• DocumentCode
    1256159
  • Title

    Weight efficiency of electric motors and of prime movers

  • Author

    Hird, W.B.

  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    215
  • fYear
    1912
  • fDate
    3/26/1905 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    620
  • Lastpage
    628
  • Abstract
    Comparison of weight efficiencies of electric motors and of different types of prime movers. Choice of unit for comparison. General law connecting weight and output adopted as a working hypothesis. Graphs embodying the results of investigations on steam engines, steam turbines, gas engines, oil engines, petrol engines, water turbines, and electric motors.
  • Keywords
    electric motors; gas engines and gas producers; steam engines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineers, Journal of the Institution of
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/jiee-1.1912.0068
  • Filename
    5310497