Naval architecture

Naval architecture

The engineering science dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures.

Industry: Shipbuilding

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dead cover

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A metal cover to close an airport from within the ship in case of breakage of the glass - Also called deadlight.

liverpool head

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A metal device fitted to the top of a smoke pipe, as from a galley, to minimize inflow of water and to promote the draft in the pipe. Sometimes mechanically activated by wind

expanded metal

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A metallic mesh made by slotting and then stretching a sheet of the material.

extrusion

Shipbuilding; Naval architecture

A metallic part whose sectional shape is formed by the metal being squeezed (while heated to plastic condition) through a hole of the desired shape.

A method for lightly fastening two pieces of sheet metal. A machine presses the two pieces between small-diameter rods, between which an electric current is passed, the heat of which serves to melt ...