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CONNECTING DEVICES
The five categories contain devices which can be defined as 1. Those which operate below the physical layer such as…
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What To Do When Black Smoke Is Coming Out Of Ship’s Funnel At Port?
If you work in a ship’s engine room, you must have received a call at least once from the bridge…
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Hydrophore System In Ship
A hydrophore system is used on a ship to maintain constant water pressure to all parts of a ship (…
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Fresh Water Generator
Fresh water generator, one of the important machinery on board a ship, is something that cannot be done without. Fresh…
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Boiler efficiency and load factor
Like any other devices, the boiler energy efficiency is a factor of its load factor. Figure (i) and also Figure…
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Excessive combustion air
Fig (ii): Boiler efficiency as a function of CO2 level in the exhaust gas In order to burn the fuel,…
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Optimum hot well temperature and blow-down levels
There is a hot well (see Figure (v)) that collects all the condensates from steam system end-users plus where water…
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Boiler energy efficiency measures – shipboard good practices
Formation of marine boiler : A boiler in one form or another will be found on every type of ship. Where…
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Air compressor arrangement
working principles and operational guideline · Use of compressed air for ships machinery Compressed air has many uses on board ship,…