Course code: mt212

Course name: Marine Engineering B

This concerns a Course

ECTS credit points: 3

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Section of Design of Marine Systems

Lecturer(s): Klein Woud, prof.ir. J.

Tel.:  015 - 27 81556 /      

Catalog data:

flexiblemounting of equipment, dynamics of shaft systems, torsional, axial and lateral vibrations (whirling), shaft alignment

Course year:

MSc 1^st year

Course language:

Dutch

In case of Dutch: Please contact the lecturer about an English alternative, whenever needed.

Semester:

1A

Hours per week:

2

Other hours:

Assessment:

Oral exam

Assessment period:

1A

(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites (course codes):

mt216

Follow up (course codes):

mt213

Detailed description of topics:

Flexible mounting, vibration and noise isolation:

1. Principles of flexible mounting

2. Systems with a single degree of freedom; 3 and 6 degrees of freedom

3. Design of flexible mounting systems

4. Balancing of piston engines, free forces and free moments

Torsional and axial vibrations:

1. Modeling, equations of motion

2. Natural frequencies and natural modes of vibration

3. Free and forced vibration, damped vibration

4. Diesel engines : modeling, excitation, inertia, crankshaft stiffness

5. Damping

6. Propellers

7. Elastic couplings, geared and branched systems

8. Torsional vibration dampers

9. Procedures for torsional vibration analysis ·

Lateral vibrations:

1. Modeling, equations of motion

2. Natural frequencies and natural modes of vibration with and without gyroscopic effects, bearing stiffness, shafts with non-circular symmetric cross section

3. Whirling vibrations in propeller shaft systems and diesel engines·          

Shaft alignment:

1. Problem definition, influencing factors

2. Desired alignment conditions

3. Alignment procedures

Course material:

• J.Klein Woud, "Marine Enguineering B", 2003.

References from literature:

• available in course material

Remarks assessment, entry requirements, etc.:

Learning goals:

Computer use:

Laboratory project(s):

Design content:

shaft vibrations and alignment

Percentage of design:  50%