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Part A - Marine Engineering

This document outlines the course objectives, learning outcomes, assessment, and syllabus for the Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture course. The course is designed to provide an understanding of marine machinery, ship configuration, hydrostatics, stability, resistance, and propulsion. The syllabus covers topics like marine engines, propulsion systems, auxiliaries, ship types and dimensions, hull form, hydrostatics, stability, resistance, and propulsion. Students will be assessed through a final exam, assignments, and coursework evaluating their knowledge of the operational principles and calculations taught in the course.

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Part A - Marine Engineering

This document outlines the course objectives, learning outcomes, assessment, and syllabus for the Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture course. The course is designed to provide an understanding of marine machinery, ship configuration, hydrostatics, stability, resistance, and propulsion. The syllabus covers topics like marine engines, propulsion systems, auxiliaries, ship types and dimensions, hull form, hydrostatics, stability, resistance, and propulsion. Students will be assessed through a final exam, assignments, and coursework evaluating their knowledge of the operational principles and calculations taught in the course.

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ENGINEERING LEVEL 4 (Semester 2) DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Course Unit Code : ME 419 Title : Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture Number of Credits : 3 Pre-requisites : None LEARNING OBJECTIVE To acquire an understanding of the basic concepts in Marine Machinery and Ship Configuration and analysis LEARNING OUTCOMES A student should be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of Working and operational principles of Marine engines, Propulsion Systems and Auxiliary Machines. Identification and representation of ships geometry. Calculation Hydrostatics Particulars and stability of a ship for a given loading condition. Approximate estimation of ships resistance and propulsion power. Hours per week : Lectures 2.5 Tutorials 1/2 Practical 2/2

SCHEME OF ASSESSMENT Final Examination-70% A written examination for which 70% of the total marks are allocated Continuous Assessment-30% 02 written exercises one hour each for which 20% of the total marks are allocated 04 course-works for which 10% of the total marks are allocated SYLLABUS

Part A Marine Engineering


1. Introduction to Marine Auxiliaries 2. List the machinery and equipment other than Main Propulsion unit mounted on a ship. 2 hours stage /multi 1 hour

Pumps and Pumping Systems Explain the working procedure of centrifugal pumps.(single stage/vertical/horizontal/high pressure/high capacity type pumps). Difference between gear and screw type pumps.

3.

Distilled water plants

2 hours

Define the processes : Evaporation/Boiling evaporation/ Flash evaporation Describe the operating procedure of a Low pressure, heat recovery fresh water generator.

4.

Heat Exchangers

1 hour

State the theoretical and constructional variations of Heater / cooler / condenser / boiler / evaporator Describe a shell and tube type heat exchanger. 2 hours

5.

Propellers & Stern tubes

Distinguish the constructional differences of type of propellers Solid pitch / Built-in / controllable) Discuss the ships transmission line. Know the construction of stern tubes (oil/water lubricated) 3 hours

6.

Steering Gear Systems Discuss in detail how a non follow system varies from a follow up type system. Explain a four ram electro-hydraulic type steering gear system Describe a Hele-shaw pump. Ships air conditioners & Refrigerators Explain the Vapour Compression cycle of refrigeration. Describe a Three-room temperature refrigeration system. Explain a single duct air conditioning system. Describe a twin duct air conditioning system

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3 hours


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Marine Diesel Engines Introduction Type of Marine Diesel Engines Starting air system High/Medium/Slow speed Engines Maneouvring of an Engine

5 hours

Part B - Naval Architecture


1. Classification of Ship types 1 hour

Cargo ships - General cargo ships, Ro-Ro- Cargo Ships, Bulk Carriers, Liquid Carriers, Gas Carriers, Container Carriers, Car Carriers, etc. Passenger ships Pure Passenger ships, Cargo cum Passenger ships, o-Ro Passenger Ships, Passenger Ferries Fishing Vessels- Fishing Trawlers, Multi day fishing boats, Day Boats Research Vessels War Sips

2. Main Dimensional Specifications

2 hours

Define Perpendiculars, Baseline, Summer Load Waterline, Length Between Perpendiculars, Length Overall, Length of Waterline, Moulded Beam, Depth and Draft, Freeboard, Freeboard deck, Chamber, Sheer, Stem, Stern, Bulbous bow, Keel etc with appropriate diagrams Identify Principal bulkheads, Keel plate, Tank Top, Double bottom, Weather Deck, Intermediate Deck, Aft peak Tank, Fore Peak Tank, Double bottom Tanks, Cargo holds, Poop deck, Forecastle Deck, Superstructure etc. 3. Hullform and Representation 4. 2 hours

Lines Plan of a ship -Stations, Waterlines, Profile Plan, Offsets, Body Plan, Waterline Plan, Buttock Planes, Parallel Middle body. Developing Lines- Straight frame lines, Methodical Lines and Use of Computer in line definitions.

Coefficient of Forms 2 hour Definitions of block coefficient, Waterplane area coefficient, Midship area coefficient, Prismatic coefficient with appropriate sketches Estimations of above coefficients for given dimensions 2 hours

5. Hydrostatics Particulars

Definitions of vertical and longitudinal center of buoyancy (KB and LCB), Centre of floatation (LCF), Tonnes Per Centimeter immersion (TPC) , Metacentre and metacentric height (BM and KM) Derive expression for KB, BM, and KM of a rectangular barge, Variation between draft and metacentre, minimum metacentric height. 4 hours

6.

Estimation of hydrostatic particulars

Method of integration of ships lines- Trapezoidal rule, Simpsons First, Second and Third rules, Techbycheff rule Use of Simpsons rules to estimate 1. Waterplane area, centre of flotation 2. Displacement and KB using waterplane areas 3. Displacement and LCB using cross-sectional areas 4. Second moment of area of waterplanes and BM calculations

7.

Initial Stability of Ships

3 hours

Initial Stability Theory of ships and its limitation, Stable, Unstable and Neutral Equilibrium conditions. Theory on effect of shifting, loading and unloading of a small weight transversely and inclination of the ship due to movement of centre of gravity Effect of suspended weight to the centre of gravity and stability of the ship. 4 hours

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Introduction to Ship Resistance and Propulsion Frictional Resistance and Residual Resistance Model test and calculation of effective power Engine selection and power transmission.

RECOMMENDED TEXT 1) MARINE DIESEL ENGINES, Butterworths. 6th Edition. By C.T. Wilbur & D.A. Wight, Publish by

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MARINE AUXILIARIES, by D.W Smith, Publish by Butterworths. GENERAL ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE Volume 8, Reed Series. By Leslie Jackson.

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE FOR MARINE ENGINEERS, Volume 4, Reed Series. By E.A. Stokes. NAVAL ARCHITECTURE FOR MARINE ENGINEERS by W. Muckle. MARINE DIESEL ENGINES, by D.K. Sanyal, Published by Bhandarkar, Mumbai. PRINCIPLES OF NAVAL ARCHITECURE, VOL I,II AND III. Publish by Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineers, USA.

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