Regarding the turbine cruise speed
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While reviewing materials on technical translation, I have doubts about this sentence: The steam turbine is less economical at cruising speed. Does this mean that the steam turbine is not as efficient when operating at cruising speed? I checked Baidu, and there is no mention of a cruise speed for steam turbines. What do people think of cruising speed? How should it be understood?
This refers to the fact that early steam turbines had lower efficiency when ships were sailing at cruising speed. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_turbine. The cruising speed is generally 50% of the ship’s maximum sailing speed. The need for economic efficiency became even more important when considering cruising speeds. Cruising speed is roughly 50% of a warship’s maximum speed and 20-25% of its maximum power output. This speed is used for long voyages where fuel efficiency is a priority. Although this results in propeller speeds falling within an efficient range, turbine efficiency is significantly reduced, which meant that early turbine-powered ships had limited cruising ranges.
This would be a speed used on long voyages when fuel economy is desired. Although this brought the propeller speeds down to an efficient range, turbine efficiency was greatly reduced, and early turbine ships had poor cruising ranges. Correct, understood! Translation truly requires dedicated study and research. Thank you!
Yes, translation is not an easy task, and professional translation, especially simultaneous translation, is even more difficult. I’m not a professional translator, but whenever I return to my home country to give lectures at international conferences, I take the initiative to deliver my presentations in Chinese, thereby reducing the workload for the conference interpreters. I also often sit next to them during the conferences, ready to assist them if they encounter difficulties with specialized terminology while translating speeches by foreigners.