Title :
Swords into ploughshares: ex-German submarine engines in British generating stations
Author :
Woodward, Gordon
Author_Institution :
History of Sci. & Technol. Group, Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol., UK
fDate :
12/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
During the shortages immediately following World War I, a few electricity supply undertakings in the UK installed diesel engines and generators removed from German submarines surrendered under the Naval Armistice in 1918. This article attempts to review the varying degrees of success achieved by these plants. In particular the article discusses the use of such engines at Southend-on-Sea, Loughborough College, York, Harrogate, and Newcastle-under-Lyme
Keywords :
diesel-electric generators; ships; thermal power stations; British generating stations; Harrogate; Loughborough College; Naval Armistice; Newcastle-under-Lyme; Southend-on-Sea; World War I; York; diesel engines; diesel generators; electricity supply undertakings; ex-German submarine engines;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Science and Education Journal
DOI :
10.1049/esej:19970607
