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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Kort nozzle
A fixed, annular forward extending duct around the propeller. The propeller operates with a small gap between blade tips and the nozzle internal wall, roughly at the narrowest point.
Cavitation tunnel
A facility used for propeller cavitation tests. This is a vertical water circuit with large diameter pipes. A parallel inflow is established.
Multi-purpose carrier NEPTUN TRADER
The NEPTUN TRADER is one of 10 NEPTUN 30-type dry cargo vessels designed by Neptun Stahl (Germany) and built by Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co.Ltd (China).
