Lakshmi Narasimhan

Distilled Water Treatment On Board Ships

Learn about the reasons for treating distilled water, as well methods of sterilization.

HVACR Cooling Towers and Their Types

This article provides information about the two types of cooling towers most commonly found- namely natural draft and mechanical draft. Find out how they work.

Ship Design - Castigliano Theorem At Work

This article explains the importance and use of Castigligiano's theorems in relation to ship design for forces in an elastic structure and displacements in a linearly elastic structure

Reciprocating Compressor Design and Power Cycle

This article discusses the work done by a single stage, single acting reciprocating compressor without clearance volume along with its PV diagram and TS diagram.

Gas Detection Meters for Ships

In this article we are going to discuss the various gas meters used on-board ships to measure the hydrocarbon content, explosion hazard risk, and also the oxygen analyzers.

How do Air Motors Work?

In this article we shall discuss how an air motor works and also the work done by an air motor.

How To Calculate Total Resistance To The Motion Of A Ship

Learn about an innovative technique of calculating total resistance to ship motion.

Surface Roughness of a Hull

This article deals with how and on what factors the value of resistance depends.

Cargo Measurement Devices for Oil Tankers

What are the different types of fluid level gauges used for the measurement of the cargo on oil tankers and what technologies are they based on? Read this article to find out.

Reversing Of Marine Engines

This article gives an idea about some methods adopted for reversing the engines on marine vessels