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  2. Marine steam engine - Wikipedia

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    A marine steam engine is a steam engine that is used to power a ship or boat. This article deals mainly with marine steam engines of the reciprocating type, which were in use from the inception of the steamboat in the early 19th century to their last years of large-scale manufacture during World War II .

  3. Steam-powered vessel - Wikipedia

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    Screw-driven steamships generally carry the ship prefix "SS" before their names, meaning 'Steam Ship' (or 'Screw Steamer' i.e. 'screw-driven steamship', or 'Screw Schooner' during the 1870s and 1880s, when sail was also carried), paddle steamers usually carry the prefix "PS" and steamships powered by steam turbine may be prefixed "TS" (turbine ship).

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    A container for storing coal or fuel oil for a ship's engine. bunker fuel. Also bunkers. Fuel oil for a ship. bunt 1. Middle cloths of a square sail. [35] 2. Centre of a furled square sail. [35] bunt-gasket Canvas apron used to fasten the bunt of a square sail to the yard when furled. [35] bunting tosser A signalman who prepares and flies flag ...

  5. Steamship - Wikipedia

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    A claimant to the title of the first ship to make the transatlantic trip substantially under steam power is the British-built Dutch-owned Curaçao, a wooden 438-ton vessel built in Dover and powered by two 50 hp engines, which crossed from Hellevoetsluis, near Rotterdam on 26 April 1827 to Paramaribo, Surinam on 24 May, spending 11 days under ...

  6. Kepler (microarchitecture) - Wikipedia

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    The GPU is always guaranteed to run at a minimum clock speed, referred to as the "base clock". This clock speed is set to the level which will ensure that the GPU stays within TDP specifications, even at maximum loads. [3] When loads are lower, however, there is room for the clock speed to be increased without exceeding the TDP.

  7. Engine order telegraph - Wikipedia

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    An engine order telegraph or E.O.T., also referred to as a Chadburn, [1] is a communications device used on a ship (or submarine) for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed.

  8. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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    Placing the cooling radiator section in seawater rather than ambient air allows for the radiator to be smaller. The engine's cooling water may be used directly or indirectly for heating and cooling purposes of the ship. The Stirling engine has potential for surface-ship propulsion, as the engine's larger physical size is less of a concern.

  9. Graphics processing unit - Wikipedia

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    Components of a GPU. A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit initially designed for digital image processing and to accelerate computer graphics, being present either as a discrete video card or embedded on motherboards, mobile phones, personal computers, workstations, and game consoles.