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Life Boat Release Gear Mechanism on Ships
The ‘SAFELAUNCH’ life boat release gear mechanism for davit launched survival craft explained in this article allows simultaneous release of…
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Earthing Down in High Voltage System
Earthing down is an important concept as far as working in high voltage system is concerned. It is an additional…
Advanced 5 min read
Insulation Resistance Tests of High Voltage Equipment
The high voltage system consist of generators, cables for power distribution, transformers, switch gear, and consumers. Here, consumers are large…
Advanced 6 min read
High Voltage System on Ships
In ships, voltages upto and equal to 1000 volts is called as low voltage system and voltages above 1000 volts…
Advanced 4 min read
Maintenance of Butterfly Valve on Ships
Butterfly valve allows bi-directional flow of fluids and provide air tight shutoff at full rated pressure. Advantages of Butterfly Valve…
Advanced 5 min read
Operation and Maintenance of Eductor on Ships
What is meant by Eductor ? Eductor is a simple type of pump which works on the ‘venturi effect’ to…
Uncategorized 9 min read
Cargo Sampling Procedure on Ships
This cargo sampling instruction describes the guidance for the Master and his crew in ensuring that appropriate samples of the…
Wind Tunnel Techniques 2 min read
Open Return Wind Tunnel
Wind tunnels are designed for a specific purpose and speed range. Therefore, there are many different types of wind tunnels and several different ways…
Wind Tunnel Techniques 2 min read
CLOSED CIRCUIT WIND TUNNELS
DESCRIPTION AEROLAB specializes in custom-made closed circuit wind tunnels (CCT). The use of steel for construction offers complete design freedom…
Wind Tunnel Techniques 14 min read
Dimensional Analysis and Similarity
Introduction – The Purposes and Usefulness of Dimensional Analysis Dimensional analysis is a very powerful tool, not just in fluid…