DEN 324E - Marine Engines and Auxiliaries

Course Objectives

1. To introduce alternative propulsion engine performance characteristics and selection criteria
2. To provide information on engine-propeller matching problem
3. To provide working knowledge on Marine auxiliary systems and their functions
4. To provide design knowledge on HVAC systems

Course Description

Ship power production system, main engine selection criteria, Diesel, gas turbine and combined system
characteristics, engine propeller matching, pipe fittings and pumps, pumping system calculations,
fundamental heat transfer modes, heat exchangers, refrigeration systems and design of refrigerated spaces,
fundamentals and applications of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, air starting systems and
compressors