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Scavenge Fire on Ships
A scavenge fire can occur when the accumulated oil in the scavenge spaces are ignited by…
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What is Turbocharger Surging?
Turbocharger surging may be defined as a high pitch vibration of audible level coming from…
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Variable Injection Timing or VIT in Fuel Pumps
For a simple jerk type fuel pump, start of fuel injection is fixed at the…
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Checking Holding Down Bolts
The classification societies requirement is that holding down bolts be checked by a surveyor, within…
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Troubleshooting Combustion in Marine Engines
Marine fuels used in ships are considered of the lowest grade as far as the…
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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…
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Hydrophore System In Ship
A hydrophore system is used on a ship to maintain constant water pressure to all…
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Fresh Water Generator
Fresh water generator, one of the important machinery on board a ship, is something that…
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Boiler efficiency and load factor
Like any other devices, the boiler energy efficiency is a factor of its load factor.…
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Excessive combustion air
Fig (ii): Boiler efficiency as a function of CO2 level in the exhaust gas In…