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Engine Room Crane
Describe the safeties associated with Engine Room Crane? § Push button type controller remote. § Emergency stop is…
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Crankshaft
Crankshaft the word itself made of two words crank and shaft, or in another way…
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Connecting rods
Introduction We have learnt in our previous articles how the various components of the marine…
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Piston
Piston forming the lower part of the combustion chamber: The diesel engine is a type of…
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Worm gears
The Varvel Group has specialised in the design, production and sale of mechanical gearboxes since 1955. Today,…
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Bevel Gears
They connect intersecting axes and come in several types. The pitch surface of bevel gears…
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HELICAL GEARS
Helical Gears – excel in quiet operation Helical gears are one type of cylindrical gears…
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Spur Gear
Spur gears transmit power through shafts that are parallel. The teeth of the spur gears…
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Thermal equilibrium
Heat is the flow of energy from a high temperature to a low temperature. When these temperatures balance out, heat…
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Types of Main Bearings
The rotational power of a ship’s propeller is determined by the power produced by the…