Prof. A. HAGE, P. DEWALLEF, P. NGENDAKUMANA

Code = EMSHIP S1-4 (Semester S1)

Workload: Lectures (20h), project (20h)

Number of credits: 2

Objective:

The objective is to give at the students an overview of the different types of solutions used in marine industries for diesel engines and electricity.

Contents:

a) ELECTRICITY AND SHIP EQUIPMENT

Network on board: different types of distribution network, protection of electrical board, cables.

Production of energy: calculation of installed power, general characteristics of alternators, motors, dynamos, coupling and putting in parallel.

The users of energy: classes of users, equipments installed under and on the deck. Applications of the diesel electric propulsion for ships. Classification rules of electricity on board the ships.

b) DIESEL MARINE ENGINES

The course will cover the following subjects: Description of engines types, selection of engines, power of a engines (ISO 3046), Overfeeding, injection and combustible, engines supplied with heavy fuel, emission and reduction of pollutants.

Recommended reading:

“Ship Design and Construction” (Volume I), Publ. SNAME, Editor: T. Lamb, USA, 2003

Prerequisites:

none

Form of exams:

Oral (20 minutes).