Good Day Reader, Imagine someone tells you that water you are using for washing your car will be filtered for microplastics when you pour it over your vehicle. How will you react? Absurd or Confused right? And Why not? like the water you used was meant to clean the car not getting itself being cleaned…
Introduction A rotor sails or flettner rotor is a clean cylinder with disc quit plates that is spun alongside its lengthy axis and, as air passes at proper angles throughout it, the Magnus effect reasons an aerodynamic pressure to be generated within side the route perpendicular to each the lengthy axis and the route of…
Abstract This paper provides an overview of the possible alternative fuels for the shipping industry for the propulsion purpose. A whopping 80% of world trade (by volume) is handled by the maritime transport, it also approximately produces 3% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, while also contributing to air pollution around coastal areas and ports….
Atomic energy was one of the most important breakthroughs in 20th century. It gave many opportunities to the man kind, which found its use in military. Many developed countries started building its own nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. But why not nuclear-powered merchant ships? Why nuclear-powered reactors are preferred over diesel powered engines in warships?…
Consider a case when you are given a fuel which is kept in a vacuum environment. By providing a spark just above the fuel pan what will be the results? Will it burn? The answer remains NO. Every fuel requires a certain volume of air(oxygen) to get burned A/F RATIO: it is the ratio of…
You might have often seen videos or pictures of ships tipping from one side to the other and getting destabilize while moderate waves crash against the ship. Most of the times, this is because of a failure in one of their systems, the stabilizers. We’ll find out how do these stabilizers actually balance a ship…
The basic definition of an internal combustion engine states that it is a component that converts chemical or fuel energy into mechanical energy. This is governed by the law of conservation of energy. This definition is well established to all kind of components which converts chemical energy to mechanical energy, from huge marine engines to…
As soon as we see warships, anywhere around the sea, or in an image, we immediately know that they are made to be stealthy. But we never ask what exactly makes the ship stealthy, and from what object does the ship hide itself to become stealthy. We will start from right from the basics, and…
The most dangerous and flammable cargo is carried across the world by sea, or to be more precise, by tankers. Considering this information, when was the last time a news heading stating a tanker explosion was mentioned. Minor fires on tankers have been reported a couple of times, but none of them have truly EXPLODED….
Imagine working hard on a very hot day outside and after finishing your task you are returning to your house. You are all covered with sweat, your mood is slightly irritated and you are drained. But when you enter your room with the air conditioner working, within a few minutes you are in a happy…
