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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Freshwater generators / distillers
A unit used for conversion of sea, well or effluent water into freshwater by vacuum distillation based on evaporation and condensation.
Hatch cover panel seals
Swing-seals – Hydraulically- or manually-operated seals for weathertight non-sequential operation. The swing-seal comprises a foldable steel beam fitted with gaskets.
Siemens-Schottel Propulsor (SSP)
Podded propulsion unit developed by Siemens and Schottel.