compound engine in a sentence

Examples

1. The Nomad compound engine achieved a specific fuel consumption of 0.345 lbs per horsepower-hour.
2. Compound engines could be configured to either increase a ship's economy or its speed.
3. This final specimen was built in 1928, and was a 450 hp cross-compound engine.
4. The new White Star record-breakers were especially economical because of their use of compound engines.
5. The ship was powered by a single horizontal compound engine which drove one screw propeller.
6. The steam engine was designed as a twin-cylinder compound engine with interior Allan valve gear.
7. It was altered in 1921 and became a 1500 hp vertical three cylinder compound engine.
8. The Naiad was also used, in adapted form, in the Napier Nomad turbo-compound engine design.
9. May No 2 was driven by a 1500hp cross compound engine by Ashton Frost, 1901.
10. May No 1 was driven by 800 hp cross compound engine by B Goodfellow, 1892.