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12 Terminologies Used For Power of The Ship

The document discusses the various terminologies used to describe the power output of a ship's main propulsion engine. There are 12 key terms defined, including effective power (power at the crankshaft), rated power (continuous power provided by the manufacturer at a desired RPM), and indicated horsepower (a theoretical power calculated based on pressure, stroke, area, and speed). The largest and most powerful engine ever made is also mentioned, the Wartsila Sulzer RT-Flex 96 C with an output of approximately 800,000 kW.

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12 Terminologies Used For Power of The Ship

The document discusses the various terminologies used to describe the power output of a ship's main propulsion engine. There are 12 key terms defined, including effective power (power at the crankshaft), rated power (continuous power provided by the manufacturer at a desired RPM), and indicated horsepower (a theoretical power calculated based on pressure, stroke, area, and speed). The largest and most powerful engine ever made is also mentioned, the Wartsila Sulzer RT-Flex 96 C with an output of approximately 800,000 kW.

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12 Terminologies used for Power of

the Ship’s Marine Propulsion


Engine
The best thing about being a marine engineer on a ship is controlling the most powerful
thing in the world ever created by man- the ship’s main propulsion engine.

The Wartsila Sulzer RT-Flex 96 C is the world biggest and most power full engine ever
made with an output of approx 800000 KW or 108900 BHP.

The overall operation of the ship is highly dependent on the performance of its main
propulsion engine, measured in terms of its power rating.

There are several terminologies for “Power” rating used for Marine Propulsion engine
and each of these give different value of engine performance under various parameters
and situations.

Following is the list of “Power” Terminologies used for a Marine Propulsion Engine on
board ship

 Effective Power: The Power available at the output side of the engine i.e. at
crankshaft flange of the engine which connects it with the flywheel and rest of
the intermediate shaft

 Rated Power: It is the continuous effective power provided by the manufacturer


of the engine for a desired or rated RPM of the crankshaft. Rated power
includes the loads which acts on the engine due to auxiliary system running
from the engine power

 Indicated Horse Power: It is a theoretical power calculated with a formula

PxLxAxN
4500
Where P- Mean indicated pressure of the cylinder

L- Stroke of the engine

A- Cross Sectional Area of the engine cylinder


N- Speed of the engine in RPM

4500 is a constant for conversion.

In this calculation, the frictional losses are not considered. Since it is calculated
from indicated pressure of the engine, it is called Indicated Horse Power or IHP and
used for calculating mechanical efficiency of the engine

 Shaft Horse Power: The power delivered by the engine to the propeller shaft is
measured by an instrument known as torsion metre which is available on board.

 Break Horse Power: This is the power measured at the crankshaft with the
brake dynamometer and is always higher than the shaft horse power. This is
because the power available at shaft accounts for frictional and mechanical
losses.

 Gross Power: Continuous effective power provided by the manufacturer for a


given RPM using defined number of auxiliaries at normal service running
condition without any overloading of the engine.

 Continuous Power: It is the BHP measured at the power take off end when the
engine is running at continuous safe operation range outside any time limit. This
is provided by the supplier.

 Overload Power: It is the power excess of effective power than the rated power
for a short period of time, when the same auxiliaries are used under similar
service condition for limited period.

 Minimum Power: The guaranteed minimum or lower most power value by the
manufacturer for an approximate crankshaft RPM is the minimum power of the
engine.

 Astern Output Power: The maximum power engine can generate when running
in the astern direction at safe condition.

 Maximum Continuous Rating or MCR: It is the maximum power output engine


can produce while running continuously at safe limits and conditions.

 Standard Rating: This is the power output of the engine at normal service speed
which gives the highest economical efficiency, thermal and mechanical
efficiency. At this speed, the wear down of the engine is at the minimum rate.

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