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What's a sacrificial anode, sagging sampson-post or scum valve?
Featured terms
Kort nozzle
A fixed, annular forward extending duct around the propeller. The propeller operates with a small gap between blade tips and the nozzle internal wall, roughly at the narrowest point.
Bollard pull
The thrust developed at zero ahead speed. Bollard pull is the most commonly used measure of ship-assist tugs performance which have propellers optimized for maximum thrust at close to zero speed.
Cascade Regasification System
In this system, LNG is heated by propane in a closed loop and the propane is heated by seawater.