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By 1923 The name of the '''English De Laval Steam Turbine Company''' had been changed to the [[Albion Turbine Co]]; the company secretary was at Greenwood and Batley's offices<ref>The Times, Feb 16, 1923</ref> | By 1923 The name of the '''English De Laval Steam Turbine Company''' had been changed to the [[Albion Turbine Co]]; the company secretary was at Greenwood and Batley's offices<ref>The Times, Feb 16, 1923</ref> | ||
==Applications of Turbines== | |||
1901 'The Admiralty has requested Messrs. Greenwood and Batley, of Leeds, the owners of the British and Colonial patent rights of the De Laval steam turbine, to send one of their more powerful turbines to Devonport Dockyard so that it may subjected to a series of experimental tests.'<ref>Luton Times and Advertiser - Friday 13 September 1901</ref> | |||
1906 'Turbines for Fishing Boats .....By way of experiment, Mr. Hamilton, Hunter's Quay, is at present fitting out a fishing boat, lying in Anstruther Harbour, between 50 and 60 feet keel, with a turbine engine and twin propellers, for the purpose of proving that the ordinary fishing boats can be fitted in this way, and obtain the speed of steam drifters at far less initial cost and actual working expenses. ..... The turbine has been supplied by the English De Laval Company, and is a thoroughly tried machine. It runs fast, but is geared down the usual way, the shafts being slowed down still further by using chain drivers of the English horse chain make, with different sized sprocket wheels, which permit the choice of the most efficient number of revolutions for the propellers and the right pitch for the work. The condenser of the Ljungstrom type. The boiler is fired by lucigen oil, which costs 1 3/4d. per gallon, with a burner of the maker’s invention, which has al [bell] metal, and can be straightened on getting bent. The pumps are chain belt driven, and start and stop with the turbine. The steam valve can only be got at when both propellers are out in the working position. Mr. Hamilton anticipates that the power available between the sail and the steam will be equal to about 100 horse-power for the greater part the year, and if this expectation is realised, the adaptation of the existing boats in the way proposed will be of great benefit to fisherment generally. .....' <ref>Hastings and St Leonards Observer - Saturday 11 August 1906</ref> | 1906 'Turbines for Fishing Boats .....By way of experiment, Mr. Hamilton, Hunter's Quay, is at present fitting out a fishing boat, lying in Anstruther Harbour, between 50 and 60 feet keel, with a turbine engine and twin propellers, for the purpose of proving that the ordinary fishing boats can be fitted in this way, and obtain the speed of steam drifters at far less initial cost and actual working expenses. ..... The turbine has been supplied by the English De Laval Company, and is a thoroughly tried machine. It runs fast, but is geared down the usual way, the shafts being slowed down still further by using chain drivers of the English horse chain make, with different sized sprocket wheels, which permit the choice of the most efficient number of revolutions for the propellers and the right pitch for the work. The condenser of the Ljungstrom type. The boiler is fired by lucigen oil, which costs 1 3/4d. per gallon, with a burner of the maker’s invention, which has al [bell] metal, and can be straightened on getting bent. The pumps are chain belt driven, and start and stop with the turbine. The steam valve can only be got at when both propellers are out in the working position. Mr. Hamilton anticipates that the power available between the sail and the steam will be equal to about 100 horse-power for the greater part the year, and if this expectation is realised, the adaptation of the existing boats in the way proposed will be of great benefit to fisherment generally. .....' <ref>Hastings and St Leonards Observer - Saturday 11 August 1906</ref> | ||
1906 Street (Somerset) gas supply: proposal for 'One complete self-contained Gas Pressure Raising Set capable of increasing the pressure of 10,000 cubic feet of gas per hour, consisting of De Laval Steam Turbine, complete with steam stop valve, etc., direct connected with a Sturtevant Gas Pressure Raiser, 10in. valves and connections, foundations, etc. Central Somerset Gazette - Friday 07 February 1908 | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 20 January 2021
See De Laval and De Laval Steam Turbine Co (USA).
1902 From 14th annual meeting of Greenwood and Batley: 'Steady progress continues to be made with the De Laval steam turbines for electrical generation, pumping, and other purposes. The works of the English De Laval Steam Turbine Company, adjoining Albion Works, in which company Greenwood and Limited are large shareholders, are completed, the plant is installed, and the manufacture of turbines sa now being carried on there. The directors look forward to a steady increase in the sales in this important branch of the engineering business.'[1]
1902 The English De Laval Steam Turbine Co was said to be practically part of Greenwood and Batley's business but because of the interest of the Swedish parent the accounts were kept separate[2]
1911 From annual meeting of Greenwood and Batley: 'In view of the practical monopoly in the British Empire which the company had of the manufacture of the De Laval Steam Turbine, it had been thought desirable in the interest of their business to acquire the complete control of the English De Laval Steam Turbine Co, and to extinguish the interest which the Swedish De Laval Steam Turbine Company had hitherto held in the English company; also to acquire at par, viz., £180, the price paid for them, eighteen shares, which were originally taken by Greenwood and Batley’s nominees, among whom were some of the present directors, to facilitate the formation of the company. He mentioned this fact, and asked the shareholders’ approval, because those of the directors who owned some of these shares (he, for instance, owned one), were in the position of being both buyers and sellers, but it was to the interest of Greenwood and Batley to obtain the shares, and become the sole owner of the concern. When this transaction had been completed, the whole of the 6,627 issued shares of the English De Laval Steam Turbine Company would be held by Greenwood and Batley, and would represent an integral part of their business.'[3]
By 1923 The name of the English De Laval Steam Turbine Company had been changed to the Albion Turbine Co; the company secretary was at Greenwood and Batley's offices[4]
Applications of Turbines
1901 'The Admiralty has requested Messrs. Greenwood and Batley, of Leeds, the owners of the British and Colonial patent rights of the De Laval steam turbine, to send one of their more powerful turbines to Devonport Dockyard so that it may subjected to a series of experimental tests.'[5]
1906 'Turbines for Fishing Boats .....By way of experiment, Mr. Hamilton, Hunter's Quay, is at present fitting out a fishing boat, lying in Anstruther Harbour, between 50 and 60 feet keel, with a turbine engine and twin propellers, for the purpose of proving that the ordinary fishing boats can be fitted in this way, and obtain the speed of steam drifters at far less initial cost and actual working expenses. ..... The turbine has been supplied by the English De Laval Company, and is a thoroughly tried machine. It runs fast, but is geared down the usual way, the shafts being slowed down still further by using chain drivers of the English horse chain make, with different sized sprocket wheels, which permit the choice of the most efficient number of revolutions for the propellers and the right pitch for the work. The condenser of the Ljungstrom type. The boiler is fired by lucigen oil, which costs 1 3/4d. per gallon, with a burner of the maker’s invention, which has al [bell] metal, and can be straightened on getting bent. The pumps are chain belt driven, and start and stop with the turbine. The steam valve can only be got at when both propellers are out in the working position. Mr. Hamilton anticipates that the power available between the sail and the steam will be equal to about 100 horse-power for the greater part the year, and if this expectation is realised, the adaptation of the existing boats in the way proposed will be of great benefit to fisherment generally. .....' [6]
1906 Street (Somerset) gas supply: proposal for 'One complete self-contained Gas Pressure Raising Set capable of increasing the pressure of 10,000 cubic feet of gas per hour, consisting of De Laval Steam Turbine, complete with steam stop valve, etc., direct connected with a Sturtevant Gas Pressure Raiser, 10in. valves and connections, foundations, etc. Central Somerset Gazette - Friday 07 February 1908