What is Marine Engineering?

Almost three-quarters of the earth’s surface is filled with water and we all know that sailing through the high sea is a great adventure as well as a career. With that, a great concept of marine engineering comes in the picture.

Marine engineering and mechanical engineering are close, they all drive to the same family - "engineering". They cover a wide spectrum of subjects within themselves which are related to machinery and other equipment onboard ships.

This machinery includes, but is not limited to the following:

•2-Stroke engines: A normal-sized ship contains at least one or two main propulsion engines. Its purpose is to rotate the propeller.

•4-Stroke engines: In some vessels, there could be 3 or 4 auxiliary engines onboard which are four-stroke cycle engines, and they are used to supply power needs for the vessel including other machinery, accommodation power, cranes, hatches, etc.

•Oil purifiers: A ship contains several types of oil such as heavy fuel oil, diesel oil, lubricating oil, etc in tanks and appropriate storage spaces. This oil needs to be purified preceding consumption which is done with the help of centrifuges which distinguishes the oil and impurities based on their density difference.

•Refrigeration Air Conditioning equipment: A ship has to go verbatim all over the globe and hence is subject to extremes of temperature and climate in different regions of the world and also there needs to be sub-zero storage facilities for foodstuff to make it last longer.

•Pumps: Pumps form the lifeline of a ship since various fluids are transported all over the vessel. There is an immense matrix of pipelines all over the vessel for the purpose of fluid transportation and color coding is used to distinguish one type of pipeline from the other.

•Water Maker: Seawater is forced through a membrane that allows only freshwater to pass through and the remaining saltwater pumped overboard

•Electronics: A modern ship is fitted with most modern gadgets necessary for operation and safety of the vessel such as Radar, Transponder, Satellite transmitter/receiver, etc.

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