If we go back in history, we can understand that the man has involved himself with works and resources of sea from a long time. He has been continuously improving and producing structures for using it in such harsh conditions. Earlier, structures were manufactured by using Iron. After some time, mankind invented steel and started […]
Importance of Hull protection
Hull protection methods
Paints alone cannot accord complete protection to underwater hull. Areas above keel blocks are not always possible to protect by painting. Stern areas suffer erosion due to high turbulence caused by propeller. In these areas, chances of galvanic corrosion are more due to presence of bronze propeller which is directly coupled to mild steel hull […]
Probe controlled Degaussing system
Principle : Under Normal operating conditions the degaussing system is automatically controlled. However, if required, it may also be manually controlled by accepting a few restrictions. The external field changes acting on a ship can only be compensated in an optimum manner by a probe controlled degaussing system. It is therefore , we can say […]