Marine Engineering

Introduction We started to learn about one of the most important marine diesel engine components…

(1) In petrol engines control is accomplished by means of a throttle valve which is…

Starting devices are commonly employed with compression ignition engines and especially with the engines fitted…

Supercharging is the name given to the process of increasing the pressure of the air-fuel…

Fig. 13-15 shows the mechanical elements of the reciprocating I.C. engine. The piston which reciprocates…

There are no standard methods or ways of classifying I.C. Engines. They may be classified…

 The internal   combustion   engine (ICE) is   an engine where the combustion of a fuel (normally …

Cylinder Block: •         It is the main block of the engine. •         It contains cylinders accurately finished…

The best thing about being a marine engineer on a ship is controlling the most powerful thing…

What is Mean Piston Speed ? The mean piston speed is the average piston speed in the reciprocating engine.…