This book describes the history and development of marine power plant.
Problems of arrangement, general construction and parameters of marine
power plants of all types are considered. It also introduces different
characteristics of each type of marine power plant, matching
characteristic for diesel propulsion. The book gives a clear idea about
different marine power engines, including working principle, structure
and application. Readers will understand easily the power system for
ships since there are a lot of illustrations and instructions for each
of the equipment. This book is useful for students majoring in "marine
engineering", "energy and power engineering" and other related majors.
It is also useful for operators of marine institution for learning main
design and operation of ship plants.