Modern Marine Engineers Manual

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780870334962 Author(s): Everett C. Hunt Format: Hardcover Language: English Year: 2009 Edition: 3rd Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pages: 1280 Series: Modern Marine Engineer's Manual Series Number: I

Description: This book is designed to serve as a textbook for students and a reference for today's engineering officers, port engineers, superintendent engineers, and other maritime professionals. Steam turbine propulsion systems are included, but the coverage has been reduced in recognition of the popularity of main propulsion diesel engines, covered in volume 2, and the anticipated increasing applications of aeroderivative gas turbines. Reciprocating steam engines have been eliminated. Pumps, pumping systems, and heat exchangers are given extensive coverage. Computer applications for machinery and system management are presented, including an entire chapter on maintenance management._x000D_Relevant material on international and national laws, classification society requirements, and standards, such as ISO 9000 series and the ISM code, are included in the text. The characteristics of fuels are presented along with a discussion of fuel testing and analysis, and a section on bunkering. A chapter on safety and management discusses shipboard engineering operations, shipyard repair planning and economics, and safety management. Each chapter includes review questions and references for additional study. AUTHOR:

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