Rick wrote:



Exhaust from Titanic's reciprocating engines, at a pressure less than
atmospheric, could be directed to the turbine or "bypass" the turbine
and exhaust directly to the condenser. The turbine was used to recover
heat energy from the main engine exhaust which would otherwise have been
wasted, and thereby increase the overall plant efficiency.


Yes I know that. It was Doug who said there was no bypass valve. He
seemd to think it was stopped by just closing a valve -but where he
thinks the steam from the main engines would go is anybodys guess.
While the inlet was subatmospheric, the steam would still be passed to
the condensor whose pressures were even lower. I think it's also pretty
sloppy to call the inlet prssure to a turbine a vacuum. Don't you guys
traditionally use mmHg for near vacuum pressures?

Cheers