A sum of money paid for the hire of a ship or for carrying goods by sea.
CONTENTIN has been built at the Aker, Helsinki shipyard for UK/France service. The large superstructure at the...
A halogenated hydrocarbon usually given a number which is related to its chemical formula. It is used as a refrigerant.
The number of complete cycles of a periodic process occurring per unit time. The frequency is expressed in Hertz...
A unit used for conversion of seawater into fresh water by vacuum distillation based on evaporation and condensation.
The contact between two surfaces under pressure and subject to a slight relative motion.
Keyed-taper connections, splines, bolted connections and clamped flanges give rise to fretting failure. The basis...
A non-dimensional number indicating the relation between a vessel’s length and its speed, expressed as Fn = V...
A fuel cell power pack consists of a fuel and gas processing system (the balance of plant), and a stack of fuel...
A new automated two-stage fuel oil supply module developed by Alfa Laval.
Any oil used as a fuel in connection with the propulsion and auxiliary machinery of the ship.
see fuel oil systems.
An oil fuel tank that contains only the required quality of fuel ready for immediate use. Two oil fuel service...
Fuel oils are produced from various crude oils and refinery processes. Due to incompability, such fuels can occasionally...
Various piping systems, provided for bunkering, storage, transfer, offloading and treatment of fuel oils.
Old vessels, but unfortunately also many new ones, have bunkers in double hull and any shell damage can result...
This system receives and stores fuel and delivers it to settling tanks. Fuel oils are loaded through deck fill...
Fuels supplied to a ship must be treated on board before use in order to remove solid as well as liquid contaminants...
The equipment used for preparation of oil fuel for delivery to an oil-fired boiler, or equipment used for preparation...
A measure of resistance of the fuel to flow at a stated temperature. According to ISO, the kinematic viscosity...