelm. Strictly business: more stories of the four million And it has a paddle wheel on behind. The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River Q.--What are the most important details of the construction of paddle wheels? A Catechism of the Steam Engine It is fortunate that, in one particular, Livingston's influence did not prevail with Fulton, for the American Minister was distinctly prejudiced against paddle wheels. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway So in 1867 this company owned twelve ships, eight with paddle wheels and four with propellers. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The steamer passed rapidly alongside the raft sweeping the frothing water from under her paddle wheels. Creatures That Once Were Men All this time the "Fat Marie's" paddle wheel was backing water and the craft, now swung almost broadside to the stream, was working her way over toward the Iowa shore. The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River Q.--What kind of paddle wheel is supplied with these oscillating engines? A Catechism of the Steam Engine Livingston and Fulton thus supplemented each other; Livingston possessed a monopoly and Fulton a correct estimate of the value of paddle wheels and, secondly, of Boulton and Watt engines. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway The action of paddle wheels, whether radial or feathering, will be more fully described in the chapter on Steam Navigation. A Catechism of the Steam Engine The tractive force of paddle wheel steamers is ascertained by a dynamometer fixed on shore, to which the floating vessel is attached by a rope. A Catechism of the Steam Engine The machinery started and he could hear the big paddle wheel beating the river into a froth. The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River A.--It is, in my opinion, best adapted for vessels with auxiliary power, and it is a worse propeller than paddle wheels for vessels which have habitually to encounter strong head winds. A Catechism of the Steam Engine He had placed his paddle wheels where they would bite into the swell produced by every boat just under its engines. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway Paddle wheels, details of, structure and operation of; slip of; centre of pressure of; rolling circle; action of oblique floats; rule for proportioning paddle wheels; benefits of large floats. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Floats of paddle wheels, increased resistance of, if oblique, floats should be large. A Catechism of the Steam Engine |
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