Reed's General Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers |
Common terms and phrases
acid alarm alkaline aluminium bearing bilge boiler water brine Calcium Calcium carbonate carbon dioxide cast iron cause centrifugal cetane chamber chemical circuit clean CO₂ cock combustion compartment compression compressor condenser cooling corrosion crankshaft cylinder defects detector dew point diameter discharge electrical engine room enthalpy evaporator feed filter fire extinguisher fitted flow fluid foam Freon fresh water fuel furnace gauge give heat hence hydraulic hydrazine hydrogen hydroxide increase inlet liquid load lubricating oil machinery spaces Magnesium material metal MN/m² motor normally nozzle operation oxide oxygen pipe piston plate pressure propeller pump reduce refrigerant rheostat ring rotation rotor rudder sample screw sea water seal shaft ship Sketch and describe sludge sodium sodium carbonate sodium hydroxide sodium sulphate steam steel steering gear stress suction superheat supply surface tank telemotor temperature torque tube unit usually vapour viscosity water cock welding