Author: Daniel G. Teleoaca – Marine Chief Engineer Introduction Thermal oil boilers, a specialized type of boiler designed to heat thermal oil, have become increasingly popular in marine applications due to their versatility and efficiency. These boilers provide a reliable and safe source of heat for various onboard systems, including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning…
The feed water system of the boilers is the component of the steam producing plant that circulates feed water from the cascade tank into the oil-fired auxiliary boiler and the exhaust gas boiler via the boiler feed water pumps and feed water regulators. The feed water regulating valve automatically controls the feed water flow to…
Onboard vessel, in general, saturated steam is produced into the oil-fired boiler or the exhaust gas boiler. There are special type of systems, where steam is used for propulsion or electrical generation into the steam turbines. On these cases steam need to be superheated and at high pressure and steam generating systems are more complex…