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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Dual-fuel engines from Wärtsilä
Dual-fuel engine is the diesel engine that can run on both gaseous and liquid fuels. When running in gas mode, the engine works according to the Otto process where the lean airfuel mixture is fed to cylinders during the suction stroke.
MOB RETRIEVAL EQUIPMENT
There are several types of man overboard retrieval equipment like ladders, scrambling nets, A-frames, Jason’s cradle, hydraulically operated platforms, etc.
Air receiver, air reservoir
A pressure vessel for storing compressed air. Air receiver is built and tested similarly to aboiler drum.
