The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13

exclusively along he line 81 shin con-
StruC;ion and not marine engineering
IL Is quite likely that Natal CON
Struotor Tay!urS mathematical studies
which bore fruit IN the form OF his
noted book. Resistance OF Ships ana
screw Propulsion hat inCidtntally led
nan o. STUDY the question Of properly
"."nc,rS h!-h speed marine engines
THIS WOr; uu ship res stance ana pro-
phlsl'u. published in 1894. is q rrcog-
ui2ec classic. SiN years later MAYA!
Constructor Taylor gave 20 IN. world
his second book. Speed and power OF
ships which * to-day looked upon
abroad a. the leading authority on the
subject. The novel method uf treat
mont Of tho topics covered by his first
book. Resistance OF Ships and Screw
lTopulson, received the fattcring in
dursement of adoption by substantially
all subsequent authors in that field cs-
i"'cially the Germans
For the pasr twenty years, Taylor has
taken an important part in the design
ne Of every nHvHi vessel planned in tho
Navy Department. which means in efl,,'
every u-HtiGl ship now in active ser
'.'" .y"r 'i"g'. 'hr experimental.
Wu,"I no~'r 3' "a, navy varl WASHING
l"a, haS ."ou IL operation. Il has been
! untcr tn 'uurGiat- supervision Of liz,
new chief construrtor. In truth. TN,
basin, Itself, WAS planned by him anu
we'll nigh all az ita remarkable features
are the product of his fertile brain.
! Year 10y year, hu has given 70 the world
professional papers Of the greatest Val,le
dealing with one phase or another of
| III" many sit"d suhJe,; " forming q
! sap =" that she may meet the service
"ruu!rrmcnts and vet make the desired
/ speeds with "a minimum uf propuls!vo
"nu"'. Hove Ia whcr, his astounding
economies hay" ''e-n maze possible"
- orc g: Instances might he ,.t-
Z taI'd illustrating how he has effect 4
I tars. sl,ing. but the mere mention ni
( the hr al principles involved will have
To- suffice. Up Ia The time Capt. Taylor
/ took charge OF the model eXper imental
/ basin, ar tank, as 81 is commonly called,
American ships were designed by a sys-
! ten OF empirical comparison based upon
the more or lass kindred forms Of other
| craft in service At hest, Il was n aor,
| OF gT"Dng in the dark. and designers
,nlt s-Nnerfectiy realized how much the
/ l'S'T'diNt - propulsion would CnanE'
/ If "A ships under water body were rnodl-
, fled in some direction.
So, too, the engineer planned with {
liberal margin ~ wcig,M, and well nirl
Invariably made hts engines more power
full Than his calculations called for I,
order that ne might have IA certainty %
reserve energy upon which ne coul,
draw to force the craft through IN,
| water at the desired maximum spsed
This was crude and II was not @cOnomi
cal; because II meant an excess of dca,
weight in the engines; n called for .
heavier first COST than was actual,
needful, and it added just 80 much NOR,
10 the fuel bLl and 10 the OUTLAWS To-
maintenance and repair,
rhr model experimental basin rcvo
! luuonlzed these ruir Of thumb methods
ana, a. year by year research data an,
tho results or finished ships nccumu
lated by means OF tho tank Capt. Tay
inT Was abb" 10 improve tho models o
prospective ships 10 that for q give,
displacement tho craft ccvsd NJ SriveI