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	BioPortfolio News : Biosystems Informatics Institute establishes commercial trading arm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Turbinia will facilitate business development and marketing of software tools and fee-for-service offerings in bioinformatics and systems biology, specializing in data integration from across the post-genomic technologies.
		The Turbinia team now has access to an unsurpassed ability to dynamically and accurately model biochemical pathways and interpret drug effects by including both positive and negative feedback loops; inductive and deductive methods; and prediction of multiple independent outcomes in parallel.
		Turbinia aims to deliver targeted results in a timely and cost-effective manner, including software and interfaces to suit the needs of its customers in drug development.
	www.bioportfolio.com /june_05/20_06_2005/Biosystems_Informatics.html (426 words)

	Turbinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		To develop this he had the experimental vessel Turbinia built of very light steel by the firm of Brown and Hood, based at Wallsend on Tyne.
		The Admiralty were kept informed of developments, and Turbinia was launched on 2 August 1894.
		In 1900 the Turbinia steamed to Paris and was shown to French officials then displayed at the Paris Exhibition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turbinia (506 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Turbinia, the first ever steam turbine propelled vessel built a century ago and once the world's fastest vessel, goes back on public display.
		Unseen by the public since 1986, Turbinia is now in a purpose built gallery in Newcastle's Discovery Museum, where a far larger audience will see her.
		The installation is very neat and the public will not be aware of it." It is good to know that as Turbinia enters a new phase in her career her many admirers can be sure she has a long corrosion-free life ahead of her.
	www.munters.com /www/uk/home.nsf/ByKey/ABRL-56VG2R (546 words)

	Charles Parsons
		The trials of Turbinia were conducted off the North East Coast but her debut before the world was made in a daring way on an occasion of pomp and circumstance, and amidst surroundings fitting in every respect for the appearance of a vessel which was to usher in a new era in ship propulsion.
		It was on this occasion that Turbinia after permission had been obtained, was to steam up and down the lines and astonish everyone by her performance.
		The authorities became alarmed and sent out a picket boat to stop Turbinia but, as she was going so much faster, the wash she created nearly sank the pursuing navy vessel.
	www.btinternet.com /~philipr/Parsons.htm (1520 words)

	Turbinia - Bioinormatics at the speed of life
		Similarly, Turbinia aims to deliver the next generation of systems biology and bioinformatics software tools by taking the development of drugs and healthcare delivery to a new, higher standard.
		Turbinia is the commercial trading arm of the Biosystems Informatics Institute (Bii), a research initiative funded by the UK Department of Trade and Industry and OneNorthEast.
		For many years, he has been a keen proponent of the need to transform medicine into a more mathematically-driven discipline and was honoured for these efforts in 2001 by TIME magazine as a member of their Top Digital 25.
	www.turbinia.com (241 words)

	WARSHIP: BIG GUNS SHIP GUIDE
		The Turbinia, a zippy little craft just 9 ft. wide and 100 ft. long, was the world's first turbine-powered ship.
		Blown away by the Turbinia's performance, the world's major navies rushed to adopt turbine engines for their warships.
		The Turbinia was nearly sliced in two after a collision with another ship in 1907.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/warship/guns/guide1.html (240 words)

	90 \| กระดานข่าวชาวเรือ
		He is famous, of course, for his demonstration boat, Turbinia, which is usually said to have gatecrashed a naval review of the UK’s south coast to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
		Turbinia, the story goes, dashed through the anchored fleet, defying the navy’s best efforts to intercept it.
		It is easy to dismiss steam turbines as being of little relevance to today’s shipping yet for many years, the steam turbine was the mainstay of ship propulsion.
	www.marinerthai.com /webboard4/view.php?No=90 (403 words)

	Turbine - Birr Castle Demesne
		Turbinia completed her high speed trials in the North Sea but the low low freeboard (distance from the deck to the waterline) made for frequent soaking for both passengers and crew.
		Turbinia had certainly made her presence felt as the fastest boat in the world.
		Turbinia was cut in two and the aftersection complete with engines and propellers was put on display in the South Kensington museum in London, which did not have the space to accommodate the full ship.
	www.birrcastle.com /turbinia.asp (2649 words)

	Alfred John West - Turbinia
		She was the first ship to be fitted with the turbine machinery invented by her owner, the Hon.
		Punctually at l2 o’clock there appeared between the leaders of the lines a smother of foam - it was the "Turbinia".
		When I developed the plate I was delighted to find that I had "got her", and the owner was so pleased with the result that he invited me to take a number of photographs and a cinematograph film of his craft on the Tyne.'
	mcs.open.ac.uk /dac3/ournavy/turbinia.htm (288 words)

	FAS Turbinia
		The success of this engine convinced him that the theoretical advantages of the steam turbine (i.e., higher thermal efficiency and reliability) could be captured in practice, and he set up a company C.A. Parsons and Co., to exploit these engines and apply them to ship propulsion.
		There, Turbinia demonstrated a speed (34.5 knots) and manoeuvrability which completely outstripped all the naval guard and patrol vessels on duty.
		The navy, which had been keeping an eye on the development of steam turbines, responded rapidly and the first two torpedo-boat destroyers powered by steam turbine, Viper and Cobra, were launched only two years later, in 1899.
	www.flamsteed.info /fasturbinia.htm (590 words)

	The Turbinia, designed by Sir Charles Parsons in 1894.
		Experimental hulls for the Turbinia were tested on the lake on his estate.
		The Turbinia was the world's first steam turbine driven ship, and the world's fastest, travelling at speeds up to 34.5 knots, until 1899.
		The main hull design was based on the Turbinia and the 350 bhp engines were built by Cummins at Darlington.
	www.northumbria.info /Pages/turbinia.html (168 words)

	Turbinia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The ' Turbinia ' was the worlds first steam turbine powered ship which led to a revolution in power drive sytems for marine vessels.
		The craft was first demonstrated before a grand naval display arranged as a celebration of Queen Victoria's 60th year as head of the British monarchy on June 26, 1897.
		The craft was powered by 3 parallel flow turbines which utilized the same steam to drive 3 propeller shafts with triple bladed props mounted on each shaft.
	foxxaero.homestead.com /indrad_034.html (123 words)

	BioPortfolio News : Biosystems Informatics Institute (Bii) Establishes Turbinia Limited and Signs Key Systems Biology ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Turbinia will facilitate business developmentand marketing of software tools and fee-for-service offerings inbioinformatics and systems biology, specialising in data integration fromacross the post-genomic technologies.
		The Turbinia team now has access to anunsurpassed ability to dynamically and accurately model biochemical pathwaysand interpret drug effects by including both positive and negative feedbackloops; inductive and deductive methods; and prediction of multipleindependent outcomes in parallel.
		Turbinia aims to deliver targeted resultsin a timely and cost-effective manner, including software and interfaces tosuit the needs of its customers in drug development.
	www.bioportfolio.com /may_05/17_05_2005/Biosystems_Informatics.html (617 words)

	Discovery Museum - Turbinia
		Created by Charles Parsons in 1894, it was built as an experimental vessel to test and demonstrate the advantages of steam turbines and sparked a revolution in both shipping and electricity generation.
		In 1897 Turbinia was the fastest vessel on water, capable of travelling at speeds of up to 34.5 knots - equivalent to today's high speed ferries.
		The static backdrop to Turbinia that dominated the atrium space at Discovery has been replaced with an impressive glass wall.
	www.twmuseums.org.uk /discovery/turbinia.php (284 words)

	Implementation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		This section is organized into four parts: (1) a brief description of the domain, including the task; (2) a description of Turbinia, the domain simulator; (3) a description of the computer-based tutor, Vyasa ; and (4) implementation details of both Turbinia and Vyasa.
		Turbinia, the marine power plant simulator, was designed using qualitative approximation to represent system dynamics.
		In Turbinia, approximately 100 components have been modeled to achieve fairly high degrees of structural and dynamic fidelity even though the physical fidelity of the simulator is somewhat low.
	www2.isye.gatech.edu /~tg2/publications/papers/amms/node22.html (2377 words)

	Inventions & Experiments - Birr Castle Demesne
		Also in 1900, Turbinia voyages to the Paris Exhibition, where she gives high speed displays on the Seine.
		The after section of Turbinia is put on display at the Science Museum in London.
		Turbinia is restored and exhibited in a special gallery at the Newcastle Discovery Museum.
	www.birrcastle.com /inventionsAndExperiments.asp (988 words)

	Charles Parsons
		Immediately after the Royal inspection of the fleet by Queen Victoria, the Turbinia appeared, weaving in and out of the warships at a speed of 30 knots, uncatchable.
		The Turbinia reached a speed of 34 knots, when the fastest destroyers of the day only managed 27.
		This was due to the success of two innovations both the steam turbine for ship propulsion, and the slender hull.
	www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk /125/noflash/1875-1900/parsons2.html (184 words)

	In Memoriam: RMS Titanic: The Engines
		When he was unable to drum up support in the steamship industry or from the military, Parsons decided to build his own ship.
		Built for demonstration purposes only, the Turbinia was a little over 100 feet long and only 9 feet wide, with a displacement of 44 tons.
		The picket boat dispatched by the Navy to intercept the intruder was nearly sunk by Turbinia's wash. Before any further disciplinary action could be taken, however, Prince Henry of Prussia sent Parsons his congratulations and asked for a return.
	www.dellamente.com /titanic/engines3.htm (555 words)

	Biospace.com
		Turbinia will facilitate business development and marketing of software tools and fee-for-service offerings in bioinformatics and systems biology, specialising in data integration from across the post-genomic technologies.
		Unlike many other groups working in systems biology, this Russian team possesses a unique calling-card in that for more than four years and in an ongoing manner they have been adding value to drug development and the production of drug precursors to a Top Five pharmaceutical partner.
		The Biosystems Informatics Institute (Bii) is a new UK research establishment, which along with its commercial trading arm, Turbinia Limited, is focused on the delivery of systems biology and bioinformatics software tools to enable the development of better drugs and healthcare delivery.
	www.biospace.com /news_story.aspx?StoryID=20077420&full=1 (656 words)

	Cities of Science - North East - The man who invented the Twentieth Century?
		The first vessel to use the engine was the Turbinia which was built by Parson’s Marine Steam Turbine Company and trials of the vessel took place off the North east coast.
		The first public trial of the Turbinia took place in 1897 at a Naval Review at Spithead where she achieved a record speed of 34 knots.
		Since the Turbinia numerous famous ships have been powered by Parsons turbines including the Titanic and the Mauretania, which held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic for 22 years.
	www.citiesofscience.co.uk /go/screen/NorthEast/ContentPeople_2935.html (278 words)

	CABLE AND WIRELESS ADVENTURER TRIMARAN DIESEL POWERED JULES VERNE TROPHY RECORD NIGEL IRENS BOAT DESIGN
		Turbinia demonstrated that it was the fastest ship in the world at that time and opened up a revolution in ship propulsion.
		One major factor behind Turbinia's success had almost been forgotten - the hull design, which was very efficient because of its low 'drag'.
		Since that time, further development of 'extreme single slender hull' technology had been forgotten in favour of designs that rise up and skim over the surface of the sea.
	www.solarnavigator.net /history/cable_and_wireless.htm (1091 words)

	Newcastle University Library - Special Collections - Exhibitions - Maritime Heritage in the North East
		A small vessel, the Turbinia, with a length of 100 feet and a displacement of 44 tons, was constructed and fitted with turbine machinery and, after much experimental work, attained a speed of 34 knots.
		At the naval review held in 1897 to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria, the Turbinia created a sensation by racing down the lines of warships at a speed of thirty-four knots, greater than that of any other vessel afloat, as at that time the fastest destroyers could hardly exceed 27 knots.
		The first warship to be powered by a steam turbine was launched in 1899, followed by the first passenger vessel in 1901.
	www.ncl.ac.uk /library/specialcollections/exhibition_maritime_ships_turbinia.php (413 words)

	Charles Algernon Parsons Summary
		In 1894 Parsons turned to the marine applications of the steam turbine and built the Turbinia, 100 feet long and displacing 44 tons.
		He built the Turbinia, a vessel powered by steam turbine and screw propellers.
		On the occasion of her diamond jubilee in 1897, Queen Victoria was reviewing the royal navy fleet at Spithead when Parsons appeared in the Turbiniaand raced through the fleet at the then unbelievable speed of 30 knots.
	www.bookrags.com /Charles_Algernon_Parsons (1868 words)

	#73 Turbinia (1897) - Landmarks
		The Turbinia was the world's first turbine-driven ship.
		This remarkable performance accelerated the acceptance of the steam turbine as an alternative to the steam reciprocating engine on ships as well as for central electric light and power stations.
		Sir Charles A. Parsons (1854-1931) invented (1884), developed, and promoted the steam turbine, as well as the design of the Turbinia.
	www.asme.org /Communities/History/Landmarks/Turbinia_1897.cfm (100 words)

	Knowledge Organization in Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Diagnostic Problem Solving in Complex Dynamic Domains - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The simulator, Turbinia, is based on a hierarchical representation of subsystems, components, and primitives.
		Vyasa is the computer-based tutor that teaches the troubleshooting task using Turbinia.
		The simulator, an interactive, direct manipulation interface, and the tutor (with its expert, student, and instructional modules) comprise the instructional...
	citeseer.ist.psu.edu /vasandani95knowledge.html (948 words)

	NASA APPEL \| Academy of Program / Project & Engineering Leadership
		At the same time he was developing land-based turbine generation systems, Parsons was also hard at work designing and testing marine steam turbines.
		Immediately after the royal review, the Turbinia appeared uninvited, steaming agile circles around the rest of the British warships at an estimated speed of 30 knots, making it by far the fastest ship on the water.
		The Turbinia had a top a speed of thirty-four knots, while the fastest destroyer in the British Navy could only manage managed twenty-seven knots.
	appel.nasa.gov /askoce/node/515 (561 words)

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