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Marine Control Valves
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Marine Auxiliary Machinery 6 min read
Pressure Relief Valve
The machinery systems on board ship consist of several safety features for safe and smooth operation of the ship and…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 3 min read
Quick closing valves
On ships, marine diesel engines draw fuel from reservoirs or storage tanks which are also known as service tanks. All these tanks are provided with…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 4 min read
What is a gate valve?
Gate valves are widely used for all types of applications and are suitable for both above-ground and underground installation. Not…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 3 min read
Swing check valves
AVK offers swing check valves in DN 50-600 with lever and weight, lever and spring or with closed bushings. AVK…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 2 min read
Relief valves
Excess pressure in a ship service system is eased by a relief valve (Figure 1). This consists of a disc…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 7 min read
Butterfly valves
A butterfly valve consists basically of a disc pivoted across the bore of a ring body having the same radial…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 6 min read
Globe Valve Used on Ships
Glove valve, a type of valve, is commonly used on board ships in places such as bilge suction lines. A…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 1 min read
Blow Through Boiler Gauge Glass on Ships
There must be two independent means of determining the water level, one of which must be a direct reading gauge…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 1 min read
Cocks and valves – Ship service systems
Cocks and valves are designed to control or interrupt flow. This is done in cocks by rotating the plug, and…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 2 min read
Ship fire main system
Fire main: Whilst the various types of portable extinguishers form the front line of attack against a fire detected in its…
Marine Auxiliary Machinery 1 min read
Marine auxiliary diesel engine cooling system
A variety of cooling systems may be adopted for marine auxiliary engines but the most commonly used is the simple…
