As a result of researching books and notebooks which once belonged to a marine engineer with a link to an American Marine in l942, found in a Townsville garage sale , our waterfront roundsman could get a job building Australian billionaire Clive Palmer's replica of the Titanic.
Why? Because the notebooks contain a wealth of diagrams and involved formulae related to ship construction and performance of various parts .
Ships construction , important measurements is the heading in a section which contains handwritten information that covers the thickness of steel needed in the framing of a vessel , its floors and other parts , vital for Titanic ll. As expected, rivets also get a mention .
Dealing with keels , it goes into considerable detail . In respect of the bilge keel , it must consist of two centre girders to resist rolling . A duct keel must be scalloped .
Laws of perfect gases is another subject covered in depth , including a number which Palmer could use in his election campaign on the stormy bounding main, seeing he is the skipper of the Trumpet of Patriots windjammer , inspired by Donald Trump who is fast turning America into the Wreck of the Hesperus .
Other topics include combustion, steam , turbines, nozzle velocity, air compressors , entropy and reversed Carnot.
(Titanic. Palmer. Trump.)