Marine stuffing box - What is its importance on a ship?
Stuffing box, a vital components of many machineries on board a ship. This article explains what is a stuffing box and why it is so important on naval …
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Naval Architecture & Ship Design for Marine Engineers
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Water tight enclosures and their role on ships
A ship certainly needs to be safe from the very water on which is floats for obvious reasons. One of the ways to keep sea water at bay is to use water …
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Merchant navy ship construction costs and methods to estimate these costs
There are many ways in which the approximate cost of ship building can be estimated by shipyards, engineers and naval architects. Learn about a few …
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Ship construction cost estimation - How much does a ship cost to build?
How do we calculate the approximate cost of constructing an entire ship within a reasonable range of error. Just learn about the challenges and …
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Essentials of fire fighting: Learn about CO2 fire extinguishing system used on board ships
A ship is a place where probability of accidents and mishaps taking place due to fire is too high. Various types of precautions are taken to prevent …
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Gas Carriers and their types
Learn about the construction and design of various types of gas carriers.Know their specifications, advantages and disadvantages in the article …
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LNG and LPG Ships: What are Gas Carrier ships and what is their function in marine industry
Gas carrier are special types of ships that are used to carry highly inflammable gases under controlled temperature and pressure. Learn how this gas …
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Offshore Oil and Gas Engineering: Learn the technical aspects of offshore platforms,oil rigs, etc.
We all know about engineers who work for various industries ashore. But how about an offshore engineer? What is offshore engineering? What are the job …
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Deep ocean engineering: Learning about the technical aspects of the deep oceans
Everyday the world is facing changes which brings up new educational & research opportunities. One such newly evolved and upcoming branch of …
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Butterfly control valves explored: Construction and uses of these valves in shipping and other industries
A butterfly valve surely must have something in common with the beautiful and colourful insect that we are all very familiar with. So just find out …
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