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Unattended Machinery Space (UMS) Ship?
Essential requirements for any unattended machinery space (UMS) Ship to able to sail at sea are enumerated in the SOLAS…
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Cascade, Feed Forward and Three
The control strategies now used in modern industrial boiler systems had their beginnings on shipboard steam propulsion boilers. When boilers…
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Ratio Control and Metered-Air Combustion Processes
A ratio control strategy can play a fundamental role in the safe and profitable operation of fired heaters, boilers, furnaces and similar…
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Boiler Automatic Control System
A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated. The fluid does not necessarily boil. The heated or…
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BOILER BASICS AND TYPES OF BOILERS
What is a boiler? · A boiler is a steel pressure vessel in which water under pressure is converted into steam by…
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Electrohydraulic Actuators
The coupling of electronic and hydraulic technology is becoming increasingly common, especially in electrohydraulic actuators. The coupling of electronic and…
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Electro-Pneumatic Transducers
HOW ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC TRANSDUCERS WORK The electro-pneumatic transducer was a workhorse of American industrial automation from the 1950’s through the 1990’s.…
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How It Works: Actuators
Actuators can automate valves so that no human interaction with the valve package is necessary to cycle the valve. They…
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What is an Actuator?
Any moving mechanical device which acts as a control part of a ship’s system can be called a marine actuator.…
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Control Valve Positioner
A Control Valve Positioner is a device used to increase or decrease the air load pressure driving the actuator until the valve’s stem…
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3 Important Calculations Every Marine Engineer Need
In ship’s engine room, a number of gauging instruments display various important parameters such as level, pressure, temperature etc. But there are some…
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Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
Two types of fluid power circuits Most fluid power circuits use compressed air or hydraulic fluid as their operating media. While these systems are…