Ballast water is water that is taken on board a ship to maintain its stability and balance. It is usually discharged at the destination port, where it can introduce invasive species and pathogens that can harm the local marine ecosystem. To prevent this, ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) are used to disinfect and filter the […]
Automatic Voltage Regulator have been discussed in this article, and the component associated with it. AVR is used on the ship generators and as name suggest it is used for voltage regulation in case there is a increase or decrease in power demands suddenly. AVR can be called as the governor for the generator when […]
Learn about how HRU fitted on Life raft works and what all the parts that make it. Read for detailed explanation here. HRU is the short form of Hydrostatic Release Unit, which is a sort of automatic releasing mechanism for the life raft in case the ship sinks. Let’s learn about it more. What is Hydrostatic Release Unit and Its […]
