Welcome to marinediesels.co.uk

The Learning Resource For Marine Engineers

 

 
 

 

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Click on the animation to learn more about the Four Stroke Engine

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends terrific bills

Links To Other Websites

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Now Added in Members Section! April 2008 Chiefs and Seconds Questions and Answers

The Two Stroke Engine

Crankcase Explosions

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Poor Injection Causes Explosion

 Piston Seizure Smashes Engine

Study Guides Now available

NEW!! Volume 3 with 6 study guides

Hard Copy

E-books

The Four Stroke Engine

Sample Exam Questions

TurboCharging

Maintenance & Repairs

Horror Stories

 

Failed Con Rod Wrecks 2 Stroke

 

 

Exhaust Manifold Fire Destroys Turbocharger

 

 

Diaphragm Plate Metalock Repair

 

 

 

At what point is max Piston velocity and acceleration? Ideal Cycles, Diesel Cycles, Power Diagrams.

 

  In Members Section

 

Common Rail Systems and the Computer Controlled Electronic Engine

 

 

Bearings Section Main, Bottom End, Crosshead, Piston Pin,and Thrust Bearings. Thickwall Bearings plus Bearing Faults and identification.

Engine Performance Assessment: Power Cards, Draw Cards, Computer Generated Cards and More

Chiefs and 2nds Oral Questions

Alignment of Large 2 Stroke on Chockfast

Electronically Controlled Camshaftless

Engines - An Overview

 

The Dual Fuel Engine as used on the Latest LNG Carriers

 

MAN B&W VIT Fuel Pump

Marpol Annex VI

Fatigue and Stress in Materials

Removal of Broken cylinder head stud by Foretract Engineering

New To Marine Diesel Engines?

Want to know the basics?

Click on the animation!!

Fuel System

Air Start System

Cooling Water System

 

Historical Engine Section

The Miller Cycle Used with Variable Inlet Valve Closing to Lower Emissions

 

 

 

 

Crosshead Lubrication

Sulzer boost the oil pressure, MANB&W don't. Find out why!

 

Motor EK Question and Answers

Studying for your Chiefs or Seconds Ticket?

Model answers to SQA motor exam questions from the past 5 Years.  Each book covers over 150 questions up to April '08.

 

Got an illegal Pirate Version?

Then you are a THIEF!!

Click here to find out the damage you are doing!

The aims of this Web Site are:

  • To provide and share information on the construction, running and maintenance of both slow speed 2 stroke marine diesel engines and medium speed 4 stroke marine diesel engines as found on the majority of ocean going merchant vessels.

  • To aid cadet engineer officers in their understanding of these large powerful engines.

  • To help students studying towards MCA certificates of competency by giving hints on how to answer examination questions.

  • To provide links to manufacturers, regulatory bodies, and other sites of interest.

Help me make this site better still.......email me and let me have details of problems you have experienced and how you solved them,....photographs of engines, maintenance work etc....any constructive comments you may have......Thankyou

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