ENGINE RUNNING CONDITIONS DURING HIGH SPEED MARINE CRAFT OPERATION

Frequent engine breakdowns in high speed marine craft in recent years have made it difficult to obtain a reliable and economic operation. In order to obtain information regarding type and frequency of failures, a detailed survey was made. Results of the survey showed that the most frequent type of damage was cracks in the cylinder/head which the authors believed was related to high thermal load during operation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • FAST '91, 1st Intl Conf on Fast Sea Transportation; 17-21 June 1991; Trondheim, Norway. Procs. Publ by Tapir Publishers, Trondheim, v 2, p 861 [16 p, 5 ref, 2 tab 11 fig]
• Authors:
  • Meek-Hansen, B
• Publication Date: 1991

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Heat cycle; Mechanical failure
• Uncontrolled Terms: Engine failure; High speed vessels
• Old TRIS Terms: Engine damage; Thermodynamic cycles
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00701838
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM