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Marine engines power massive cargo ships, tankers, and naval vessels, but their efficiency and performance depend heavily on turbochargers. Turbochargers…
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BALANCING OF V-ENGINES
Consider a symmetrical two cylinder V-engine, as shown in Fig.12.35. The common crank OC is driven by two connecting rods PC and QC. The lines of stroke OP and OQ are…
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Marine Engine Firing Order
Introduction to Marine Diesel Firing Order Marine main diesel engines can be two stroke or four stroke engines running on…
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Balancing of rotating masses
The balancing of rotating bodies is important to avoid vibration. In heavy industrial machines such as gas turbines and electric generators, vibration can cause catastrophic failure, as…
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Difference Between Static Balance and Dynamic Balancing
Balancing of Rotating Bodies The balancing of rotating bodies is important to avoid vibration. Dynamic and Static Balancing in Heavy…
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What is Power Balancing of Marine Engines
The efficiency of the overall ship depends a lot on the efficiency of the engine running in its engine room.…
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2WD vs AWD vs 4WD
Front-wheel drive Most passenger vehicles on the road today use front-wheel drive (FWD), where the engine’s power is routed to…
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Gyroscopic Effects
Angular momentum is a vector and, therefore, has direction as well as magnitude. Torque affects both the direction and the magnitude…
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Gyroscope
Gyroscope, device containing a rapidly spinning wheel or circulating beam of light that is used to detect the deviation of an object from its…
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Governor characteristics
In normal operation the turbine-generator is synchronised with and connected into an electrical power system, comprising other generating units and…
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Gravity control
In gravity control – gravity controlled instruments, as shown. A small adjustable weight is attached to the spindle of the…