Choosing A Marine Boiler While Designing A Ship

Marine boilers used in ships today are mostly for auxiliary purposes in vessels that run on marine diesel engines or diesel-electric propulsion.

In the case of ships using steam turbines (mostly found in high-speed vessels used by navies), boilers are a part of the main propulsion system. However, in this article, we will focus on auxiliary boilers, i.e. boilers used for running auxiliary systems in a ship.

To look at this from a ship designer’s point of view, he/she should be able to choose the right kind of boiler for a particular ship depending on the requirement for that particular project.

The process is pretty much an application of