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TimothyC
Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 14th, 2012, 9:21 am
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I assume that's a simplified scheme? :?
While it lacks a lot of internal details on the subsystems, it is from the engineering manual for the ship in question, and therefor isn't dramatically simplified. Do keep in mind this isn't a schematic, but a flow diagram, and therefore shows how the steam/water flows from one system to another.

The Massachusetts Maritime Academy has the entire engineering manual up online for the ship in question (T.S. Patriot State) here. I find it an interesting read.

Edit: very simplified diagrams like this were used on some of the tests I took in my second thermodynamics class. I am sure that Golly, RP1, and Erik all have seen similar things on tests.

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Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 14th, 2012, 9:33 am
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Oh, ok, thanks. :? Gosh, I'm so glad I chose so to study easy and uncomplicated thing like history. :)


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Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 19th, 2012, 7:11 am
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I originally wanted to study engineering, then a very wealthy guy reminded me that engineers work for businessmen, so I got a business degree.

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Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 19th, 2012, 8:47 am
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Funny how similar the steampropulsion plant in ships is to Power plants in ground. Our plant has one 60MW steam boiler and 45MW turbine and 80MW Gasturbine/Wasteheat boiler. All these provide industrial steam for two factories and district heating to the town where we are (the district heating network is under my command).

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Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 19th, 2012, 4:06 pm
I need to make such tables on school too.


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Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 19th, 2012, 4:19 pm
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Colosseum wrote:
I originally wanted to study engineering, then a very wealthy guy reminded me that engineers work for businessmen, so I got a business degree.
*clears throat*

Philosophy's just math sans rigor, sense, and practicality
And math's just physics unconstrained by precepts of reality.
A business major's just a thing you get so you can graduate
And chemistry's for stamp collectors high on methylacetate.

Why anybody who wants a job would study lit's a mystery
Unless their only other choice were something like art history.
A BA in communications guarantees that you'll achieve
A little less than if you'd learned to underwater basket-weave.

I'd rather eat a fowler's toad that major in Biology
And Social Psych is worse than either Psych or Sociology.
The thought of picking any one of these is too unbearable
Just put me down as "Undecided"-Every major's terrible.

Now if you can't prognosticate, that's ok in seismology,
But if your hindsight's weak as well, you best stick to theology.
CS will make each day a quest to find a missing close-paren.
Virology will guarantee you'll never get a hug again.

I.T. prepares you for a life of fighting with PCs nonstop.
As Pratchett said, "Geography's just physics slowed with trees on top."
Though physics seems to promise you a Richard Feynman-like career,
The Wikipage for "Physics Major" redirects to "Engineer."

They say to study history or find yourself repeating it,
But all that it prepares you for is forty years of teaching it.
I recognize my four-year plan's at this point not repairable,
But put me down as "Undecided" - Every Major's Terrible.

Astronomers all cringe when they hear "Supermoon" or "Zodiac."
Agronomy's a no-go; I'm a huge agorophobiac.
I'm too ophiophobic to consider herpetology,
And I can't stomach any part of gastroenterology.

While pre-med gives you twitchy-eyed obsession with your GPA,
a poetry degree bespeaks bewildering naiveté.
TV's behind the rush into forensic criminology
(Or so claims meta-academic epidemiology).

By dubbing econ "Dismal Science" adherents exaggerate;
The "Dismal"'s fine - It's "Science" where the patently prevaricate.
In terms of choices, I'd say only Sophie's was comparable.
Just put me down as "Undecided" - Every Major's Terrible.

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Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 19th, 2012, 5:15 pm
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What's this talk about majors, GPAs, and school?

That all seems so puny when you've graduated and started an actual career!

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Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 19th, 2012, 10:13 pm
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.... in business, which IMO seems so puny compared to..... well, making actual ships float and all, what I am learning to do for an living. having been the one who put an repaired ship back in the water on my internship...... I don't think you should look down on the 'learning' guys here :P

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Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 21st, 2012, 5:10 pm
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Oh hallo:

first this:

Ques what?


before this:

I just ....

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Post subject: Re: Today's picture from the Web!Posted: November 21st, 2012, 5:13 pm
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