Marine Engineering

The volume opens with the chapter covering classification of the engines and their components, followed with the information about the air standard cycles and cycles that the efficiency of the Carnot cycle. Then we proceed to the comparison of the Diesel, Otto and dual cycles. The fuel-air cycles have been addressed in two chapters dealing with the variation of specific heats and effect of engine variables.

There is one chapter dealing solely with the fuels, while the next five chapters have been devoted to the combustion process, including basic chemistry, stoichiometry, exhaust gas analysis, dissociation, enthalpy of combustion and formation, internal energy and calorific values. The authors then lead us to the real cycles, before proceeding to the description of spark and compression ignition engines, their technical differences and components making subject engines.

You will also get information about the two- and four-stroke engines... In fact, the number of topics covered by the authors of this compact publication is too big for this short description. However, the knowledge the student will get from the content of this volume, will be a good basis for the newcomers to the world of engines.

We recommend all our visitors to have a close look at this fourth edition of one of the most popular books on marine steam engines and turbines. The publication has proven useful and practical. It has been well met by the marine engineers worldwide and has been serving as an excellent textbook for decades. When preparing this edition of the volume, the author needed to include a lot of new materials and significantly update the content of the previous releases.

However, every effort was made by hum to retain the relatively compact size of the book. The publication covers absolutely all important aspects of construction and operation of the shipboard steam engines and steam turbines. The information is presented in a very readable format making this book a very good option for the people with little experience.

The author has managed to avoid going too deep into the theoretical fundamentals of the processes to make the book easier to follow. The content of the volume opens with the introductory chapter devoted to the generation and main properties of steam including superheated and wet steam, from which the readers are invited to proceed to reciprocating engines, steam turbines etc. - as we said, the book covers everything you may need to know.

Here is an excellent, truly unique and fix-it-fast reference book to be used by the operators and inspectors, technicians and engineers engaged in the routine technical maintenance of the boilers. The content of this absolutely comprehensive volume has been significantly updated to duly reflect the current provisions of the ASME Boiler Code.

The approach applied by the author of this remarkable publication has made it extremely popular and used worldwide as a perfect study aid for the persons who take the appropriate exams since it contains all information that they will most probably have to be aware of and apply during the ASME's Boiler Operator's examination.

The book contains more than three thousand of carefully selected questions provided with correct answers, hundred and fifty solved numerical problems and more than four hundred helpful and very informative illustrations intended to help readers get easier and more thorough understanding.

The book will be useful not only to the students and trainees but also to the experience specialists who may used it to update their Boiler Code expertise. The volume features easy and quick access to the data, definitions used and formulas through reference sections and data tables.

The electrical power generator engines are the main power sources on most vessels - they are commonly referred to as the ship's heart. It would be absolutely impossible to operate any machinery room, bridge or deck equipment without the generators. The marine generators are in use on board vessels depending on their type, power demands and budget preferences of the ship owners.

The marine engineers who are working on board shall have clear and thorough understanding of the construction of the generators and their working to be able to conduct periodical routing maintenance and repairs in case of necessity. Though there are numerous types of the generators installed on ships, the procedures to be followed during their maintenance and overhauling are similar.

This instruction booklet starts with the general information about marine generators followed by the description of pre-planning and preparation activities. The author of this useful volume has covered the opening and dismantling of the generator parts, cleaning and checks normally done within the frame of the overhaul, measurements and calibration of the associated equipment, technical maintenance of the alternators, starting preparations and running in. The sample gauging sheet and checklist have also been provided for easy reference.

The marine engineers of today are normally facing a subject of truly immense scope, taking into account the variety of different types of propulsion machinery, both oil and steam. The high-speed passenger ships which used to be propelled by steam power for more than sixty years, are no commonplace any longer and today such propulsion is more common for the very high power ships like fast container vessels and large tankers.

Noting that the steam is considered a convenient means of cargo heating, this fact plays an additional role. Most of the oil-engines ships are built with steam boilers as part of their machinery installations; in addition to that, on most of the vessels you will also find auxiliary water tube marine boilers. The increasing number of the nations having shipbuilding results in the similar increase in the available types of both auxiliary and main boilers.

The rules that govern the construction of marine boilers and testing of the materials used for their manufacturing are normally specified by the class societies, based on the decades of their professional experience in the field. Keeping the boilers in compliance with all applicable requirements of the class societies will result in their reliable and safe service contributing in the overall safety and effectiveness of the ship.

Another rare and classic marine publication, this one is one of the oldest manuals on marine engineering. The content of the publication reflects the situation in the maritime industry and marine engineering as of the year 1896. Even taking into account that there have been so many significant developments and changes in the marine engineering field since then, the main concept and fundamentals of the engineering remain unchanged throughout the century.

The manual was originally developed with the intention of the author to supply the needs of the students and engineers with respect to the basic principles of design and construction of the shipboard machinery. The data on which the content of the book bases, was collected during the decades of both theoretical study and also practical work. The rules and formulas that are introduced in the pages of this volume shall be used by the people engaged in the design of the machinery.

We would say that the publication will be of great use to the persons willing to get the understanding of the machinery since it covers virtually all aspects of marine engineering including nominal and indicated horse power, efficiency of the shipboard engines, ship resistance, simple and compound marine engines, mean pressure, expansion of steam, parts of the engine, condensers and pumps, propellers, valves and associated diagrams, boilers and many other areas.

Another rare and classical publication on marine engineering. The original edition of the volume was published in 1893, and here is the fifteenth edition of it. Throughout the last century this book remained one of the most useful training resources for marine engineers including students and practicing seamen. The author of the volume has addressed all important aspects of marine engineering.

Even though the age of this volume far exceeds hundred years, it shall still be treated as a textbook for any marine engineering. The physics of the machinery covered in the pages of this perfect volume has mainly remained unchanged, and the theoretical knowledge provided herein will be greatly appreciated by the readers. Note that the material in the book is presented in a very reader-friendly manner making reading and understanding the content an easy and pleasant task even to the non-professionals.

According to the author, the audience for this pocket book shall not be limited to the marine engineers but shall also include naval architects and ship designers, draughtsmen and ship superintendents, and other categories of professionals involved in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the shipboard machinery.

An educational textbook prepared by the specialists of the Yanmar company and officially released for training purposes. The volume covers the medium-speed/medium-size marine diesel engines. The diesel engines offer many advantages such as good durability and compatibility with the fuels of relatively low quality, excellent handling performance and others, in addition to the high thermal efficiency.

The main content of the volume is based on the textbook used for the familiarization course of the new hires at Yanmar company; it has been revised to concentrate on the medium-type and medium-speed diesel engines. The descriptions are ranging from the fundamental operating principles of the diesel engines and their construction, performance of the engines, fuel consumption as well as combustion technology.

The authors hope that this textbook will aid both people learning the fundamentals of the engines and those who are actually involved in the handling and application of the marine diesel engines. Four major chapters of the volume are dealing with the diesel engine basics, construction and functions of the engines, fuel and lube oil, and environmental response. The SI unit conversion table is attached for reference.