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Separators and clarifiers are used for the same purpose - purification of fuel oil on ship. So what is it that makes them as two separate equipments? …
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A variety of equipment is used for soil compaction. A road roller is one of the main items of equipment in this category that is used extensively for …
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Landfill sites are used for the disposal of waste materials. Landfills may be built and managed by the producer of waste, or alternatively by state …
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This article describes various types of refrigeration evaporators like bare tube, plate type and finned type.
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Broad crested weir flow rate calculations can be made with the equation, Q = 1.6 L H^1.5 if there is critical flow over the weir crest due to a …
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An electronic gate is a combination of switches that are microscopic in size and whose function is to receive one or more inputs resulting in a single …
Continue ReadingEssential Survival Equipment on Ships and Marine Platforms
Seafarers the world over are assured escape from whatever type of ship or oil rig they are serving on by the lifeboats. These have evolved over the …
Continue ReadingMoisture Correction for Coal Analysis
Moisture content in the coal affects the reported Heating Value of coal. Corrections have to be applied to get the real values. Read on to learn about …
Continue ReadingOpposed Piston Diesel Engines - Construction and Working Explained
An engine with a special type of arrangement, opposed piston engines are supposed to be known as the most stable engines in the market today.
Continue ReadingPrinciple of Homogenizer Machine - Construction and Operation
Purifiers and separators are used to clean the heavy oil used on ship. However, these equipments are not able to clean the heavy oil completely. A …
Continue ReadingPreliminary Heat Exchanger Design Sizes Heat Exchangers using an Estimated Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
Design of heat exchangers is an iterative process, using the heat exchanger design equation to estimate the needed heat transfer area, based on an …
Continue ReadingScavenge Fires - How to Prevent & Extinguish Marine Main Engine
Scavenge fires are caused by oil igniting at the combustion air inlet ports within the scavenge spaces on main engine diesel engines. They are …
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