Acuno, Lhander R.

C/E Pacifico Saluta

ME1B August 15, 2018
THERMODYNAMICS

ACTIVITY: Submit a research report where in the phases of matter were

used for their essential application in any of the engine room machinery. At
least two machinery in the engine room.

MAIN AIR COMPRESSORS:

- It is used to supply highly pressurized air to start main and secondary
engines. Air compressor has an air storage bottle which stores the
pressurized air. There are available different capacity main air compressors,
but this capacity should be adequate for starting the main engine. The
minimum air pressure required is 30 bars to start the main engine. A pressure
valve is provided which reduces pressure and supplies controlled air from the
storage air bottle. The control air filter controls the input as well as output air
in the air bottle.
1. Electricity or power source: This is the key component of any type of
compressor and essential for running the compressor. Power source or
electric motor is used to run the compressor efficiently and at a constant
speed without fluctuations.
2. Cooling Water: Cooling water is used to cool the compressor in between
different stages.
3. Lubricating Oil: Lubricating oil is necessary to keep the all mobile parts
of the compressor lubricated. This lubrication reduces the friction in parts
of the compressor and thus imparts more life to the compressor by
reducing wear-tear of components of the compressor.
4. Air: This is the component without which an air compressor can’t be even
imagined. The air around us is in low pressure and served as an input to
the compressor.
5. Suction Valve: Suction valve is provided with a suction filter it inputs the
air, which is to be compressed in the main compartment of the
compressor.
6. Discharge Valve: This valve takes the output air to discharge at a
requisite location or to the storage tank or storage air bottle.
Uses of Air Compressor in Ship:
- Air compressor is used to provide the starting air to various machines and
main engine.
- Many times boilers; refrigerants and heat exchangers in ship are started
using compressed air.
- Sometimes compressed air is used in kicking the propellers of the ship
manoeuvring system.
- On a ship an air compressor is used to compress air and store it in tanks
for various uses. These use these could range from simple processes such as
cleaning and drying of filters to tasks such as starting the auxiliary engines
and the main engines of the ship.
 SEA WATER PUMP
- used to transfer or circulate sea water or salt water. It can be also called
sea water service pump. It is widely used for various general service
applications on board a marine vessel. And usually it is commonly a
centrifugal water pump. And also it is usually a bronze material pump.
- The seawater pumps have wide range of uses. It includes anything from
ballast transfer to bilge pumping, and fire-fighting to deck washing. These
marine sea water pumps are windily used for ballast pump, marine cooling
and bilge pump and so on. A seawater pump is therefore required to be
relatively flexible in terms of its design. It is usually a kind of bronze pump for
corrosive resistance.
- Sea water is corrosive to the common cast iron or steel. So the important
characteristic for the sea water pump is the bronze pump material. Usually the
pump casing, cover, impeller and all bronze. And the pump shaft is in
stainless steel. Sometimes, for cost saving, the pump casing and cover can
be in cast iron. Sometimes, stainless steel pump is also used as a seawater
pump. However it is not popular than bronze material pump.