Sunday, 30 December 2012

Thermal protective aids

Thermal protective aids
Thermal protective aids
A thermal protective aid shall be made of waterproof material having a thermal conductance of not more
than 7800 W/(m2.K) and shall be so constructed that, when used to enclose a person, it shall reduce both
the convective and evaporative heat loss from the wearer's body.

™ The thermal protective aid shall:
™ cover the whole body of persons of all sizes wearing a lifejacket with the exception of
™ the face. Hands shall also be covered unless permanently attached gloves are provided;
™ be capable of being unpacked and easily donned without assistance in a survival craft
™ or rescue boat; 
™ permit the wearer to remove it in the water in not more than 2 min, if it impairs ability
™ to swim.

The thermal protective aid shall function properly throughout an air temperature range -30°C to +20°C.
 

Anti-exposure suits

Anti-exposure suits
Anti-exposure suits
The anti-exposure suit shall be constructed with waterproof materials such that it:
™ provides inherent buoyancy of at least 70 N;
™ is made of material which reduces the risk of heat stress during rescue and evacuation 
™ operations;
™ covers the whole body with the exception of the head and hands and, where the
Administration so permits, feet; gloves and a hood shall be provided in such a manner
as to remain available for use with the anti-exposure suits;
™ can be unpacked and donned without assistance within 2 min;
™ does not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a
period of 2 seconds;
™ is equipped with a pocket for a portable VHF telephone; 
™ has a lateral field of vision of at least 120°.

An anti-exposure suit which also complies with the requirements of life-jackets may be classified
as a life-jacket.

An anti-exposure suit shall permit the person wearing it:
™ to climb up and down a vertical ladder of at least 5 m in length;
™ to jump from a height of not less than 4.5 m into the water with feet first, without
damaging or dislodging the suit, or being injured; 
™ to swim through the water at least 25 m and board a survival craft; 
™ to don a lifejacket without assistance; and
™ to perform all duties associated with abandonment, assist others and operate a rescue
boat.
 An anti-exposure suit shall be fitted with a light complying with the requirements for life jackets.

An anti-exposure suit shall:
™ if made of material which has no inherent insulation, be marked with instructions that it must be worn in conjunction with warm
clothing; 
™ be so constructed, that when worn as marked, the suit continues to provide sufficient thermal protection following one jump
into the water which totally submerges the wearer and shall ensure that when it is worn in calm circulating water at a
temperature of 5°C, the wearer's body core temperature does not fall at a rate of more than 1.5°C per hour, after the first 0.5
hours.
A person in fresh water wearing an anti-exposure suit complying with the requirements of this section shall be able to turn from a face-
down to a face-up position in not more than 5 seconds and shall be stable face-up. The suit shall have no tendency to turn the wearer
face-down in moderate sea condition.

The immersion suit

The immersion suit
The immersion suit
The immersion suit shall be constructed with waterproof materials such that:
™ it can be unpacked and donned without assistance within 2 min, taking into account any associated clothing*, and a lifejacket
if the immersion suit is to be worn in conjunction with a lifejacket;
™ it will not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a period of 2 seconds;
™ it will cover the whole body with the exception of the face. Hands shall also be covered unless permanently attached gloves
are provided;
™ it is provided with arrangements to minimize or reduce free air in the legs of the suit;
™ following a jump from a height of not less than 4.5 m into the water there is no undue ingress of water into the suit.

An immersion suit which also complies with the requirements of life-jackets may be classified as a life-jacket.

An immersion suit which has buoyancy and is designed to be worn without a lifejacket shall be
fitted with a light and the whistle complying with the requirements for life-jackets.
If the immersion suit is to be worn in conjunction with a lifejacket, the lifejacket shall be worn over
the immersion suit. A person wearing such an immersion suit shall be able to don a lifejacket
without assistance.

In that case immersion suit shall permit the person wearing it:
™ to climb up and down a vertical ladder at least 5 m in length;
™ to perform normal duties associated with abandonment;
™ to jump from a height of not less than 4.5 m into the water without damaging or dislodging
the immersion suit, or being injured;
™ to swim a short distance through the water and board a survival craft.

An immersion suit made of material which has no inherent insulation shall be:
™ .1 marked with instructions that it must be worn in conjunction with warm clothing; 
™ .2 so constructed that, when worn in conjunction with warm clothing, and with a lifejacket
if the immersion suit is to be worn with a lifejacket, the immersion suit continues to
provide sufficient thermal protection, following one jump by the wearer into the water from
a height of 4.5 m, to ensure that when it is worn for a period of 1h in calm circulating
water at a temperature of 5°C, the wearer's body core temperature does not fall more
than 2°C.

An immersion suit made of material with inherent insulation, when worn either on its own or with a
lifejacket, if the immersion suit is to be worn in conjunction with a lifejacket, shall provide the
wearer with sufficient thermal insulation, following one jump into the water from a height of 4.5 m,
to ensure that the wearer's body core temperature does not fall more than 2°C after a period of 6h
immersion in calm circulating water at a temperature of between 0°C and 2°C.

A person in fresh water wearing either an immersion suit or an immersion suit with a lifejacket, shall be able to turn from a face-down to
a face-up position in not more than 5 seconds.
 

Inflatable lifejackets

Inflatable lifejackets
Inflatable lifejackets
A lifejacket which depends on inflation for buoyancy shall have not less than two separate
compartments and comply with the all requirements for ordinary lifejacket, and shall:
™ inflate automatically on immersion, be provided with a device to permit inflation by a single
manual motion and be capable of being inflated by mouth;
™ in the event of loss of buoyancy in any one compartment be capable of complying with the all
requirements for ordinary lifejacket; 
™ shall have buoyancy which is not reduced by more than 5% after 24h submersion in fresh
water after inflation by means of the automatic mechanism.
 

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Life-jackets:

Life-jackets:
Life-jackets:
An adult life-jacket shall be so constructed that: 
™ shall not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a
period of 2 seconds.
™ at least 75% of persons, who are completely unfamiliar with the lifejacket, can correctly don
it within a period of one min without assistance, guidance or prior demonstration;
™ after demonstration, all persons can correctly don it within a period of one minute without
assistance;
™ it is clearly capable of being worn in only one way or, as far as is practicable, cannot be
donned incorrectly;
™ it is comfortable to wear; 
™ it allows the wearer to jump from a height of at least 4.5 m into the water without injury and
without dislodging or damaging the lifejacket.

Self-activating smoke signals shall:

Self-activating smoke signals shall:
Self-activating smoke signals shall:
Self-activating smoke signals shall:
™ emit smoke of a highly visible color at a uniform rate for a period of at least 15 min when floating in
calm water;
™ not ignite explosively or emit any flame during the entire smoke emission time of the signal;
™ not be swamped in a seaway;
™ continue to emit smoke when fully submerged in water for a period of at least 10 s; 
™ be capable of withstanding the drop test into the water from the height at which it is stowed above the
waterline in the lightest seagoing condition or 30 m, whichever is the greater, without impairing either its
operating capability or that of its attached components.

 

Self-igniting lights shall:

Self-igniting lights shall:
Self-igniting lights shall:
™ be such that they cannot be extinguished by water;
™ be of white colour and capable of either burning continuously with a luminous intensity of not
less than 2 cd in all directions of the upper hemisphere or flashing (discharge flashing) at a rate
of not less than 50 flashes and not more than 70 flashes per min with at least the correspondin
effective luminous intensity;
™ be provided with a source of energy capable of meeting the requirement of previous paragraph
for a period of at least 2 hours; 
™ be capable of withstanding the drop test into the water from the height at which it is stowed
above the waterline in the lightest seagoing condition or 30 m, whichever is the greater, withou
impairing either its operating capability or that of its attached components.

LIFEBUOYS AND LIFE-JACKETS

LIFEBUOYS
LIFEBUOYS

Every lifebuoy shall:
™ have an outer diameter of not more than 800 mm and an inner diameter of not less than
400 mm;
™ be constructed of inherently buoyant material; it shall not depend upon rushes, cork
shavings or granulated cork, any other loose granulated material or any air compartment
which depends on inflation for buoyancy;
™ be capable of supporting not less than 14.5 kg of iron in fresh water for a period of 24
hours;
™ have a mass of not less than 2.5 kg;
™ not sustain burning or continue melting after being totally enveloped in a fire for a period
of 2 seconds;

™ be constructed to withstand a drop into the water from the height at which it is stowed above the waterline in the lightest
seagoing condition or 30 m, whichever is the greater, without impairing either its operating capability or that of its attached
components;
™ if it is intended to operate the quick release arrangement provided for the self-activated smoke signals and self-igniting lights,
have a mass sufficient to operate the quick release arrangement; 
™ be fitted with a grabline not less than 9.5 mm in diameter and not less than 4 times the outside diameter of the body of the
buoy in length. The grabline shall be secured at four equidistant points around the circumference of the buoy to form four
equal loops.

LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES

   LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES (LSA) CODE:
      

01.   Definitions and general requirements for life-saving appliances
02.   Lifebuoys and Life-jackets
03.   Immersion suits, Anti-exposure suits and Thermal protective aids
04.   General requirements for lifeboats 
05.   General requirements for life-rafts
06.   General requirements for rescue boats
07.   Rocket parachute flares
08.   Hand flares
09.   Buoyant smoke signals
10.   Launching and embarkation appliances
11.   Marine evacuation systems
12.   Line-throwing appliances
13.   General emergency alarm system
14.   Public address system
15.   IMO Symbols and Safety signs

Saturday, 14 July 2012

Heat Transfer

 Heat Transfer
 Heat Transfer
1. Introduction

Concept of heat transfer, Difference between the subject of “Heat Transfer” and its parent subject “Thermodynamics”. Different modes of heat transfer - conditions, convection, radiation.




2. Conduction

Fourier’s law of heat conduction, coefficient of thermal conductivity, effect of temperature and pressure on thermal conductivity of solids, liquids and gases and its measurement.
Three-dimensional general conduction equation in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinates involving internal heat generation and unsteady state conditions. Derivation of equations for simple one dimensional steady state heat conduction from three dimensional equations for heat conduction though walls, cylinders and spherical shells (simple and composite), electrical analogy of the heat transfer phenomenon in the cases discussed above.
Equivalent areas, shape factor, conduction through edges and corners of walls and critical thickness of insulation layers on electric wires and pipes carrying hotfiuids. Internal generation cases along with some practical cases of heat conduction like heat transfer through underground electrical cables, simple model of heat conduction through piston crown and case of nuclear fuel rod with cladding. Influence of variable thermal conductivity on conduction through simple cases of walls I cylinders and spheres. Introduction to unsteady heat transfer, Newtonian heating and cooling of solids; definition and cxplanation of the term thermal diffusivity.




3. Theory of Fins

Straight rod type of fins of uniform cross-section; e.g. of circular, rectangular or any other cross-section). Straight fins with varying cross-sectional area and having triangular or trapezoidal profile area, circunerential find of rectangular cross section provided on the circumference of a cylinder.
Optimum design of straight find of rectangular and triangular profile cross-sections; fin effectiveness and fin efficiency for straight rod fins of rectangular and circular cross-section. Application of fins in temperature measurement of flow through pipes and determination of error in its measurement.
Convection Free and forced convection, derivation of three-dimensional mass, momentum and energy conservation equations (with introduction to Tensor notations)
Boundary layer formation, laminar and turbulent boundary layers (simple explanation only and no derivation)



4. Theory of dimensional analysis as applied to free and forced convective heat
transfers

Analytical formula for heat transfer in laminar and turbulent flow, flow over vertical and horizontal tubes and plates. Newton’s law of cooling. Overall coefficient of heat transfer. Different design criterion for heat exchangers. Log mean temperature difference for evaporator and condenser tubes, and parallel and counter flow heat exchangers. Calculation of number and length of tubes in a heat exchanger.
Convection with Phase Change (Boiling and Condensation)
Pool boiling, forced convection boiling, heat transfer during pool boiling of a liquid. Nucleation and different theories of nucleation, different theories accounting for the increased values of h.tc. during nucleate phase of boiling of liquids; different phases of flow boiling (theory only)



5. Radiation

Process of heat flow, definition of emissivity, absorptivity, reflectivity and trarismissMty. Concept of black arid grey bodies, Plank’s law of non-chromatic radiation. Kirchoff’s law and Stefan Boltzmann law. Interchange factor. Lambert’s Cosine law and the geometric factor. Intensity of Radiation (Definition only), radiation density, irradiation, radiosity and radiation shields..
Derivation formula for radiation exchange between two bodies using the definition of radiosity and irradiation and its application to cases of radiation exchange between three or four bodies (e.g. boiler or other furnaces), simplification of the formula for its application to simple bodies like two parallel surfaces, concentric cylinders and a body enveloped by an other body etc.
Error in Temperature measurement by a thermocouple probe due to radiation losses.

Friday, 6 July 2012

Machine Drawing


Machine Drawing
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Example 1.1 Define the following:
(a) Drawing
(b) Engineering drawing
(c) Artistic drawing, and
(d) Machine drawing.

Solution.
(a) Drawing — Drawing may be defined as the representation of an abject by systematic lines. Ordinarily, the idea conveyed by the word ‘drawing’ is a pictorial view in which an object is represented as the eyes see it. A pictorial view shows only the outside appearance of an object.
(b) Engineering Drawing — Engineering drawing is a graphic language which has its own rules. It gives complete description of an object or a machine part as regards shape, size and all other internal details from which it can be constructed or manufactured.
(c) Artistic Drawing — It is the art of representation of an object by an artist as per his imagination or by keeping the object before him such as painting, advertisement board, etc.
(d) Machine Drawing — Machine drawing may be defined as the representation of a machine component or machine by lines according to certain set rules. A machine drawing generally gives all the external and internal details of the machine component from which it can be manufactured. The machining symbols, tolerances, bill of material, etc. are specified on the drawing. The-relative position of the different components and to make assembly drawing are also specified. IS: 696—1972 is the BIS Code for Machine Drawing.


Example 1.2 Define the following:
(a) Assembly drawing
(ii) Part drawing
(c) Shop drawing
(d) Catalogue drawing
(e) Schematic drawing, and
(t) Patent drawing.

Solution.
(a) Assembly Drawin—An assembly drawing shows all the complete drawing of a given machine indicating the relative positions of various components assembled together.
(b) Part Drawing— A part drawing shows the number of views of each single part of a machine to facilitate its manufacturing. It should give all the dimensions, limits, tolerances and special finishing; if any.
(c) Shop Drawing— A shop drawing includes the part drawing, subassembly and the complete assembly of a product for manufacturing.
(d) Catalogue Drawing—A catalogue drawing shows only the outlines of an assembly drawing for illustration purpose.
(e) Schematic Drawing — A schematic drawing is the simplified illustration of a machine or system, replacing all the elements by their respective conventional representations, to understand the principle of operation.
(J) Patent Drawing — A patent drawing gives the correct and complete features of a new technology or innovation adopted for a machine or system. The drawings are pictorial in nature and self — explanatory but not useful for production purposes.


Example 1.3 What are the standard sizes of drawing sheets? Draw the layout of a drawing sheet.

Solution. The standard sizes of drawing sheets are given in Table 1.1.
The layout of drawing sheet is shown in Fig. 1.1.


 
Example 1.4 What are the various types of scales used in machine drawing ? Specify the standard scales.

Solution.
The various types of scales used in machine drawing are
1. Full scale
2. Reduced scale. and
3. Enlarged scale.
The standard scales are given in Table L2.


Solution. The main requirements for lettering are
1. Legibility 2. Uniformity 3. Ease of writing, and 4. Rapidity of execution. Single stroke letters meet these requirements and are universally used. All letters should be in capital except where lower case letters are accepted in international usage for abbreviations. Good lettering should conform to uniformity of thickness, style, scope, size and spacing.
(a) Modern Roman — Refer to Fig. 1.2.

(b) Commercial Gothic — Refer to Fig. 1.3.


(c) Single stroke vertical lettering — Refer to Fig. 1.4.




Example 1.5 Specify the standard height of letters.

Ans. The standard height of letters as specified by BIS is given in Table 1.4.
Table 1.4 Standard height of letters.



Example 1.6 What is the need of representing machine components conventionally? How machine components are represented conventionally?

Solution. When the complete drawing of a machine component involves a lot of time or space, it may be drawn in conventional form to represent the actual machine component. The conventional representation of various components is given in Table

Table 1.5 Conventional representation of common features.




Example 1.7 How various materials are represented conventionally?

Solution. A variety of materials are used for making machine components. It is therefore preferable to follow different conventions of section lining for different materials as given in Table 1.6.
Table 1.6 Conventional Representation of Materials



Example 1.8 What do you understand by dimensioning ? What are the various types of dimensions?

Solution. Every drawing besides showing the true shape of an object, must supply
its exact length, breadth, height, sizes and position of holes, grooves, etc. The procedure of presenting this information on a drawing sheet is called dimensioning. Lines, symbols, numerals and notes are used for this purpose.
There are two types of dimensions required to be shown on a drawing:
j) Size or functional dimension, and
(ii) Location or datum dimensions, shown by letters S and L respectively. The size
dimension indicates size such as length, breadth, height, diameter, etc. The
location dimension shows locations or exact position of various constructional
details within the objects.
Fig. 1.6 shows the size and location dimensions.





Example 1.9 What are the various types of dimension lines ? Explain the various dimension lines with the help of a neat diagram.

Solution. The various types of dimension lines are:
1. Dimension line — It is a thin continuous line terminated by arrowheacs touching
the outlines, extension lines or centre lines.
2. Extension line — It is a thin line drawn outside and along the outline. There
should be a gap of about 1 mm between the extension line and the outline.
3. Leader line — A leader line or a pointer is a thin line connecting a note or a
dimension figure with the feature to which it applies. One end of the leader
terminates either in an arrowhead or a dot. The arrowhead touches the outline, while the dot is placed within the outline of the object. The other end of the leader is terminated at a horizontal line at the bottom level of the first or the last letter of the note.
4. Arrowhead — An arrowhead is placed at each end of a dimension line. Its pointed end touches an outline, an extension line or a centre line. The length of arrowhead should be about three times its maximum width. The width has to be selected depending upon the size of the drawing. The triangle of the arrow should be completely filled in.
These various types of lines are shown in Fig. 1.7.





Example 1.10 Explain the two methods of placing the dimensions.

Solution. The two methods for placing the dimensions are:
1. Aligned system, and
2. Unidirectional system.
1. Aligned system — In the aligned system, the dimensions are placed above the dimension lines and may be read either from the bottom or from the right side of the drawing, as shown in Fig. 1.8.


2. Unidirectional system — In the unidirectional system, all dimensions are placed with respect to the bottom of the drawing, irrespective of the disposition of the dimension line. In the system, the dimension lines are broken to insert their dimensions as shown in Fig. 1.9. This system is preferred for big drawings specially when it is not convenient to read the dimension from the right side or any other direction.





Example 1.11 Explain the following:
(a) Progressive dimensioning, and (b) Continuous dimensioning.

Solution.
1. Progressive dimensioning — In this method of dimensioning, all dimensions on the drawing are shown from a common base line, as shown in Fig. 1.10. Cumulative error is avoided in this method.


2. Continuous dimensioning — In this method, dimensions are arranged in a straight line. An overall dimension is placed outside the smaller dimension. One of the smaller dimensions is generally omitted which is least important, as shown in Fig. 1.11.





Example 1.12 Specify the general rules for dimensioning.

Solution. The following rules should be observed while dimensioning:
1. Standard sizes of letters and figures should be used.
2. All dimensions should be specified in mm. The use of mm should be avoided by giving a general note “All dimensions are in mm”.
3. As far as possible dimensions should be placed outside the views.
4. Dimension lines should not run in the direction included in the hatched area.
5. Dimensions should be taken from visible outlines rather than from dashed lines.
6. Dimensions should be given from a base line, a centre line, an important hole, or a finished surface which may be readily established.
7. dimensions should be quoted only once in one view.
8. Overall dimensions should be placed outside the intermediate dimensions.
9. Dimensions should be placed outside a sectional view.
10. Zero should precede the decimal point when the dimension is less than unity.
11. Dimension line should not cross. Also dimension lines and extension lines should not cross.
12. When there are several dimension lines, the shorter dimension should be nearer the view.
13. Leaders should not be drawn curved or made free hand.
14. Do not use outlines for dimensions.



Example 1.13 Illustrate the methods of dimensioning common features.

Solution. 1. Diameter —
The diameters of a cylinder should generally be given in rectangular view in preference to the view in which it occurs as circles. Never give radius of a cylinder. [Fig. 1.12 (a)]


(ii) Dimensions of diameters should be followed by symbol or D or abbreviation “DIA” only where it is not obvious that dimension represents diameter.
(iii) The circles should be dimensioned as shown in Fig. 1.12 (b).
2. Radii—
(r) The dimensions of small radii should be shown outside the outline of the object and should be followed by the letter R. An arrowhead should terminate the dimension line of radius on the outline and no arrowhead should be in the dimension line of radius touching the centre [Fig. 1.13 (a)].
(ii) The radius of a spherical surface should be dimensioned as shown in Fig. 1.13 (b).

3. Holes — Location of holes should be dimensioned where possible in the plan view of holes as shown in Fig. 1.14.


4. Bent-up parts — The method of dimensioning bent-up parts is shown in Fig.


5. Chords, arcs and angles—The chords, arcs and angles should be dimensioned as shown in Figs. 1.16 and 1.17.



6. Countersunk and counterbore—It is dimensioned by giving maximup’ diameter
and the included angle as shown in Fig. 1.18.


7. Spot face — The spot faced hole may be dimensioned as shown in fig. 1.19.

8. Chamfer—A chamfer is specified by the length and angle on chamfer as shown in Fig. 1.20.
9. Screw thread — A metric screw thread is designated by the letter M followed by the outside diameter.
10. Taper—A taper is defined as unit alteration in a specified length measured along the axis in case of a shaft and a base line or a center line in case of flat pieces as shown in Fig. 1.21.

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Fire fighting and safety

Fire fighting and safety
Fire fighting and safety
Fire is a constant hazard at sea. It results in more total losses of ships than any other form of casualty. Almost all  ire’s are the result of negligence or carelessness. Combustion occurs when the gases or vapours given off by a substance are ignited: it is the gas given off that burns, not the substance. The temperature of the substance at which it gives off enough gas to continue burning is known as the 'flash point'.
Fire is the result of a combination of three factors:
1. A substance that will burn.
2. An ignition source.
3. A supply of oxygen, usually from the air.
These three factors are often considered as the sides of the fire triangle. Removing any one or more of these sides will break the triangle and result in the fire being put out. The complete absence of one of the three will ensure that a fire never starts.
Fires are classified according to the types of material which are acting as fuel. These classifications are also used for extinguishers and it is essential to use the correct classification of extinguisher for a fire, to avoid spreading the fire or creating additional hazards. The classifications use the letters A, B, C, D and E.
Class A Fires burning wood, glass fibre, upholstery and furnishings.
Class B Fires burning liquids such as lubricating oil and fuels.
Class C Fires burning gas fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas.
Class D Fires burning combustible metals such as magnesium and aluminium.
Class E Fires burning any of the above materials together with high voltage electricity.
Many fire extinguishers will have multiple classifications such as A, B and C.
Fire fighting at sea may be considered in three distinct stages, detection—locating the fire; alarm—informing the rest of the ship; and control—bringing to bear the means of extinguishing the fire.

Sprinkler systems

Sprinkler systems
Sprinkler systems
Must be fitted to passenger ships carrying less than 36 passengers in the accommodation spacesand other areas considered necessary be the administration. For pasenger ships carrying greater than 36 passengers it must be fitted to accommodation spaces, corridors, stairwells and to control stations ( the latter may be served by an alternative system to prevent damage). The system must be of an approved type. See below for full requirements.
Generally takes the form of a wet pipe (line continuosly flooded) on to which are connected a number of sprinkler head. These heads consist of a valve held shut by a high expansion fluid filled quartzoid bulb.A small air space is incorporated.
When a fire occurs in an adjacent area to this bulb the fluid expands until the air space is filled, increasing internal pressure causes the bulb to fracture. The size of the air gap determines the temperature at which this failure occurs. The valve plug falls out and a jet of water exits , striking the spray generator where it is then distributed evenly over the surrounding area. In acting this way only the area of the fire is deluged and damage is minimised.

Water is supplied from an air pressurised water tank ( thus the system functions without electrical power), this water is fresh water to minimise damage. The tank is half filled with water and the rest is compressed air at pressure sufficient to ensure that all the water is delivered to the highest sprinkler at sprinkler head working pressure. Once this source of water is exhausted, falling main pressure is detected by a pressure switch. This activates a sea water supply pump. A valve is fitted on the system to allow proper testing of this function. After sea water has entered the system proper flushing with fresh water is required to prevent corrosion
A shore connection may be connected to the system to allow function during dry-dock

DECK CRANES

DECK CRANE
  1. A large number of ships are fitted with deck cranes.
  2. These require less time to prepare for working cargo than derricks and have the advantage of being able to accurately place (or spot) cargo in the hold.
  3. On container ships using ports without special container handling facilities, cranes with special container  handling gear are essential.
  4. Deck-mounted cranes for both conventional cargo handling and grabbing duties are available with lifting capacities of up to 50 tonnes.
  5. Ships specialising in carrying very heavy loads,however, are invariably equipped  with special derrick systems such as the Stulken (Figure 9.11).
  6. These derrick systems are capable of lifting loads of up to 500 tonnes
 
 
  1. Although crane motors may rely upon pole changing for speed variation, Ward Leonard and electro-hydraulic controls are those most widely used. ( Induction motors with PWM control also have been developed)
  2. One of the reasons for this is that pole-changing motors can only give a range of discrete speeds but additional factors favouring the two alternative methods include less fierce power surges since the Ward. Leonard motor or the electric drive motor in the hydraulic system run continuously and secondly the contactors required are far simpler and need less maintenance since they are not continuously being exposed to the high starting currents of  pole-changing systems.
  3. Deck cranes require to hoist, luff and slew and separate electric or  hydraulic motors will be required for each motion.
  4. Most makes of crane incorporate a rope system to effect luffing and this is commonly rove to give a level luff—in other words the cable geometry is such that the load is not lifted or lowered by the action of luffing the jib and the luffing motor need therefore only be rated to lift the jib and not the load as well.
  5. Generally, deck cranes of this type use the ‘ Toplis ’ three-part  reeving system for the hoist rope and the luffing ropes are rove between the jib head and the superstructure apex which gives them an approximately constant load, irrespective of the jib radius.
  6. This load depends only on the weight of the jib, the resultant of loads in the hoisting rope due to the load on the hook passes through the jib to the jib foot pin (Figure 9.12(a)).
  1. If the crane is inclined 5 in the forward direction due to heel of the ship the level-luffing geometry is disturbed and the hook load produces a considerable moment on the jib which increases the pull on the luffing rope
  2. In the case of a 5 tonne crane the pull under these conditions is approximately doubled and the luffing ropes need to be over-proportioned to meet the required factor of safety.
  3. If the inclination is in the inward direction and the jib is near minimum radius there is a danger that its weight moment will not be sufficient to prevent it from luffing up under the action of the hoisting rope resultant.
  4. Swinging of the hook will produce similar effects to inclination of the crane.
  5. In the Stothert & Pitt ‘Stevedore’ electro-hydraulic crane the jib is luffed by one or two hydraulic rains.
  6. Pilot operated leak valves in the rams ensure that the jib is supported in the event of hydraulic pressure being lost and an automatic limiting device is incorporated which ensures that maximum radius can not be exceeded.
  7. When the jib is to be stowed the operator can override the limiting device.
  8. In the horizontal stowed position the cylinder rods are fully retracted into the rams where they are protected from the weather .
  9. Some cranes are mounted in pairs on a common platform which can be rotated through 360ยบ .
  10. The cranes can be operated independently or locked together and operated as a twin-jib crane of double capacity, usually to give capacities of up to 50 tonnes.
  11. Most cranes can, if required, be fitted with a two-gear selection to give a choice of a faster maximum hoisting speed on 1ess than half load.
  12. For a 5 tonne crane full load maximum hoisting speeds in the range 50-75 m/min are available with slewing speeds in the range1-2 rev/min.
  13. For a 25 tonne capacity crane, maximum full load hoisting speeds in the range 20-25 m/min are common with slewing  speeds again in the range 1-2 rev/min.
  14. On half loads hoisting speeds increase two to three times.

Bunkering

Bunkering
Bunkering
The loading of fuel oil into a ship's tanks from a shoreside installation or bunker barge takes place about once a trip. The penalties for oil spills are large, the damage to the environment is considerable, and the ship may well be delayed or even arrested if this job is not properly carried out.
Bunkering is traditionally the fourth engineer's job. He will usually be assisted by at least one other engineer and one or more ratings. Most ships will have a set procedure which is to be followed or some form of general instructions which might include:

1. AH scuppers are to be sealed off, i.e. plugged, to prevent any minor oil spill on deck going overboard.
2. All tank air vent containments or drip trays are to be sealed or plugged.
3. Sawdust should be available at the bunkering station and various positions around the deck.
4. All fuel tank valves should be carefully checked before bunkering commences. The personnel involved should be quite familiar with the piping systems, tank valves, spill tanks and all tank-sounding equipment.
5. All valves on tanks which are not to be used should be closed or switched to the 'off position and effectively safeguarded against opening or operation.
6. Any manual valves in the filling lines should be proved to be open for the flow of liquid.
7. Proven, reliable tank-sounding equipment must be used to regularly check the contents of each tank. It may even be necessary to 'dip' or manually sound tanks to be certain of their contents.
8. A complete set of all tank soundings must be obtained before bunkering commences.
9. A suitable means of communication must be set up between the ship and the bunkering installation before bunkering commences.
10. On-board communication between involved personnel should be by hand radio sets or some other satisfactory means.
11. Any tank that is filling should be identified in some way on the level indicator, possibly by a sign or marker reading 'FILLING'.
12. In the event of a spill, the Port Authorities should be informed as soon as possible to enable appropriate cleaning measures to be taken.