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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Propeller clearances
The distance from the propeller to the hull has a linear influence on the pressure impulses. A reduction of this clearance by 50% doubles the pressure impulses. To account for the ice class it is necessary to increase the thickness of blade sections.
Pump
A machine used to raise liquids from a low level to a higher one, or to provide liquid with an increase in energy enabling it to flow or build up a pressure.
Double-acting tankers TEMPERA and MASTERA for navigating in ice
Two innovative 106,000 dwt crude carriers TEMPERA and MASTERA were built by the Yokosuka shipyard of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. for the Finnish group Fortum Oil...