Marine Engineering

We are very glad to present a very comprehensive guide book covering the construction of centrifugal pumps, their application and all aspects of pump operation and periodic maintenance; moreover, the authors have also addressed the management issues.

Moreover, the principles of classification of the pumps has also been covered in the publication, as well as their types and various criteria applicable for selection of the pumps; some practical information on proper use of the pumps has also been included in the publication - e.g, it tells readers how they shall read the pump curves and cross references.

The authors of the book have mainly focused on the best practice and also on the development of the technical knowledge and associated skills that would be necessary in order to easily recognize and solve all possible problems that may arise with the pumping arrangements in a confident manner.

The theory is supplemented with the numerous case studies providing different real scenarios addressing the design and set-up of the pumps together with their troubleshooting and periodic maintenance. The content of the book will help readers to develop the required practical skills through the case studies. In short, it is a good practical guide covering most of the centrifugal pumps.

We are hereby introducing the second release of this possibly the best and definitely most complete books addressing the marine propellers, that are currently available; this edition has been completely updated and fully revised; four newly written chapters have been prepared and added, covering the podded and azimuthing propulsors, and also important technical aspects of the rudder-propeller interaction; in addition, particular attention was paid by the author to the high-speed propellers plus the propeller-ice interaction.

This book shall definitely be considered an excellent and for sure very valuable reference volume to be used by all professional naval architects/marine engineers because it gathers together the whole subject of propulsion technology, both theoretical and practical, collected during the last four decades. The materials included in this reference book have been written by John Carlton, who is one of the leading experts on propeller technology, and this makes the book essential volume also for all students of ship propulsion and hydrodynamics.

The text of the publication has been presented in a manner that is very easy to understand. The author has directed his book towards the practicing naval architects/marine engineers involved in the maritime industry.​

An excellent and perfectly comprehensive textbook on marine machinery. The author of the book has covered such important areas of marine engineering as marine boilers and steam turbines, construction of the marine diesel engines and their operating cycles, fuel oils, pumping systems, and shafting and propulsion arrangements.

The first chapter of the book addresses the marine boilers, including general overview of the boilers, the water tube boilers, types of boilers, auxiliary boilers, exhaust gas heat recovery, operation and control of boilers, and water treatment. The second chapter deals with the steam turbines installed on board ships, covering the types of working cycles, reheat/non-reheat turbines, various sources of loss of efficiency, constructional details, control systems and control valves, monitoring of the turbines operation and logging of the associated data, condensers and feed heaters, gearing, lubrication arrangements, turbogenerators.

Third part is fully dedicated to the marine diesel engines, their bedplates, crankshafts, cylinder liners and covers, fuels, pumps and injectors, scavenging, load diagram, indicator diagrams, governors, crossheads, guides, types of engines, crankcase explosions, starting air arrangements, air compressors/receivers, cooling, vibration, etc. Then there is a chapter on fueling, including characteristics of the fuel oils and their specifications, filters and additives. Remaining chapters cover the operating cycles and shafting/propulsion. Absolutely must-have book for any student or professional in marine engineering.

Everyone willing to build a successful career as a seaman, shall understand the importance of making the right decision at the very start of the way. In fact, there are two ways in which you could get a job on board a vessel - degree in either nautical science or in the field of marine engineering.

However, the practice shows that it is sometimes quite difficult for the students to make a choice between deck and engine compartments. That is why we consider it very important to know and understand well in advance what exactly field the seaman of the future is going to pursue...

The present booklet was developed by the team of the well-known MarineInsight team, who are one of the world popular sources. As you could see above, the book starts with some sort of comparative analysis of nautical science versus marine engineering.

This one is followed by the sections providing the readers with the information on how to become a professional marine engineer, explaining the hierarchy that is there in the engine department, the most important documents, training courses and books for marine engineers, some recommended further studies and resources.

We would definitely recommend every student to go though this publication as it may shed some light on what might appear unclear and provide some timely guidance to the development of their careers.

This is a completely re-written, updated and revised release of the textbook which, together with a huge number of newly added illustrations and images, forms an excellent guide to the construction and operating principles of the machinery installed on board marine vessels, i.e. diesel engines and boilers. This edition of the textbook contains more chapter in comparison to the previous edition.

Moreover, there is now a separate introductory section developed to address the syllabus that is usually used during the naval training. Some little portion of the publication has been given to the types of marine boilers and engines that are now considered obsolete. In addition, the auxiliary section of the book covers such the important matters of marine engineering as steering gear, towing arrangement and other deck equipment, electrical machinery and associated equipment, air compressors, various hydraulic machinery, refrigerators, etc.

Particular attention has been paid to such important aspects of naval architecture and ship construction as water-tightness of the hull, ship stability, pumping arrangement, fire-fighting matters etc. Finally, the last section of the book addresses the steam turbines and ICE, i.e. internal combustion engines. The author did his best to explain the complex technical matters in a very simple and understandable manner.

The present guidance booklet was prepared by the professionals of the Lloyds Register of Shipping, i.e. one of the most respected and world recognized classification societies, and officially released in order to serve as the useful supplementary tool for the surveyors of LR performing surveys of marine anchor chains and associated fittings for their compliance with all applicable technical requirements stated in the Rules.

The original intention of the people who developed subject document was to provide the surveyors with the proper and comprehensive guidelines on how to interpret the Rules in a correct way, and be able to duly check the chains during their manufacture. In the meantime, it should be taken into consideration that the present guidebook shall not be treated as the integral part of the classification Rules that are regularly issued by LR - what it means is that the Rues shall be addressed where necessary. The material of this Guide mainly bases on the requirements that have been incorporated into the LR Rues applicable to the Materials.

Where required, this document uses numerous supplementary pictorial examples for illustration of the common imperfections and defects of the chain. Note, however, that all those images are included for guidance purposes only while the decision is to be made solely on the basis of the Rule requirements.

The present book is intended to describe the marine engines as well as the auxiliary motors and systems of propulsion that are usually found on smaller commercial vessels having a length of not more than 80 meters and the displacement of less than 500 tons. The main content of the book is arranged in ten major chapters, followed by a glossary of terms used throughout the text of the volume and marine engineering, in general.

The first chapter of the book explains the basic principles of the internal combustion engines, covering the operating principles, two- and four-stroke engines, timing and air supply, and protection devices. The second chapter deals with the storage and handling of the fuel, including survey compliance, transfer pumps, contamination, description of the flash point and procedure for safe entering the fuel tanks. The third chapter continues the fuel theme and concentrates on the supply, injection and control of the fuel oil, covering the petrol and diesel fuel systems, governors and injection pumps, troubleshooting etc.

The chapter dedicated to the lubricating system provides the information on the purpose and components of these systems, oils and additives, contamination issues, as well as analysis and servicing. Then, there are separate chapters on the cooling, gearing, tailshafts, propellers, propulsion systems, outboard and inboard motors.

While teaching the subject of machinery fault diagnostics and signal processing, and conducting short courses for industry professionals for more than fifteen years to the senior year and graduate students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, I have always had a problem locating a single book on the subject.

Though there are excellent research journals and trade magazines on the subject, I have failed to locate a book without bias toward the equipment used or process followed for detecting faults in machines in general, and rotating machines in particular.

With this preamble I began to write this book, drawing on my experience with machinery condition monitoring while consulting for many industries in India and abroad over the last two decades. In many of my fault-detection exercises in the industries where I have consulted, I have come across technicians and engineers who wonder what fast Fourier transform (FFT) is, and I have been provided with a table full of numbers and asked to find the fault in the machines.

Many engineers in the field learn this subject from the technical brochure of the equipment they use, without understanding their limitations. They feel that since they have a piece of costly equipment at their disposal, they can detect and diagnose the fault in any machine. One of the purposes of this book is to eliminate such myths. No offense intended...