Sentence examples for screw propeller from inspiring English sources

She was propelled by a steam engine, driving a single screw propeller for a speed of 13 knots (24 km/h).

The Wyoming managed to swiftly dislodge itself with its steam-powered screw propeller.

To analyze the effect of a screw propeller on heating uniformity, the temperature distribution of the cases with a screw propeller is quantitatively compared to that of the cases without a screw propeller.

The Great Britain, an iron-hull steamship, was the first large vessel driven by a screw propeller.

With the naval designer John Ericsson he drew up the plans for the Princeton, the first warship to be driven with a screw propeller.

In addition to his turbine, Parsons invented a mechanical reducing gear, which, when placed between the turbine and a screw propeller, greatly improved the efficiency of both.

A waterjet propulsion system has many advantages over a conventional screw propeller system in amphibious military vehicles.

Paddle wheel, method of ship propulsion that was once widely employed but is now almost entirely superseded by the screw propeller.

Complicated for its time, the original Monitor contained dozens of patentable designs, from its screw propeller to the world's first flushing toilet located below the waterline.

In addition to their increasing use of steam power, the screw propeller, shell guns, and rifled ordnance, both sides built and employed ironclad warships.

In any event the 98 hp engine and single-screw propeller lacked the required power.