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About a Research Ship: Different types of ships

Categories : Naval architecture & ship design for marine engineers

Can a ship perform a somersault when at sea? No, we are not talking about a recreational mode of entertainment but an unusual oceanographic instrument …

High Pressure Boilers Long Term Over-heating Tube Failures

Categories : Energy & power plants

Long term overheating tube failures are due to operating metal temperature of the boiler tubes going above the allowable limit. These types of failure …

How to Design a Valve Spring: Guide to Compression Spring Design Calculation

Categories : Machine and mechanism design

The valve springs are a critical component for any engine’s performance. This article will talk about how to design a valve spring.

Principles Of Powder Metallurgy and the Powder Metallurgy Process

Categories : Manufacturing technology

This article reviews basic characteristics concerning powder metallurgy, including the processes involved and properties of powder that influence the …

Predicting Fly Ash and Bottom Ash Combustibles in Pulverized Coal Fired Boilers

Categories : Energy & power plants

Predicting the percentage of combustibles in fly ash in a tangential fired boiler using proximate analysis of coal gives boiler designers an edge …

Cargo Ship Plans: How much cargo can a cargo ship carry?

Categories : Naval architecture & ship design for marine engineers

This article provides a useful and interesting insight about the formulation of cargo ship plans and will be of interest both for marine students as …

Casual factors in major maritime accidents

Categories : Life at sea

Have you ever heard about the free surface effect and do you know it could be dangerous enough to sink an entire ship? If not, just go ahead and read …