This article deals in the overhauling of the starting air valve of the main engine and the common parts that this have inside it. Starting air valve as it name suggest is used in the main engine. It comes in use when engine is being run on air, before it can attain being driven by […]
Tag: Marine Engines
Waste Heat Recovery System On Ships
This article deals in explaining the waste heat recovery system that is being used in large number of vessels these days, considering the benefits it is giving to the ship owners and also reducing the carbon footprints. Consider a situation in which the only fuel that you need to burn on ship is for main engine, […]
How to Prepare Ship Engine Before Departure
In this post, get to know about how ship engine is prepared before sailing. For a smoother departure, it is quit necessary to follow guidelines as given by company, also called as checklist. In this article you will get to know about the general, yet important things that you have to do, in order to prepare the engine room for […]
Main or Diesel Generator Engine Performance Test on Ship
This article discusses about the performance tests that you need to take of the main engine and the auxiliary engines. These tests are required from time to time, thus to make sure that your engines are up to the mark and they are performing as per the makers recommendations. The responsible engineer officer on ship will carry out this job […]
Preparing Engine Room Before the Arrival-For Engineers
This article will be useful for the engineers, when they are getting the engine room ready for the arrival on the port. Getting engine ready for the arrival is discussed here, with some tips and experience of the fellow engineers. Every ship has a checklist, which is used by the duty engineer to prepare the engine for arrival and departure. […]
Marine Engineering Practice Questions And Answer-Part4
Here are some of the questions for oral preparation for your engineer COC examinations. This article covers the Marine Engineering Practice questions. These are the questions that we are covering in this article. Some of the questions have been taken from social platforms as well. Marine Engineering Practice Questions 1) Freshwater Generator Starting Here you […]
How Does VIT Control Nox Emissions
Get to know about how Variable Injection Timing controls the Nox Emissions in the Marine Diesel Engines. Variable Injection Timing is among some of the methods which are used to improve the engine performance, plus improves the Nox Emissions from the engine. Very important as per the new Marpol regulations. How To Control Nox Emissions As we know that to reduce the […]
Marine Engineering Practice Questions and Answers-Part 2
This is our second article in the Marine Engineering Practice Series which deals in questions related to the troubleshooting of the ship machinery etc. Plus some of the questions that might be asked to you when you are preparing for your officer exam have also been discussed. Here is the first article in this series: […]