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Ship's Boiler Steam Supply For Accommodation and Deck Equip
Ship's Boiler Steam Supply For Accommodation and Deck Equip
Ship's Boiler Steam Supply For Accommodation and Deck Equip
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writtenby:WillieScotteditedby:KennethSleightupdated:9/1/2011
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Shipsboilersteamsupplyforaccommodationanddeckequipmentmustbereducedinpressurebeforeuse.Itisthen
usedintheaccommodationforheatingand,bythegalleyforsteamcleaningworktops/cookingutensils.Steamis
alsosuppliedtothedecktodrivewinchesandanchorwindlasses.
WhenIwasayoungengineeratseaservingonoiltankersthemateonthebridgewouldphonedowntotheengine
roomandrequeststeamondeck.Thiswasusedtodrivethecablewinches,anchorwindlasssteamengine,and
supplytheButterworthPumpwhentankcleaning.
Steamisalsosuppliedtotheaccommodationforheatingandgalleyuseinbothcasesunderreducedtemperature
andpressure.
Nowadays,steamisstillsuppliedtheaccommodationandgalley,butwindlassesandwinchesarenormallyelectricor
hydraulicallydriven,dependingonthetypeofvessel.
Thefollowingsectionsexaminetheuseofsteambeginningwithanoverviewofitssupplyandreturnsystem.
SteamSupplyandReturnOverview.
Shipsboilersoperateathighpressureandtemperatures,oftensupplyingsuperheatedsteamtothemainengines.
Thereforethesteampressurehastobedecreasedandthisisachievedbypassingitthroughanumberofpressure
reducingvalvesanddesuperheatingifrequired.Thedesuperheaterisapressurevesselwherecondensateis
sprayedintothesuperheatedsteamflowingthroughit,convertingthesuperheatedsteamtosaturatedsteam.Thede
superheaterislocatedintheshipsboilerroom.
Whensteamisrequiredondeckthedrainsonthesteamdrivencomponentsandsupplypipingondeckareopened
andallsteamtrapscheckedtobeoperatingcorrectly.Onlythenisthesteamtodeckisolatingvalveintheengineroom
veryslowlyopened.Thisisparticularlyimportantafterthesystemhasbeenshutdownduringalongseavoyageand
willpreventdamagetothepipesandflangegasketsduetorapidthermalexpansionandwaterhammer.
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Steamissuppliedtothegalleyforcookingandhotwater
andalsosuppliedtoandaheatexchangerforthe
accommodation.
Asteamhotwatercalorifierintheengineroomprovides
domestichotwatertotheaccommodation.
Thesteamfromthesecomponentsandfunctionsis
returnedthroughpipingbacktheengineroomauxiliary
steamcondenser.Thisiscooledbyseawaterandthe
resultantcondensatereturnedtotheboilerfeedsystem.
Thiscondensatefromtheauxiliarycondenserisregularly
testedforoxygenandacidscontent,andanonline
salinometerisnormallyfittedwhichdumpsthe
condensateifthesaltppmistoohigh.Thesefeedwater
contaminateswouldcorrodetheinsidesoftheboiler
watertubesifallowedtoentertheboilerwatersystem.Asketchofanauxiliarycondenserisshownbelow.
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SteamWindlass
Thewindlassisusedtoraiseorlowertheshipsanchorandislocatedonthefocslehead.Ithasanormalsteam
enginewhichdrivesasingleordualhorizontallymountednotchedwheelknownasgypsies.Thenotchesinthe
wheelsareforgedormouldedtosuitthechainlinkssizeandprofileexactlytoensureefficientoperationandprevent
thechainsfromjumpingoff.Thereisalsoagearboxandmanualbrakeincorporatedinthewindlassoperation.
Beforestartingthewindlassshouldbethoroughlywarmedthroughwithalltherelevantsteamdrainsopen.The
operatinghandwheelwhichadmitsthesteamtothewindlassshouldbeslowlyrotateduntilthestrainistaken,then
furtheropenedastheanchorchainisdrawninorlowered.Asketchofatwindrumsteamwindlassisshownbelow.
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GalleySteamSupply
Ihavesailedwithafewshipscookswhopreferredcookingusingsteamovensandsteamers.Nowadaysofcourse
electricovensarethenorm,butIbelievesteamisstillsuppliedtothegalleyforwaterheatinganddegreasingthe
galleydeckandbulkheads.
AccommodationHeating
Thesteamsuppliesaheatexchangerthroughwhichairisblownandheated.Thishotairisthencirculatedroundthe
cabinsandalleywaysbyafanreturningtotheheatexchanger.Thetemperatureiscontrolledbyseveralinstruments,
somefittedtotheindividualcabinsorattheexchangerhotairoutlet.
ThehotairductingalsodoublesupastheairconditionsupplyductingwhentheA/Cisoperating.
Atypicalsteamheaterisshownbelow
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SteamonDeck
Sotherewehaveit,steamondeck!Sadlygoneoutoffashion,butinitsdayprovidedaverysimple,troublefree
meansofoperatingthedeckmachineryandajoytobeholdandworkon.Itwasusedfortankcleaningontheoil
tankers,beingsprayedaroundtheinternalsofthetankbyaButterworthPumpthehotsteamwashingtheoilfromthe
tanksides.
Steamisalsosuppliedtoanairheaterusedtoheattheaccommodationandtothegalleyforcookingandsteam
cleaningthestainlessworkingsurfacesandequipment.
Thesteamreturnsfromthesesystemstoanauxiliarycondenserintheengineroomwhereitiscondensedand
pumpedtotheboilerfeedsystem.
Asteamcalorifierintheengineheatsthedomesticwaterfortheaccommodationshowersetc.
References
Raunekk:WhatisaWindlassonaShip
WillieScott:OilTankerTankCleaning
Deltathx:SteamAirHeaters
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