Avoiding Clinker Formation in Thermal Power Plant Boilers
We must not blame poor quality coal for clinker formation and deposition in boilers. Instead we take proper precautions such as poking, flushing by …
Continue ReadingRumble Strips and Centerline Rumble Strips Create Safer Roads
Rumble strips whether used on edges or centerline of roads are considered a road safety feature as the vibration and rumbling that they produce help …
Continue ReadingCopper, Nickel, and Tin Alloys used in Offshore Engineering
Due to the hostile conditions offshore oil and gas platforms operate under, combined with the acidity due to processing hydrocarbons, many alloys are …
Continue ReadingExcel Templates for Manning Equation/Uniform Open Channel Flow Calculations
Use our Excel templates work for uniform open channel flow/Manning equation calculations. Download four examples.
Continue ReadingMarine Fuel Oil Contaminants
Heavy fuel oil is used by ships engines and boilers as a primary fuel and is a product of crude oil refining, being the bottoms from the distilling …
Continue ReadingNew Marine Heater Exchangers - Flat Plate Coolers for Ships Engine Rooms
Marine heat exchangers have advanced from conventional shell and tube type to the more modern plate heat exchangers that transfer heat more …
Continue ReadingImmersed-tube Method of Underwater Tunnel Construction
The immersed tube method of tunnel construction involves making the tunnel in segments at more convenient locations and then bringing them to the site …
Continue ReadingPrinciple of Anti-Biofouling Titanium Electrodes and Electrochlorination in Marine Seawater Cooling Systems
One of the problems with ships engine seawater coolers and supply piping is the biofouling of the internal surfaces. This is usually addressed by the …
Continue ReadingAre Energy Savers a Big Scam?
Soaring electric bills may entice your interest toward plug-in energy saver devices. But be aware that you may spend a lot of money for nothing …
Continue ReadingBott’s Dots Have Made Driving Safer throughout the World
You can see the results of the work of Elbert Dysart Botts on most modern highways throughout the world. They are the raised reflective pavement …
Continue ReadingHull Designs that Minimize wake
New hull designs that minimize wake creation. These boats are fuel efficient and fast, while increasing safety due to their low wake height.
Continue ReadingInternational Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water - Problem Description and Methods of Eradication of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)
When ships have discharged their cargo, they fill their ballast tanks with seawater sometimes containing aquatic exotic species. Once they reach the …
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