Challenges in Crosshead lubrication of Marine engines
A crosshead bearing is used in situations where motion has to be transmitted between two components, wherein one of them has rotational motion while …
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Lubricating inside a cylinder liner - conditions and procedure
Some of the most arduous conditions for lubrication exist inside the cylinder liner where the lubricating agent would be subject to highly corrosive …
Continue ReadingWhat are the internal workings of an IVO Lubricator
Cylinder lubricators supply oil to the accumulators and the lubricating quills present on the cylinder liner as we have seen earlier, but this article …
Continue ReadingHow to Lubricate the Journal Bearings in a Marine Diesel Engine
The motion between a shaft and a bearing is of purely rotational type and this poses a problem of introducing a film of lubricating fluid between the …
Continue ReadingWhat is the Importance and necessity of lubrication in marine diesel engines?
A marine diesel engine consists of various components which are in relative motion which is of different types such as rotary, oscillatory or sliding. …
Continue ReadingYatch World - Types of Ships
If you still remember the days when you leant to spell A, B, C….Z and associated each alphabet with an object, most probably you were taught Y for …
Continue ReadingCruise Liners - Different types of ships
The types of ships which we have studied till now were classified based on the type of cargo they carry. So what do we call a ship that carries people …
Continue ReadingTypes of Ships – Dynamic Positioning (DP) Ships
Unlike other types of ships discussed before, DP ships do not refer to a particular type of ship but to a cluster of categories which have DP systems …
Continue Readingdifferent types of ships FPSO explained
This may not seem pretty much like the name of a type of ship but actually FPSOs are very useful especially in the offshore oil and gas industry. Just …
Continue ReadingDifferent Types of Ships - RORO Vessels
Water covers nearly 3/4ths of the earth’s surface hence it is necessary to transport even the best modes of land transport such as cars, buses …
Continue Readingdifferent types of Ships – what is a barge and its usefulness
The maritime industry has both extremes of vessels within its framework. On one side there are highly sophisticated ships having all the hi-tech …
Continue ReadingTypes of Ships – Reefer Carriers
Have you ever tasted a fruit which does not grow anywhere near your town or city, nor in your country but across the seven seas? Well then just thank …
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