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To: Blood of Tyrants

No boilers, she uses Olympus gas turbines, the maritime version of the engines that powered the Concorde.


8 posted on 07/22/2014 12:24:57 PM PDT by tanknetter
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To: tanknetter

No boilers to make fresh water?


9 posted on 07/22/2014 12:26:34 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: tanknetter

The waste heat from the gas turbines would be excellent for heating sea water for making fresh water.


10 posted on 07/22/2014 12:28:07 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: tanknetter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Olympus


14 posted on 07/22/2014 12:34:31 PM PDT by headstamp 2
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