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…
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What is a gate valve?
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Swing check valves
AVK offers swing check valves in DN 50-600 with lever and weight, lever and spring or with closed bushings. AVK…
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Relief valves
Excess pressure in a ship service system is eased by a relief valve (Figure 1). This consists of a disc…
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Butterfly valves
A butterfly valve consists basically of a disc pivoted across the bore of a ring body having the same radial…
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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…
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Blow Through Boiler Gauge Glass on Ships
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Lubricating oil system for a marine diesel engine
Function of lubrication: The lubrication system of an engine provides a supply of lubricating oil to the various moving parts in…