AUS-EC1-L3.1

Thermodynamics, efficiency and fuel consumption

AUS-EC1-M3 · Engineering at Depth · AUS-EC1-M3-A The competences that separate a chief from a watchkeeper

This lesson covers the thermodynamics of marine diesel heat balance, how specific fuel oil consumption is measured and correctly interpreted, and the practical factors — hull fouling, trim, speed, generator loading and waste heat recovery — that determine where fuel costs actually arise.