The Machinery Page

On this page you will find Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net's collection of articles, papers, reports and programs on various machinery and practices found on commercial ships. Some pieces are my own creation, some are in the public domain, some are submission from visitors like you, but I hope you find that all are interesting, and offer something to learn from. Your comments are always appreciated. Download the free Acrobat File program.

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Contents of this area...
Prime Movers	Electrical Systems	Auxiliary Machinery	Control Systems
Propulsion System	Steam Systems	Safety and Security	Handy Downloads
On the web...		On this site...
Reference data websites	Other technical websites

Prime Movers

Miscellaneous Gas Turbine an introduction  2005 Marine use of Stirling Engine 1986 Stirling Engine Intro Timeline of engine development Rudolph Diesel - biography MAN on Woodward Basic electronic speed governors 2010 Gun Engine a technical paper that introduces a new concept on improving  engine efficiency Diesel / Heavy Fuel Engines Diesel Engines The two stroke   The four stroke   Wartsila 38 project guide Diesel Engines Thermodynamics Broken exhaust valve on a Wartsila 12V46 Sulzer's RT Flex - Common rail system described. Here's an update on practicality The Fairbanks Morse overview of oppose piston Diesel An introduction to the Miller Engine The Nordberg Supairthermal engine  Radiators on industrial applications - considerations Engine destruction - problems with voltage in coolant  High speed diesel engine - maintenance guide  2004 Development of Natural Gas Low Nox engine 2001 Lugger Intro to Small Diesels 2001 Turbo failure prevention 2004 Exhaust Valves wear Sulzer SRTA84C-96C Sales Brochure MAN B&W Auxiliary engines 1999 engine rebuild start up - how to 2003 Scrubber technology study 2005 Effects of scrubbers 2005 Fracture Split connecting rods (interesting technology starting to show up in diesels) 2007 Wartsila engines for panamax containerships EMD torques and parameters pocket guide

Propulsion and power transmission

Propulsion plant types   2005 MAN B&W Basics of propulsion systems Introduction to Azipod Propulsion systems (DL 0.7 mb)  2006 The future of LNG transportation: Various propulsion alternative  Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Apx 1.3 mb each file in .pdf)  2009 Wartsila dual fuel LNGC presentation The Clutch overview Shaft damage from current - recognizing the type 2005 BCFC Super C Propulsion Study 2000 Beyond Electric Ship "Easy on the Sticks" - some info for "heavy footed" deckies  2001 DE Propulsion theory 2001 Alternative ship power 1 2006 Alternative ship power 2 2010 Propulsion options MAN B&W CP system newer version 2006 Voith Schneider Propeller in Offshore Support Vessels (also see video) 2007 Dual Fuel Electric Propulsion Systems in LNG Shipping 2004 Contra Rotating Pod Propeller System 2004 LNG Hybrid propulsion system 2007 Kamewa CPP system 2007 RR Propulsion offerings 2008 RR Steering and Stability products 2007 Fuel Cell Technology Kobelco stern tube installation manual Simplex Shaft Components 2006 Converting to HFO from MDO

Electricity and its production

Electrical helpful must know formula info sheet Learn the very basics Ship's electrical systems - description Generator emergency flashing - how to Alternators and motor starting - considerations Radio interference on small boat - quit your whining  Synchronizing generators - practical 2000 Inverter technology Battery chargers - differences Battery Maintenance - how to 2008 Energy Unlimited small vessel electrical Fuse Bible is very handy On Electric motors

Auxiliary machinery

watertight door overview Steering presail checks - practical Welding rods - application guide  Stuffing box and packing - how to  Pumps - installation and care  Microbial contamination of fuels 2009 Bunker contamination Alfa Laval MAB separator - illustrated maintenance guide 2001 Chevron's Everything you want to know about marine fuels 2009 Coriolis bunker meters 2004 BC Gov Fuel handling guide 2008 Bunkering Terms and conditions Stainless Steel and corrosion 1990 V Belt care from Goodyear - how to Brief overview of V belt care US Navy Course on basic machines Air compressor valves maintenance 2007 Membrane Bio Reactors (MBR) 2007 MBR optimisation 2010 Nalfleet Paper on Marine Sanitation Devices 1995 Microbes onboard ship 2010 Master Guide to Ships Piping

Steam Systems

Boilers and Steam Turbines an introduction 2002 USDOE Steam System Survey 2002 USDOE Guide to low emission boiler selection 2000 Testing of Steam Traps Make Your Steam System Efficient 1 Make Your Steam System Efficient 2 Make Your Steam System Efficient 3 2004 issues with soot in economizers 2002 Fresh Water Generator 2002 Fresh Water Generator and Heat Recovery System 2002 Fresh Water Generator and Scaling 2004 Water Maker Thermal Efficiency

Safety and Security

2009 TC Cold Weather Navigation 2010 Class NK guidelines prevention human error Ship Captain's Medical Guide - 22nd Edition 2003 NCG Guidelines on Life boat maintenance 2007 NZM Understanding Fatigue 2008 Gray and Black water Risk Assessment 2004 NCG Risk Assessment 2007 The Gilligan Factor - Risk Assessment from the USCG MAN B&W Soot in EGBs and fires Oil handling guidelines - small ship, practical Crankcase fire and explosions - what is it MAN guide on crankcase explosions Ship's engineer - occupational hazard datasheet Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 01 - Ship Data  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 02 - Summary  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 03 - Certificates  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 04 - Documentation  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 05 - Crew  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 06 - Deck Ops  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 07 - Navigation  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 08 - Safety Equip  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 09 - Engineering  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 10 - Tanker  Bahamian Maritime Authority Ship Survey Section 11 - Passenger Ship  USCG Passenger Ship Annual Survey   USCG Passenger Ship Quarterly Survey Marine emergency guide 1999 Water Hammering 1999 Steam Safety 1995 Steam knocking kills Lifeboat Accident - Oil rig mishap in Portland Maine  Practical description of fixed fire systems (Halon and CO2) on a US Training Vessel 2007 Confined Space Safe Practice 2009 Class NK Good ship maintenance 2010 Class NK Guidelines for preventing Human Errors

Controls

Magnetic sensors - considerations Electronic governors - considerations 2004 The use of Total Dissolved Solids   Water quality measuring devices

Handy Downloads

EMD Parameters Pocket Reference Electrical helpful must know formula info sheet CONVERT The quintessential converter, any measurement Deutz Engine Screensaver Screensaver are redundant nowadays, but this one is pretty neat. See an automotive Deutz diesel engine being virtually built from scratch. Transport Canada Engine Sea Service Engineering Testimonial form. The old style is here: front of form, and the back of the form. Transport Canada Application for a CDN Number Transport Canada Application for Certification Form A list of Conversion factors  and their multipliers. Here's a diagram of the PH Scale. I have used the fuse bible several times and find it quite handy

On the web - technical information

Visit Rollo Tomkins' excellent site which dissects all the engine's parts and offers us Questions with answer for First Class and Second Class ME exams  Various engine are animated at this site dieselship.com, marine-knowledge.com and magicengineers.com are other marine engineering website offering technical insight, all from India Learn about batteries , here's another Chief Engineer's webpage Technical publications from the International Association of Classification Societies Learn about batteries Excellent source of information for maintenance questions @ Plant-maintenance.com Study resource page on various systems from the Federation of American Scientist Some articles on refrigeration on Eurocooling's web site Vessel Sanitation Program info from the CDC Dissecting vibration problems from Dave Stevens Welding info page from Uber Welder John Dyson Engineering know how (lower down on the site) from Integrated Publishing Another excellent site, much like this one www.marineengineering.org.uk The US DOE put out this website to improve steam plant efficiency Learn about PLCs  Elstan's Marine Electrical Technology guise is here Another excellent site, much like this one www.marineengineering.org.uk Corrosion expertise resides here Mass Engineers mainly for power engineers GMT Labs has fuel related articles Oldtacomamarine.com has pics and resources on old marine engines Irish & Associates has some handy information on various pipe and flange specs CCDoTT looks at energy efficiencies, new transportation trends and machinery Mitsubishi publishes numerous interesting ship related articles here  Ship building software maker Aveva also post their "whitepapers" myships.com a Russian based website that host numerous goodies and a technical forum About electrical resistors

On the web - Specs and Data

Find electrical specs on Elliott Electric's website Mat web offers information on just about any materials Bunkerworld offers timely information on bunker cost Various engine animations can be found here Here's a site that helps you make calculations The Russian Drew Marine site has allot of helpful ship based chemical information The most complete cross reference database on filters I have ever seen is at MCB in Italy University of Michigan operates Mechatronics, a wiki of engineering process and components

 

How to Burn Bunker Oil Set the burners open wide. Do not touch the valves at the side Keep the pressure on the pump. And up the bally steam will jump  If the smoke is black and thick. Open up the fans a bit If the smoke is thick and white. To slow the fans will be quite right For when sufficient air is given. No smoke ascendeth up to heaven  If the jets refuse to squirt. Assume the cause is due to dirt Should the flame be short and white. You have combustion clear and bright But should the flame be yellow and long. Combustion is entirely wrong  A wise man to his heater sees. And keeps it at 10 score degrees To have it more is not quite wise. Because the oil may carbonize A little lower has been found. To give good results all round  If the filters are kept clean. No rise of pressure will be seen But should the pump kick up a ruction. There's likely air within the suction  The pressure governs the supply. So do not keep it very high If these instructions you will follow. You'll beat the other fellow hollow  - Unknown Author

Contents of this area...
Prime Movers	Electrical Systems	Auxiliary Machinery	Control Systems
Propulsion System	Steam Systems	Safety and Security	Handy Downloads
On the web...
Reference data websites	Other technical websites		Top of page