轮机英语新教材Lesson 25 Anchor Windlass and Mooring Winch.doc

Lesson 25 Anchor Windlass and Mooring Winch Anchor handling equipment The windlass is the usual anchor handling device where one machine may be used to handle both anchors. A more recent development, particularly on larger vessels, is the split windlass where one machine is used for each anchor. （译文1：） One unit of a split windlass is shown in Fig. 25-1. The rotating units consist of a cable lifter with shaped smug to grip the anchor cable, a mooring drum for paying out or letting go of mooring wires and a warp end for warping duties. Each of these units may be separately engaged or disengaged by means or a dog clutch, although the warp end is often driven in association with the mooring drum. A spur gear assembly transmits the motor drive to the shaft where the various dog clutches enable the power take-off. Separate band brakes are fitted to hold the cable lifter and the mooring drum when the power is switched off. （译文2：） The cable lifter unit, shown in Fig.25-1,is mounted so as to raise and lower the cable from the spurling pipe, which is at the top and centre of the chain or cable locker. Details of the snugs used to grip the cable and of the band brake can be seen. Anchor capstans are used in some installations where the cable lifter rotates about a vertical axis. Only the cable lifter unit is located on deck, the driving machinery being on the deck below. A warping end or barrel may be driven by the same unit and is positioned near the cable lifter. The efficient working of the anchor windlass is essential to the safety of the ship. An anchor windlass can expect to fulfill the following. The windlass cablelifter brakes must be able to control the running anchor and cable when the cablelifter is disconnected from the gearing during “letting go”. Average cable speeds vary between 547 m/sec during this operation. The windlass must be able to heave a certain weight of cable at a specified speed. This “full load” duty of the windlass varies but is commonly between 4