Staff Innovations at Sea: Shaping Fleet Wide Changes
05/11/2020
By Lieutenant Simon Brown
Engineering innovation by technical sailors on board the Leeuwin-class hydrographic survey ship HMAS Melville has resulted in an increase in the maximum propulsion power available to support the ship’s involvement in task group operations, while improving the normal operating conditions for essential machinery.
The propulsion motor room (PMR) in hydrographic ships houses the ship’s main motors and gearboxes.
This equipment generates heat through its normal operation and the maximum propulsion output of the ship has previously been defined when operating in tropical climates by how effectively this heat can be dissipated.
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