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  2. Scotch marine boiler - Wikipedia

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    A "Scotch" marine boiler (or simply Scotch boiler) is a design of steam boiler best known for its use on ships. Sectional diagram of a "wet back" boiler. The general layout is that of a squat horizontal cylinder. One or more large cylindrical furnaces are in the lower part of the boiler shell. Above this are many small-diameter fire-tubes ...

  3. Marine heat exchanger - Wikipedia

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    Heat exchangers can be used for a wide variety of uses. As the name implies, these can be used for heating as well as cooling. The two primary types of marine heat exchangers used aboard vessels in the maritime industry are plate, and shell and tube. Maintenance for heat exchangers prevents fouling and galvanic corrosion from dissimilar metals.

  4. Hot-bulb engine - Wikipedia

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    Hot-bulb engine (two-stroke). 1. Hot bulb. 2. Cylinder. 3. Piston. 4. Crankcase Old Swedish hot-bulb engine in action. The hot-bulb engine, also known as a semi-diesel [1] or Akroyd engine, is a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignites by coming in contact with a red-hot metal surface inside a bulb, followed by the introduction of air (oxygen) compressed into the hot-bulb ...

  5. Block heater - Wikipedia

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    Electrical cord for powering a block heater. A block heater is used in cold climates to warm an engine prior to starting. They are mostly used for car engines; however, they have also been used in aircraft engines. The most common design of block heater is an electrical heating element embedded in the engine block.

  6. List of dry docks - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the largest dry docks in the world, including excavated and floating docks. Yard Country City Dock name L (m) B (m) D (m) Newbuild Repair

  7. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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    The heat sink of a Stirling engine is typically the ambient air temperature. In the case of medium to high power Stirling engines, a radiator is generally required to transfer the heat from the engine to the ambient air. Stirling marine engines have the advantage of using the ambient temperature water.

  8. Marine LNG Engine - Wikipedia

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    An alternative to the steam turbine engine is the dual-fuel marine diesel engine. Commercial ship propulsion system manufacturers such as Finland's Wärtsilä and Germany's MAN Diesel are producing large bore dual-fuel diesel engines. The MAN B&W ME-GI Engines have extremely flexible fuel modes that range from 95% natural gas to 100% HFO and ...

  9. Marine automobile engine - Wikipedia

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    Volkswagen Marine 3.0 litre V6 TDI 265-6 marine engine.This is a marine-modified version of Volkswagen Groups 3.0 V6 24v TDI CR automobile engine.. Marine automobile engines are types of automobile petrol-or diesel engines that have been specifically modified for use in the marine environment.