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Was bunker c used in steam engines?
As fuel oil in the boilers of steam-turbine powered ships, perhaps.
Were steam ships used before sailing ships?
First were sailing ships, THEN steam ships.
Where steam ships used before sailing ships?
paris
What river were steam ships were used on?
Most countries have some rivers on which steam ships were used. You need to state a specific country.
What is ships boiler?
Some older ships used the power of steam to propel them through the water. A boiler is used to heat water to make steam which is passed to a steam engine which turns the propeller. In ships like the Titanic the boiler was fuelled by coal but later steam ships used gas to heat the water.
Fuel used by steam trains?
Steam coal
What are was the major fuel for trains and ships?
The main fuel IS diesel fuel for both both trains and ships, most freight trains run on electric motors that are powered in most cases by diesel engined generators, while passenger trains are powered by diesel, or directly from an overhead power line, or electrified rail. Trains of course used to be powered by steam, fired by wood or coal. old sailing ships obviously used to be powered by wind and/or manpower. Later they were powered by steam, usually coal fired, and then by diesel fuel.
Where did bunker oil get its' name from?
According to Wikipedia online encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedai.org Bunker fuel is technically any type of fuel oil used aboard ships. It gets its name from the containers on ships and in ports that it is stored in; in the days of steam they were coal bunkers but now they are bunker-fuel tanks.
Was is coal use for?
Home heating, electricity and was traditionally used as fuel in steam engine ships and trains. Early trains all had a coal car to carry it.
How is steam used to move ships and trains?
The steam, created by water heated by coal or some other fuel, creates pressure when released into the cylinder, moving the piston, thus moving the train or boat forward or backward.
Is steam a fuel?
No. it is an energy repository. Fuels of various kinds are used to heat water into steam. the steam has more energy than the water.
What does s.s. mean before a ships name?
SS means Streamship.It is usually understood to mean "Steam Ship" Some ships used TSS for "Turbine Steam Ship"
