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Diesel engines : for ship propulsion and power plants : from 0 to 100,000 kW /

"This third edition of a three -part book on diesel engines is intended for all who work with diesel engines for maritime propulsion and power generation: maritime training institutes and maritime universities; maintenance and reconditioning companies; shipping companies deep-sea, inland, towag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kuiken, Kees (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Onnen : Target Global Energy Training, 2017.
Edition:Third revised edition.
Subjects:
Marine diesel motors.
Ship propulsion.
Moteurs diesel marins.
Navires > Propulsion.
Table of Contents:
  • Book I: Principles. 1. The use of industrial diesel engines
  • 2. Classification of diesel engines
  • 3. Working principles of diesel engines
  • 4. Efficiency and losses of diesel engines
  • 5. Standard figures of various types of diesel engines
  • 6. Construction of various types of diesel engines
  • 7. Driving gears
  • 8. Fuel, fuel-line systems and fuel cleaning
  • 9. Fuel-injection systems
  • 10. Calculating fuel- and lubricating-oil consumption
  • 11. New fuel developments
  • 12. Speed control
  • 13. Diesel-engine starting systems
  • 14. Engine noise: origin and damping
  • 15. Vibrations and balancing
  • Book II: Engine systems and environment. 16. Air supply
  • 17. Cooling of gas-, dual-fuel- and diesel engines
  • 18. Lubrication of engines
  • 19. Endoscopy and measurements
  • 20. Diesel-power plants
  • 21. Operational management and automation
  • 22. Auxiliary systems: fuel- and lubricating-oil separators
  • 23. Transmission gears, flexible couplings, vibration dampers, shafting and shaft generator drives
  • 24. Emissions in gas-, dual-fuel- and diesel engines
  • 25. Bedplates and engine alignments, gearboxes, shafts, propeller shafts, and generators
  • Book III: Operation and maintenance. 26. Diesel-engine manufacturers
  • 27. Ship propulsion
  • 28. Propellers
  • 29. Use of materials for diesel engines
  • 30. Casting, forging and welding engine parts
  • 31. Reconditioning engines and their parts
  • 32. Maintenance and repairs
  • 33. Regulations for propulsion engines, classification, repair and damage.