tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post2019673440077899999..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: Marine Engineering now.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-74453718418433290162011-05-10T15:31:58.085+01:002011-05-10T15:31:58.085+01:00@ Peter Melia - The only problem is what he would ...@ Peter Melia - The only problem is what he would be able to do when the computer controlled Common Rail injection system, or the Inverter Drive for the propulsion motor packed up...<br /><br />Mechanical systems can always be "bodged" to get you home, the same with simple AC/DC electrics controlled by selectable tappings and rheostats, but when all the clever stuff is done by microcomputers you are dependent on having working spares for all of them.<br /><br />Hence the saying "Nothing can go wrong, go wrong, go wrong, go wrong"....microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-53353679236718698842011-05-10T09:48:21.564+01:002011-05-10T09:48:21.564+01:00MD.
Yes we normally had to generators for enterin...MD.<br /><br />Yes we normally had to generators for entering or leaving port, and any other close quarters situation.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-38873576945737075382011-05-09T23:46:40.586+01:002011-05-09T23:46:40.586+01:00Apropos the "Black Start".
What FE is n...Apropos the "Black Start".<br /><br />What FE is not telling anyone, is that this ship also had one of these, for When All Else Failed.<br /><br /> "...a genial Russian (could be any race really), who was always to be seen covered in black oil and grease...<br /><br />Brgds<br />Peter MeliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-81441678947927639072011-05-09T23:13:36.645+01:002011-05-09T23:13:36.645+01:00No probs FE .. I can wait, but looking forward eno...No probs FE .. I can wait, but looking forward enormously to another "run ashore" down memory lane ..<br /><br />If only I'd known then, what I know now .. ;)<br /><br />Remind me to spin you the dit sometime, of how HMS Intrepid's intended week-long visit to Durban ended up being nearly 3 months long .. that involves Stokers, Propulsion & some very strange goings-on .. :)Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-72027236841844954802011-05-09T22:46:59.436+01:002011-05-09T22:46:59.436+01:00Thanks - presumably also in the lubricating oil sy...Thanks - presumably also in the lubricating oil system?<br /><br />As an aside - would 2 or more be kept running when the ship was approaching port, or manoeuvring within? I imagine the ability to rapidly change power settings & direction would be more important in those situations.microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-75674716990333558562011-05-09T20:41:55.948+01:002011-05-09T20:41:55.948+01:00Microdave.
The non running engines are kept up to...Microdave.<br /><br />The non running engines are kept up to working temperature with electric heaters inserted in their cooling systems.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-5265435082728191862011-05-09T20:32:58.313+01:002011-05-09T20:32:58.313+01:00There's a series on Discovery called "Mig...There's a series on Discovery called "Mighty Ships". One of them had a similar arrangement, although I think it was a pair of V12's and a pair of V16's. Out of curiosity how quickly could 3 engines be auto started and run up to full power? I imagine they wouldn't take kindly to sudden changes in temperature.<br /><br />The chief engineer was a genial Russian, who was always to be seen covered in black oil and grease...microdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352078582764696261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-65281438761285326102011-05-09T20:03:17.289+01:002011-05-09T20:03:17.289+01:00Captain.
You'll have to be patient. I'm s...Captain.<br /><br />You'll have to be patient. I'm still working on the delights of Sembewang village and Bugis street.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-28209003346015446822011-05-09T20:01:43.151+01:002011-05-09T20:01:43.151+01:00Peter.
I've done the same.Peter.<br /><br />I've done the same.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-63817459250057548992011-05-09T20:00:43.613+01:002011-05-09T20:00:43.613+01:00AE, Believe it or not the ship had an auto reboot ...AE, Believe it or not the ship had an auto reboot system called black start. <br />It would automatically start a good generator and then progressively reinstate machinery to ensure the ship was in a safe condition.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-36588700388896137752011-05-09T19:48:16.266+01:002011-05-09T19:48:16.266+01:00It was the chief, over a beer afterward, who wasn&...It was the chief, over a beer afterward, who wasn't far wrong, when he told me that he thought I was quite mad.<br />Sorry.<br />Brgds<br />Peter MeliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-59887873851346905042011-05-09T19:46:18.494+01:002011-05-09T19:46:18.494+01:00Wish I'd sailed in ships propelled by electric...Wish I'd sailed in ships propelled by electricity.<br />All of mine used either diesel oil or heavy fuel oil.<br />Oh, and in emergency I once fired up a boiler with timber (...about 20 years ago. I'm probably the last man on the planet to do that . <br />He wasn't far wrong, but I wasn't letting on). <br />Brgds<br />Peter MeliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-15916582628900828912011-05-09T03:52:23.489+01:002011-05-09T03:52:23.489+01:00Reverse Osmosis caused a General Protection Fault ...Reverse Osmosis caused a General Protection Fault in module < unknown > and will be shut down.<br /><br />Please restart the ship.Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-7540865032468825872011-05-09T01:41:30.271+01:002011-05-09T01:41:30.271+01:00So, that ship was a hybrid, then?So, that ship was a hybrid, then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-32356560971518718692011-05-08T22:33:47.789+01:002011-05-08T22:33:47.789+01:00Oooh "Razzing" .. Lol
Coston-Gun line ?...Oooh "Razzing" .. Lol<br /><br />Coston-Gun line ? .. Ballastite Cartridge(s) ? .. Gas Plug (arse about face) in SLR ? .. "Buffer" going apeshit at the least, little drop of FFO landing on "his" upper-scupper ?<br /><br />Yeah .. Go on then FE .. ;)Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-44565083746002332082011-05-08T21:01:55.069+01:002011-05-08T21:01:55.069+01:00Problem is of course it only looks good till it go...Problem is of course it only looks good till it goes wrong and then that's where the real engineering skills come in.Quiet_Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575652127079681825noreply@blogger.com