Engineering Knowledge 3 MEOC 3203

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Describe with a simple sketch, the construction and maintenance of bedplates, framing, and holding down arrangements of the large bore slow speed propulsion diesel engine.
• Describe with a simple sketch, the construction and maintenance of crankshafts and running gear of the slow speed propulsion diesel engine.
• Describe with a simple sketch, the construction and maintenance of the liner and pistons of the slow speed propulsion diesel engine.
• Describe with a simple sketch, the construction and maintenance of the cylinder heads and valves of the slow speed propulsion diesel engine.
• Describe with a simple sketch, the construction, operation, and maintenance of the fuel injection system in diesel propulsion engines.
• Describe fuel atomization and combustion process in a diesel engine.
• Describe scavenging and turbocharging of marine diesel engines.
• Describe construction, operation, and maintenance of a marine water tube boiler and associated machinery.
• Describe fuel atomization and combustion process in a marine water tube boiler.
• Describe feed water system for steam propulsion and feed water treatment.
• Describe thermal fluid heating system.
• Describe construction and operation principles of a marine steam turbine propulsion plant.
• Describe the safety and emergency procedures for operation of propulsion plant machinery.
• Describe preparation, operation, fault detection, and necessary measures to prevent damage for main engine, boiler, and associated auxiliaries/systems.
• Describe vibration fundamentals.
• Describe gas turbine fundamentals, theory of operation, and details of construction.

Effective as of Fall 2017