Courses

Marine Engines
(Fundamentals of ICE, Ship propulsion plant installations)

Categorization of Internal Combustion Engines (ICE), Description of components and systems of Diesel and Otto reciprocating engines, Description of gas turbines, Ideal cycles, Real engine processes, Operating parameters of ICE, Combustion, Emissions, Energy balance, Waste heat recovery, Turbocharging, Performance characteristics, Ship propulsion plant installations, Comparison of efficiency of propulsion plant systems, Propeller matching, Maximum Continuous Rating (MCR) point calculation, Engine load diagram, Engine-fixed or variable pitch propeller interaction, Combined installations.

Laboratory work: Diesel engine performance, emissions, sound and vibrations measurement on testbed.

Marine Engineering-Ship Piping Systems and Auxiliary Machinery

Description of ship piping systems, Piping system calculations (pipes dimensioning, components selection, pump selection, operating point calculation, pipes thermal insulation, pipes expansion and support), Ship auxiliary machinery (pumps, ejectors, heat exchangers, air compressors, blowers, fuel separators, oil-water separators, fresh water generators), Refrigeration units, Steering devices, Deck machinery, Cargo equipment, Shafting system. Piping: definitions, symbols and units, description of ship piping systems, pumps. Piping system design development, piping design details. Rudder: description, arrangement, construction details, rudder stock arrangement, rudder design details. Main propulsion shafting, arrangement, installation, calculation details. Windlass, cranes. Rudder, main propulsion shaft and fire plan drawing in ship plans.
Laboratory work: Piping system measurements (pressures, flow rates), pump characteristic measurement, piping system operating point calculation. Piping systems design.