Development of a test laboratory stand with a marine hot-water boiler

Abstract

The article deals with the issues of design and construction of a laboratory stand of a ship boiler plant based on Kiturami TURBO17 boiler, located in the laboratory “Ship Boiler and Steam Generating Plants” of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Astrakhan State Technical University”. The laboratory stand considered in the paper, made in accordance with the requirements of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW 78), was developed for scientific research and training of students. The article presents a comparative analysis of the laboratories of higher educational institutions, graduating specialists in the specialty 26.05.06 “Operation of ship power plants”. The description of the main components of the stand including its circuit diagram is given. It is noted the importance of laboratory stands, which are close to the ship’s performance, for the training of specialists. It is emphasized that this laboratory installation allows to conduct laboratory and practical classes aimed at providing students with theoretical knowledge and practical skills. It is noted that graduates should know the basic principles of operation and design elements of ship power plants, including boiler plants and their servicing systems, as well as have theoretical knowledge of thermodynamics, hydromechanics, be able to carry out calculations in thermal cycles, heat transfer processes, heat balance. The developed laboratory test bench can be used in the study of disciplines “Ship Boiler and Steam Generating Units”, “Operation of Ship Boiler and Steam Generating Units”, “Ship Auxiliary Mechanisms, Systems and Devices”, “Automated Control Systems of Ship Power Plants”, as well as for scientific research. The project on creation of the laboratory stand can be implemented for training of specialists in other specialized universities of the country.