Every ship has a provision cooling plant, which can range from a refrigeration-cooling combination to 3 to 4 cold storage rooms depending on the ship size and type. Cold storage rooms on passenger ships can include up to 30 – 50 rooms, including dedicated storage rooms for wine, flowers, cigars, and so on.The purpose of…
This post is going to be short and concise as the sea water system is quite simple and easy to operate. Sea water is used onboard vessel mainly for cooling purpose, but also for fresh water production and adjusting vessel trim and its stability. The sea water intake is possible through a crossover main pipe…
The fresh water generator is an equipment installed onboard vessels which is used to produce fresh water from sea water. There are two major ways of producing fresh water onboard vessels: vacuum evaporation and reverse osmosis, of which the vacuum evaporation comprises of two types: tube type and plate type. Each system has its own…
Heat exchangers onboard vessels can be of the shell and tube type, plate type and fin type. Their type and model are adequate for particular systems and operating conditions taking into account all relevant ambient conditions that may affect their performance. Shell and tube type heat exchangers are generally used onboard as heaters for fuel…