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ENGINEER'S MANUAL
Volume I
THIRD EDITION
EVERETT C. HUNT, Editor-in-Chief
Consulting Engineer
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Gus Bourneuf Jr. Ronald A. leva
American Bureau of Shipping Ashland Chemical Company
Joseph Tiratto
Joseph Tiratto and Associates
Copyright © 1999 by Cornell Maritime Press, Inc.
In memory of Jay
FOREWORD : xv
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
Engineering Materials
Walter M. Maclean
Engineering Material Requirements 2-1
Engineering Material Types 2-3
Engineering Material Manufacturing Processes 2-41
Material Properties and Performance 2-46
Review 2-67
References 2-68
Acknowledgments 2-69
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viii CONTENTS CONTENTS IX
Gas Turbines
CHAPTER 5 Paul A. Dupuy
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.ll.Vl FOREWORD
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xviii PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION
Pumps, pumping systems, and heat exchangers, which are found on all
types of ships, are given extensive coverage.
Petroleum fuels are frequently treated chemically and processed me-
chanically on modern ships. The characteristics of fuels, fuel chemical
treatment, fuel mechanical processing, and the implications of such treat-
ments and processes for the maintenance of both internal combustion en-
gines and boilers are presented.
Since shipboard equipment in most ofthe world is manufactured to the
metric system, metric measurements are used along with the traditional Preface to the First Edition
American units of measure.
In recognition of the use of the text by students, each chapter includes
review questions as well ~s references to materials for further study.
The editors wish to thank all the companies and organizations who
T he expansion of shipbuilding made evident about four years ago that
there was need of an American textbook on marine engineering that
would adequately explain the design and operation of all the general types
gave permission for the use of illustrations and other material in this edi- of marine equipment and at the same time should be written simply, to be
tion. The names and locations of these companies are acknowledged at the easily understood. Because marine engineering was, and is advancing and
end of each chapter. changing so rapidly, it was necessary that a considerable amount of theory
be included in order that the student be prepared to understand future de-
velopments in the field of marine engineering. There was the thought too,
that for effective use in this time of stress, it would have to be widely dis-
tributed among the shipyard and seagoing personnel. This meant that the
price ofthe book had to be such that the men could pay.
At this point, it may be mentioned that methods of study of a technical
book are very important if useful results are to be obtained. A certain time
should be set aside each day for study. This may be interfered with by out-
side emergencies, but every effort should be made to adhere to it. A short
section of the book should be read through completely each day. Then it
should be re-read and important words underlined in pencil. The drawings
may then be copied in the notebook.
It may also be mentioned that many men "look, but see not." Every man
in the "black gang" should be able to sketch on paper the position of every
important piece of equipment in the engine room of his ship and know the
position of every important control and valve.
More and more marine engineering design is breaking up into special-
ties and this is the reason that this book is written by a number of men. The
authors of the various chapters of the book are specialists, each on his sub-
ject, some are engineers of the U.S. Maritime Commission and others are
engaged in various outside branches of the maritime industry. Anyone of
the authors of the manual will be glad to answer any difficult point that
may be brought up in regard to his specialty. Should the student wish to
reach one of them he should write care of the Cornell Maritime Press.
It will be noted by those familiar with the subject that a large use has
been made of the instruction pamphlets of the U.S. Navy. This use was
made both because of the short time available to prepare this manual and
because of the excellence of the Navy material.
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xx PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
The experienced marine engineers will notice the omission of many ex-
cellent pieces of marine equipment from these pages. This was due to the
sharp necessity for conserving time and printed space. In regard to printed
space the editor believed that a full description of a single type of equip-
ment to be greatly preferred to cursory and inadequate descriptions of the
products of all the various manufacturers. That a piece of equipment is pre-
sented in this book does not mean that the author prefers it to some other
piece of equipment that may not be mentioned. It may but illustrate the
point of the subject better.
The thanks of the editor go out to the splendid cooperation he has re-
ceived from the authors of the chapters, from the publishers, from all
branches of the marine industry without exception and from his superiors
in the U.S. Maritime Commission. MODERN MARINE ENGINEER'S MANUAL
Grateful acknowledgment is hereby made to those companies which
have supplied us with data and illustrations concerning their products: .... Volume I
[The remaining paragraphs of the preface were devoted to an extensive
list of companies and organizations that were of help to the editor.]