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use of a gear box?

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Transmits power from the prime mover to the shaft
Allows variations in speed and power
allows changes between ahead and astern thrust

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main components of a gearbox?

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primary wheel
secondary wheel
primary pinon
secondary pinon
quill shaft
casing
bearings

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Driving and driven gear names?

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pinion = driving
wheel = driven

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how do you change the direction of the gears?

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add a second gear

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how do you change the speed of a gear?

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make the driving gear smaller with less teeth

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Name the gears and reductions?

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straight spur
helical
double helical
worm wheel

single reductions
double reduction
dual tandem

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what is a straight spur?

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teeth mesh as they are parallel

low speed applications where noise is not a problem

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what is a helical gear?

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angle cut teeth

thrust bearings to stop it from thrusting

high speed application as noise needs to be minimal

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what is a double helical gear?

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cancel out thrust due to the opposite angle cuts, so bearings not required.

can be interchanged with straight spur gears

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what is a worm wheel?

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pinion 90 degree angle to wheel
worm resembles a screw and is always the driving gear.
if power is lost, it will self lock

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what is single gear reduction?

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meshing a larger wheel with a smaller pinion
affects output speed
limit 15:1

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what is dual tandem?

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2 reductions in 1
has a quil shaft
loading is halved so smaller pinions can be used.

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what does quill shaft do?

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maintain alignments of the loading
acts as a torsional spring
handles torque more than single shaft

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name the gearbox ancillaries

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shaft brakes
thrust block
turning gear

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Purpose of a shaft brake?

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stops and holds propeller shaft
it has a brake disc attached to a shaft and 3 evenly spaced brake callipers (2 brake pads in each)
check all brakes are applied and staionary
check opposite afterwards

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purpose of a thrust block?

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large thrust bearing at gearbox end of propeller shaft

absorbs force of the propeller so that ship moves as a whole

machined collar on both sides of which are fitted white metal pads lubricated by micelle oil wedge principle

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turning gear purpose ?

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slowly rotate the shaft and propeller in a controlled manner for docking and maintenance

on top of gear case and provides drive onto the upper quill shaft in the gearbox

worm wheel
- goes wrong way, it will lock up
- power lost, it will lock up

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what is forced lubriction?

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provides lubrication to all gearing and bearings

gearing pump only works when gearbox is turning

motor driven pump primes gearbox lub oil system and used to drain the oil acta as back up

closed loop system

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what is a serkat?

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allows hot oil to pass though the cooler and cool oil to bypass the cooler

controls oil temp

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what is a turning valve?

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provides boundary lubrication by directing high pressure oil to components that need it

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what are cut ins?

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if oil pressure drops below 18.5 PSI, the pressure switch will signal the MD pump to take over

checked every 24 hours

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hazards of gearboxes?

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noise
heat/fire
moving parts

overalls correct and man below tally followed

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name the sections of the shaft

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thrust

intermediate

tail

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what does a plumber block do?

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supports the weight of the shaft, doesn’t absorb thrust

dynamic lubrication

made up of bearings, casing, dipstick, journal pads and oil cooler

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what does a bulkhead gland do?
keeps water tightness between compartments. white metal lined bearing lubricated with grease.
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purpose of stern seal?
to keep watertight integrity where the shaft exits the ship via the hull. has an emergency inflatable seal, only prevents water tightness when shaft is stationary
27
name underwater shaft line components and describe their purpose
main and intermediate A brackets supports weight of propeller shaft, lubricated by sea water.
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what is SKF coupling?
hydraulic coupling, allows the tail and intermediate sections of the shaft to be split without leaving flange through the seals. inner and outer sleeve, very tight.
29
name 2 types of propeller
fixed blade and controlled pitch propeller
30
what order does the shaft line components go in?
THRUST gear box thrust block plumber block INTERMEADIATE blukhead Gland Plummer block stern seal intermediate A bracket TAIL SKF coupling main A bracket proeller
31
what does a gas turbine do?
converts heat energy into rotary motion for ship propultion
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what type of gas turbines does each ship have and how many?
type 23= SPEY type 45= WR21 both have 2
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what does IEP stand for?
integrated electrical propulsion
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what does CODLAG stand for?
Combination of diesel and electric and gas
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advantages of gas turbines
ability to get underway quickly ease of operation with emphasis on remote control high power/weight ratio minimum shipboard maintenance low manpower
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what are the 5 strokes of a gas turbine?
inductions compression combustion power exhaust
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what is induction?
air from previous stage goes in
38
what is compression?
air goes in at atmospheric pressure into LP compressor increases the pressure using a series of rotating blades have divergent passages within them that moves and compresses air as it passes between the blades. the air goes out into a second set of rotating blades, HP compressor the pressure and temperature both increase.
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what is combustion?
releases maximum amount of chemical energy from the fuel mixes compresses air with atomised fuel ignitor is housed here and provides a high tension spark to ignite mixture some of air is used to cool the chamber and burnt when there is a flame air heated up and dramatically before becoming the working fluid for turbines.
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explain what air goes where in the combustion chamber
15% primary air- this air is used to help ignite the burner 10% secondary air- there creates a safety layer between the edge of the can and the flame 75% tertiary air- becomes working fluid
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what is the power stroke?
remaining energy after passing HP and low LP goes through the power turnbine.
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what is exhaust?
gases directed away via tunnel
43
what is the routine maintnace?
prestart check as per book of reference done hourly - pressure and temp - oil levels -noise + vibration - leaks always inform senior rate
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what is wet motoring?
fuel being supplied to the engine with igniters and fuses isolated happens after any maintaince to purge it
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what is dry motoring?
fuel, fuses and igniters are isolated purges combustion chamber of nay unburnt fuel and any explosive gases after a fail start.
46
what is water washing?
carried out to prevent debris falling in compressor blades. used with distilled water and compressor cleaning inhibited fluid
47
what is inhibiting fluid?
PX24 apply after 10 days of the engine being off, spray down the blades prevents corrision
48
what does the and trip do?
activates HP fuel shut off cock if engines are online the command approval must be met before operating this trip
49
what do fire detectors do?
provide indecation of high temperature on LCP and SCC
50
what is the power turbines entry temperature? (PTET)
governor - monitors PTET and controls the amount of fuel to the engine if these set levels are exceeded trip- stops the engine should the exhaust gas temperature exceed safety parameters
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what does the partial overspeed safety device do?
if engine overspeed, reduces the fuel supplied to reduce engines speed
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what does vibration monitor do?
monitors engine vibrations levels and sets off an alarm if it exceeds
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what does power turbine overspeed do?
if the turbine speed reaches 110% of its safe limit, high pressure shut off cock will stop the engine by isolating fuel supply
54
exmaples of safety inter-locks
electrical supplies clutch being disengaged
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what are igniters?
produce powerful sparks using voltages like spark plugs in a petrol engine
56
what is a drenching system?
when the fire alarm goes off, CO2/BTM is realised. the ventilation system is shut down, flaps closed. ventilate after use
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what is the module ventilation?
the module that house the gas turbine. it cools the system via ventilation system air goes in due to the low pressure (depression) created at the other end of the tunnel. air circulates the system keeping it cool depression is formed by rushing of exhaust gasses.
58
stages of the gas turbine? before 5 stroke parts.
3 stage filtration intake trunking splitter/silencer stone guard transition duct cascade bend engine intake flare
59
explain the 3 part filtration system?
1. spray eliminator- air changes direction to to baffle plates, this means that the water drops off allowing mainly dry air to pass 2. knit mesh filter- removes any derbies 3. water eliminator- removes any residual water
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what is a splitter/ silencer?
perforated valves with sound absorbing materials air goes over the vanes and splits the air flow removes turbulence, air noise and buffering
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what is a stoneguard?
prevents large particles of debris from entering the turbine
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what is the transition duct?
provides a smooth change from square cross section to a circular cross section
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what is the cascade bend?
allows for a smooth 90 degrees change of direction
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what is the engine intake flare?
seals the engine intake from rest if the module houses water wash ring has hoes which allow water/compressor cleaning fluid sprays water when it needs to be cleaned.
65
name the ways to embark fuel at sea
RAS Road bowser direct jetty pipeline jetty storage tank barge
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what is RAS?
fuel taken from a supply ship. everyone wears anit-flash very hazardous because ships are clsoe
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what is road bowser/tank?
receive from a road bowser taken in at a slower rate so takes longer but is safer
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how does a filling trunk work?
fuel enters and fills up until it reaches the weir height continued fuelling will cause it to to cascade over the weir and down into the fuelling manifold
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what is a displaced tank?
fuel tank that contains some water only over filled to 90% to keep ship stability
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What is an non-displaced tank?
fuel tank that only holds fuel then passes through the centrifuge
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what is the centrifuge?
separates oil/fuel from water using centrifugal force. once clean, stored in the service tank
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what is fuel tested for?
water dirt surfactants
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reasons to test fuel?
salt can cause corrosion water can cause MBG dirt will block fliters
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types of fuel test?
visual water reaction test diesel filteration test colour test
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hazards of fuel?
fire toxicity dermatitis pollution
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flow of fuel from tanker to engine?
tanker filling trunk manifold displaced tanks centrifuge non-displaced tanks fuel transfer service tanks fuel boost pump fuel boost ringmain

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