NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MARINE FUELS AND LUBRICANTS--THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHANGING SCENE IN SHIPPING

The growth in world trade and energy requirements, intense competition and the mounting costs of manpower and maintenance are resulting in profound changes in the shipping industry. Container ships, combination carriers and tankers are likely to be the dominant ship types of the future, and the traditional types of propulsion unit, i.e. the slow speed Diesel and the steam turbine, will be increasingly challenged by the medium speed Diesel and the gas turbine. Automation, already well established, will become almost universal in the future and will demand the utmost in reliability in all components, including all products supplied by the petroleum industry. This paper reviews the problems involved in the lubrication of marine propulsion units and describes the properties required of the various types of oils involved, both now and in the future. Developments in fuels are also discussed, since these can have an important influence on lubrication also. Finally, some comments are made on the role that the oil industry can play in shipping activities of the future.

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  Institute of Marine Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Golothan, D W
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 425-434
• Serial:
  • Institute of Marine Engineers Transactions
  • Volume: 84
  • Issue Number: Pt13
  • ISSN: 0309-3948

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel oils; Lubricants; Lubricating oils
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00043565
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 6 1973 12:00AM