Marine Engineering

This publication is truly classic. It is widely recognized as one of the most comprehensive reference books to be used by marine engineers plus all people who seek a good working knowledge of marine diesel engines and associated equipment. This is the eight edition, which has been fully rewritten.

The author of the title has added several completely new chapters dedicated to the slow-speed and super-long-stroke diesel engines, and also the newly introduced medium-speed diesel engines that can work burning the fuel oils of considerably lower quality than the conventional engines. In addition to that, the publication contains a thorough and interesting technical discussion on the new purifier systems for the treatment of the fuel oil, and also the issues concerning the testing of fuels and lube oils on board the vessels.

The text part of the book has been written in a very understandable language, making this book an excellent choice even for the non-professionals and undergraduate students of marine engineering and similar technical disciplines; the text has been illustrated with more than a thousand images, sketches and drawings, specifically designed and drawn for this release of the publication. The author also fully describes the very latest advances in the diesel engine technology and new fuel systems.

The original intention of the author of this publication was to provide readers with basic technical knowledge allowing them to understand the construction and working principles of the compressors, namely of the dynamic and positive displacement types.

He managed to address all technical aspects of their operation and performance. People who spend some of their time going through the pages of this book, will for sure learn nearly everything they may need to know and will be able to select and operate these compressors safely and effectively - they will also have the idea of correct troubleshooting in case of necessity. The readers will know how to communicate with the peers, manufacturers, and sales personnel. Several selected real life case studies have been included by the author to supplement the theory. This publication demonstrates the investigative methods that are used to identify and subsequently isolate various causes, e.g. operating errors, design deficiencies, changes of the machinery process, environmental conditions, manufacturing defects etc.

Improving such skills will definitely help workers to return to their workplaces and do their job even more effectively. Compressors form very important part of the machinery on board; that is why their installation and operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair should be performed at the highest level possible, to avoid any sort of technical problems that may be encountered.

Here is an excellent essential tool released to help readers embarking on their future careers in the field of mechanical engineering; it was specifically designed and published to provide all interested people with a wide range of useful theoretical and practical information that they would need during their studies and later, when they become professional engineers.

This is the updated edition of the Databook replacing all three previous releases that were also very successful and popular. The content of the volume has significantly increased in comparison to the very first edition of the Databook. What it means is that the coverage of the basic units and data has also been increased, and same applies to the engineering rules. The material provided in the book is covering all critically important aspects of structural integrity and also reliability of various components of engineering systems.

We would also underline that the content of the present Databook keeps reflecting the technical information that is considered necessary for students and professional engineers. Since the time of the initial release of this publication the number of European standards applicable to engineering has drastically increased, and all relevant changes have also been reflected in the latest release of the Databook.

This textbook is covering the fundamental technical principles and all possible applications of different types of engines. The author has put the main emphasis on the reciprocating engines. Note that both compression-ignition and spark-ignition engines have been deal with in this publication; also take into account that the readers will find relevant information on both two- and four-stroke engines. All sizes have been covered and all recent technological developments and advancements have been included.

The book is a great volume for the students taking the internal combustion engine courses - the theory provided in the book has been presented in a very straightforward manner and is very adequate. Another advantage of this book is that it includes many informative examples, covering the modern types of ICE, i.e. internal combustion engines. The information is concise and the book is remarkably well-written.

The students will get all necessary knowledge and understand the basic working principles of the IC engines. The volume is full of informative diagrams visualizing the text part and making the theoretical part easier for the learners to understand and remember. At the same time, the style of explanation used by the author is very simple and that is what makes this book very useful even to the undergraduates.   

Though this publication has not been designed specifically for the marine industry application, we believe that the information contained in it and covering the possible failure that may occur to the bearings could be of some use for marine engineers.

We know that if every part of the machinery performed for the whole expected service life, the job of the technicians would be much easier - they would just have to replace the worn parts from time to time, as recommended by the manufacturer of the particular part. But the good mechanic is more that just a replacer of parts, he shall be capable of conducting a proper diagnostics of the machinery in order to determine why exactly the part has failed prematurely.

The publication contains a table showing eight most popular causes of the premature failure of the bearings. It shall also be noted that in most of the cases a premature failure occurs due to the combination of two or even more of the causes listed in the table. The authors of the booklet hope that it will serve as a very useful reference manual helping readers to properly determine the cause of the bearing failures; the material is presented in a very readable format and illustrated for easier understanding.

Today, pumps are quite commonly encountered in the industry and are actually considered essential equipment required to proper and smooth running of so many various technical systems. It is quite usual for all mechanical engineers making their first steps in this industry to possess little to no practical experience with the pumping arrangements and problems that are commonly associated with their operation and maintenance.

It is critically important for them to build up a proper understanding of the design of the pumps and pumping systems as well as of their operation. The publication tackles all above mentioned aspects in a very readable way, drawing on the long professional experience of the author. Though formally the book is dedicated to the centrifugal pumps, actually its content is covering all other types of pumps.

That is why it could be recommended to all people involved in operation and maintenance of different pump arrangements as it will definitely serve as an excellent resource for troubleshooting. The present volume has been written by hands-on people and the material contained in it has been presented in quite plain language, making it easy to understand even to non-professionals. A truly must-have one for both operating and maintenance staff.

Another excellent reference source dealing with piping design and construction; according to what was declared by the author of this volume, his initial objective was actually to introduce a completely new practical approach that could be effectively applied to the process of analytical design of the piping.

The book was intended to be used by the practicing engineers in the industry as well as by the students in the fields relating to the piping design. It shall be noted that, in order to be able to use and get the benefit of all training material contained in the book the readers are expected to possess some basic knowledge of the applied mechanics and also the basics of the materials strength. The publication contains numerous informative illustrations, code equations, data tables, some real life examples plus other supplementary material have been included by the author to make the understanding of the theory much easier and the reading of this book much more interesting. At the end of the each chapter there are some exercises and references.

The book has been arranged in ten major chapters dealing with the pipe strength analysis, pressure component design, ANSI and ASME Codes, calculation of the pipe span, expansion joints and loops, flanged piping joints, piping connected to rotating/nonrotating equipment, some special topics and even nuclear components and associated Code.

This is a very informative and officially released publication specifically addressing the VFDs, standing for the "variable frequency drive"s; and the volume was prepared by the recognized specialists of the world-known SKF Company. The use of subject drives is constantly increasing, and that is mostly because of their cost effectiveness.

The makers of these drives have all significantly and so valuably contributed to the above mentioned development by making subject equipment much better and reasonably affordable, and this was done by introducing the PWM - standing for the pulse width modulated - drives. However, it should of course be understood that, along with this newly introduced technology, some more premature bearing technical failures occurred; moreover, increasing number of electric motors fail prematurely.

The main declared reason of these premature failures in the mentioned electric motors was electrical erosion. Dismounted bearing will be showing evidence of the electrical erosion - for example, the grease of the motor is also affected same way the other bearing components are.

One of the proposed ways to diagnose the electrical erosion implies using the oscilloscope with a contact probe on a rotating shaft, however bear in mind that this way is considered expensive and too time-consuming, thus very impractical...​