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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Prerequisite - MREK 2110 (Marine Engineering Knowledge I)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 5 hours/week = 65 hours total
MREK 3102 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This is a marine engineering course designed to give students a
knowledge and understanding of the basic operational principles
of ship’s machinery.
Cargo Piping and Pumps; Refrigeration; Vibration; Venturi
Systems; Engine Power, Propeller Pitch, and Power
Prerequisite - MREK 2202 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
MREK 3103 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This course is designed to give the student the knowledge of
design considerations for internal combustion engines suitable for
marine applications whereby the student will be able to diagnose
machinery problems.
Fuel Treatment; Valve Timing and Gas Exchange Processes;
Fuel Injection Systems; Diesel Engine Liner and Jacket Water-
Cooled Systems; Piston and Piston Cooling Systems; Diesel
Engine Lubrication, Crankcase Explosions, and Scavenge Fires;
Diesel Engine Starting Systems; Bearing Design; Reduction
Gears and Couplings; Intermediate Shafting and Thrust Block.
Prerequisite - MREK 2203 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 5 hours/week
Laboratories - 2 hours/week
MREK 3104 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This course is designed to develop students’ ability to understand
an internal combustion engine’s fuel/governing system and to
determine power developed. It will also lead students in a study
of reduction gearing, main shafting, controllable pitch propellers
and steering gears.
Fuel Treatment; Valve Timing and Gas Exchange Process;
Fuel Injection Systems; Engine Power and Fuel Consumption;
Governors; Bearing Design; Reduction Gears and Couplings;
Intermediate Shafting and Thrust Block; Stern Tubes and CP
Propellers; Steering Gears
Prerequisite - MREK 2207 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 4 hours/week
MREK 3106 (Marine Engineering Knowledge III)
This course will provide the student with more in-depth
understanding of internal combustion engine concepts and
associated systems.
Diesel Engine Cooling Water Systems; Diesel Engine Liner and
Jacket Water-cooled Systems; Piston and Piston Cooling; Intake
and Exhaust Systems; Air Compressors and Systems; Diesel
Engine Starting Systems; Diesel Engine Lubrication, Crankcase
Explosions, and Scavenge Fires; Fuels; Fuel Handling & Storage;
Fuel Burning Systems; Governors.
Prerequisite - MREK 2208 (Marine Engineering Knowledge II)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 5 hours/week = 65 hours total
MREK 3201 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This is an intermediate level course designed to give students in
Marine Engineering a working knowledge of gas turbines which
can be applied to their operation and maintenance.
Gas Turbine Types and Classification; Principle of Operation;
Structure of Gas Turbines; Gas Turbine Systems; Reduction
Gearing for Gas Turbine Installations; Operation and Monitoring;
Overview of Naval Gas Turbines
Prerequisite - MREK 2203 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lecture - 3 hours/week
Laboratories - 2 hours/week
MREK 3202 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This is the final marine engineering course and it is designed
to deal with steam/gas propulsion, vibration pollution, and
maintenance requirements.
Water Tube Boilers; Steam Turbines and Steam Plants; Boiler
Water Treatment and Testing; Gas Turbines; Introduction to
Vibration; Sewage Plant and Pollution; Maintenance; Tanker
Operations; Deck Machinery
Prerequisite - MREK 3104 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
Duration - 5 weeks
Lectures - 8 hours/week
MREK 3203 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
This course is designed to give the students the knowledge of
systems, regulations and safety so they can apply this knowledge
in their profession.
Water Tube Boilers; Steam Turbines and Steam Plants; Boiler
Water Treatment and Testing; Waste Heat Recovery Systems;
Fresh Water Generation and Treatment; Tanker Safety and Inert
Gas Systems; Stern Tubes and C.P. Propellers; Fire Prevention
Systems, Regulations, and Safety; Introduction to Vibrations;
Crank Shaft Alignment and Deflection; Maintenance Procedures;
Engineer’s Duties
Prerequisite - MREK 3103 (Marine Engineering Knowledge)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lecture - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total
Laboratories - 2 hours/week = 26 hours total
MREK 3204 (Marine Engineering Knowledge IV)
This course is designed to expand on engineering concepts
with respect to steam engineering knowledge, gas turbines and
maintenance procedures.
Water Tube Boilers; Steam Turbines and Steam Plants; Boiler
Water Treatment and Testing; Gas Turbines; Waste Heat
Recovery Systems.
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