Engineering:Combined steam and gas
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Short description: Marine propulsion system
Combined steam and gas (COSAG) is a propulsion system for ships using a combination of steam turbines and gas turbines to power the shafts.
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System
A gearbox and clutches enable either of the engines or both of them together to drive the shaft.[1] It has the advantage of the cruising efficiency and reliability of steam and the rapid acceleration and start-up time of gas. This system was mainly used on first-generation gas-turbine ships such as the Royal Navy's Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. and Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist..
Citations
- ↑ Friedman, p. 206
Bibliography
- Friedman, Norman (1993). "Propulsion". in Gardiner, Robert; Friedman, Norman. Navies in the Nuclear Age. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 199–210. ISBN 1-55750-613-2.
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