Introduction to marine engineering /

This second edition deals comprehensively with all aspects of a ship's machinery from propulsion and steering to deck machinery and electrical equipment with a strong emphasis upon correct and safe procedures. Material has been added and revised to reflect the greater weight now being placed up...

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Autor principal: Taylor, D. A., M.Sc
Format: Llibre
Idioma:English
Publicat: Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth Heinemann, 1996.
Edició:2nd ed., rev.
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Table of contents
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Taula de continguts:
  • Ships and Machinery
  • Diesel Engines
  • Steam Turbines and gearing
  • Boilers
  • Fed Systems
  • Pumps and Pumping Systems
  • Auxiliaries
  • Fuel oils, lubricating oils and their treatment
  • Refrigeration, air-conditioning and ventilation
  • Deck machinery and hull equipment
  • Shafting and propellers
  • Steering gear
  • Fire-fighting and safety
  • Electrical equipment
  • Instrumentation and control
  • Engineering Materials
  • Watchkeeping and equipment operation
  • Appendix. SI units, engineering terms, power measurement, fuel estimation, engineering drawings.