The projection on the plane of inclination of the locus of the centre of buoyancy for varying inclinations with constant displacement.

A curve indicating the area of water plane corresponding to any draft.

Weight per a unit of length of a ship as a function of her length.

The wind speed at which a wind turbine begins to generate electricity

The cut-off voltage is the voltage at which a battery is considered fully discharged, beyond which further discharge could cause harm.

The wind speed at which a wind turbine ceases to generate electricity.

According to The Motor Ship November 2005 The technically advanced self-propeller and ocean-going mega cutter suction dredger d’ARTAGNAN was delivered in October 2005 to the French dredging contractor SDI.

The dredging industry needs cutters for many kinds of dredging work. The basic cutter skeleton consists of a hub, a ring and several curved arms linking them.

A phrase used to describe a technology that is at the forefront of design.

In organic chemistry, the cycloalkanes (also called naphthenes) are the monocyclic saturated hydrocarbons.

see Voith-Schneider Propulsor (VSP), cycloidal propeller.

A variation of the Giromill, in which each blade can rotate around its own vertical axis producing constant torque loads.

A cylindricall cross-section chamber in which a piston moves freely.

A metal casting forming part of a reciprocating engine, which contains one or more cylinders.

A metal casting which fits over a cylinder.

A replaceable cylinder which fits into a cylinder block.

Cylinder oil is pumped from Cylinder Oil Storage Tank to the Cylinder Oil Service Tank, placed min. 3000mm above the cylinder lubricators.

The Damage Control Information is a part of onboard documentation. The documentation should be clear and easy to understand.

The behaviour of a damaged chemical carrier can vary widely, depending on the combination of transported chemicals and their specific gravity.

Classes of dangerous goods according to SOLAS (Chapter VII, Part A), the BC-Code and the IMDG-Code, are as follows: