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16.04.2021
SHIPBOARD PETROLEUM SURVEYS. A GUIDE TO GOOD PRACTICE

Take a time going through this nice practical guide released to explain and illustrate how the duly performed shipboard surveys can seriously reduce the risks of cargo shortages and contamination claims that commonly arise from loading/discharging of the crude oils plus various petroleum products.

The authors of this booklet are recommending a broad range of both qualitative and quantitative recording/monitoring techniques proven effective; such techniques should assist in identification of the potential loss of cargo and contamination problems at their earliest stages and also to reduce the costs that are associated with the remedy. This guide has been specifically designed to be used together with the industry guidelines and different recognized standards, for examples ones issued by the API. The authors have also provided valuable advice on the avoidance of the errors in the course of the calibration of vessel. They have also given some recommendations relating to the shipboard operating and also logging procedures.

All confusing terms and acronyms that are usually associated with the transportation of oil cargoes have been clearly explained. The publication has been prepared by Anthony Severn who is an internationally recognized expert on oil cargo claims commonly arising from the sea transportation and custody transfer of the crude oils and associated products. 

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25.11.2018
PRINCIPLES OF MARINE BIOACOUSTICS

People have always been seriously fascinated by the marine life, starting from the smallest diatoms and up to the huge marine mammals inhabiting our planet, such as blue whales. It should be noted, however, that the process of studying of marine life is quite a difficult task taking into account the fact that the ocean environment is vast and also opaque to most of the instruments and it can also be considered a hostile environment in which the experiments and researches may be conducted.

The use of the acoustics is a good practical way of the effective study of marine animal life. The advantage is that the acoustic energy propagates through the water much more efficiently than most of the other forms of energy and that is why it can easily be utilized by marine animals for various purposes and also by the scientists dealing with the study of their natural history and behavior.

Understanding the behavior of marine animals has always involved zoologists and psychologists and the science of marine bioacoustics continues to be considered a diverse discipline which involves investigators from different backgrounds and with different skills and knowledge. The interdisciplinary nature of this science presents a serious challenge in preparing a single volume meaningful enough to the students and professionals with the interest in this field.

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26.08.2017
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS OF MESO—METEOROLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS

This publication has been worked out mostly by the invited speakers and lecturers of the Copenhagen workshop. The content of this volume is mainly focusing on the topics covered in the course of that workshop, summarizing the presentations, discussions that took place at that time, conclusions and also providing valuable technical recommendations.

In fact, this volume is one of the first successful attempts to provide interested readers with a general look on the integrated modeling approach. The publication is expected to be useful to the people with the serious interest in the modeling of the air pollution and meteorology; however, it will also present some practical interest to the persons involved in the meteorology science in any way, for example the students, practicing professionals, scientists and researchers.

The whole content of this document consists of the introduction depicting the methodology of integration, overview of the models and feedback mechanisms, and four big parts. The first part addresses the on-line modeling and feedbacks, while the second part deals with the off-line modeling and interfaces. The third part of the volume is dedicated to the validation and also several real-life case studies. Finally, the fourth and last art of the work is covering the strategy for the ACT-NWP integrated modeling.

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08.08.2017
TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY OF MARINE SYSTEMS

This useful and practical work by Anand Pillay and Jin Wang was aimed to cater to a remarkably very broad range of interested readers, including experienced professional safety and operation engineers and design specialists particularly those working in both marine and offshore industries.

The book may also serve as a useful thorough reference compilation of materials to the under- and postgraduate students of such disciplines as the marine technology, general-  and safety- and reliability engineering; the content of this volume for sure will be be beneficial for industrial researchers and academics.

This title is intended to serve as a good start point for the newcomers to safety engineering and to the apprentices newly engaged in the use of risk analysis methods. The publication includes several useful sections briefly introducing the readers to the shipping scenes and setting the further mood through defining the rules and relevant regulations governing fishing and merchant vessels. Once all applicable safety requirements have been established, note there are numerous risk analysis and safety assessment instruments available to the readers have been highlighted.

The methods described in this title are mainly based on the framework of the Formal Ship Safety Assessment, and they have all been demonstrated using numerous real-life practical examples.

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07.08.2017
SHIP DESCRIPTION — DESCRIPTION DU NAVIRE

This is a large and very useful collection of chosen maritime terminology and popular acronyms/abbreviations presented in both English and French languages; the content of this book is supplemented with the numerous photographs, informative sketches and images. It will be very practical for everyone involved in shipping and shipbuilding or repair.

The present publication is deservedly treated as maybe the best among the works available today for the accurate technical translation from English to French since it is covering the vast majority of the vessel's mechanisms, gears, parts of the hull and relevant working processes. The volume opens with a page demonstrating the main dimensions of the vessels and associated terms in two languages, followed by the part intended to depict the general arrangement plus the structure of the cargo ships.

The next chapters have been dedicated to the development of the superstructures of cargo vessels, ship motion, design issues, tonnage, load lines, ship stability, freeboard and hull subdivision, all stages of shipbuilding starting from the preparation for bidding through shipyard trades and production facilities and up to the yard equipment used, welding matters and other important ship construction techniques. Long story short, it contains absolutely all terminology one will require to deal with any vessel. 

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02.08.2017
MITIGATION OF HYDRODYNAMIC RESISTANCE

The text contained in this publication describes the state-of-the-art in the field of the friction and resistance reduction techniques for crafts and bodies that operate in liquids and under the free surface. The volume is expected to be very useful for the professionals with the relevant background, namely in fluid dynamics.

The active resistance control includes a discussion specifically concerning the friction resistance, for instance via the injection of gas forming air layers and polymers initially residing adjacent to the hull. The publication is discussing the passive resistance control commonly achieved through the changes in the shape of the hull together with its appendages covering the application of different lifting bodies, as well as stern flaps and bulbous bows of the ships. The authors have also addressed the passive skin friction reduction through application of various special hull coatings plus other elements of the ship hull husbandry.

The content of the volume will definitely be of great interest to the professionals including practicing engineers, specialists and researchers in various fields of tribology, fluid mechanics and mechanical engineering, as well as to the students of relevant disciplines. Note that the authors are the world leaders in the field of the drag reduction so one will definitely suggest that the book is worth time spent.

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30.07.2017
MECHANICAL DRAWING PROBLEMS

The authors of this classic work have declared several purposes but the main and major was to provide all interested readers, and particularly students/teachers with enough comprehensive and practically useful compilation of different progressive problems which commonly embody the fundamental principles and also the real examples directly related to the practical mechanical drawing.

All of those problems have been offered in the form of some specification sheets and, in addition to that, a lay-out sheet from which the students are supposed to build the completed drawing. The referenced specification sheets, in turn, are providing a statement of the problem; they are, in most cases, supplemented with some text matter that bear upon and emphasize the things to be taught in the problems, or providing some relevant technical information. The proper utilization of the proposed specifications plus the reference sheets is expected to facilitate the moving towards the creation of the necessary level of self-reliance and the personal efforts of the students.

All of the problems chosen for inclusion into this publication have been fully supplemented and such approach has made the content of this volume very flexible. The reference sheets contained in the book are made use throughout all docs and will definitely be among the valuable features of this title.

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30.07.2017
MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES FOR WAVE INTERACTION WITH FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES

The broad area of the wave structure interaction is considered one of the top important branches of fluid mechanics deservedly assumed to be of special significance because of the numerous applications in the fields of marine technology as well as arctic engineering.

The main objective of the present monograph is to provide readers with a modern account of different mathematical techniques related to the problems of wave structure interactions and dealing with the initial and boundary value problems that are commonly associated with the Laplace equation which, in turn, satisfies the boundary conditions of the higher order.

The author has made all efforts to present the content in a very pedagogical and easy-to-follow manner so that the readers can appreciate the tools discussed in the monograph and properly apply these tools to solve their problems in the relating branches.

Certain exercises are there at the end of each chapter; but note that some of those exercises are not attempted for solution so far. The main material of the book has been arranged in seven big chapters on the basis of the application of different mat techniques as physical problems discussed. A very useful one for all persons with the interest in the application of mathematics to engineering.

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