Purpose And Types of Ship Bulkhead
Bulkhead is an upright wall within the hull of a ship which separate the hull into different rooms and compartments.
Purpose
>Increase the structural rigidity of the vessel
>Limit the flooding by preventing loss of Buoyancy
>Divide functional areas into rooms and Compartments
>Prevent Spreading of fire
Types Of Bulkheads
Bulkheads are different types according to their Purpose, Position Or construction. Some Important types of bulkheads are given below,
Here you can easily understand and memories with a simple line diagram shown below.
Bulkhead is an upright wall within the hull of a ship which separate the hull into different rooms and compartments.
Purpose
>Increase the structural rigidity of the vessel
>Limit the flooding by preventing loss of Buoyancy
>Divide functional areas into rooms and Compartments
>Prevent Spreading of fire
Types Of Bulkheads
Bulkheads are different types according to their Purpose, Position Or construction. Some Important types of bulkheads are given below,
- Longitudinal Bulkhead
- Transverse Bulkhead
- Plain Bulkheads
- corrugated Bulkheads
- Watertight Bulkhead
- Non water type Bulk heads
- Collision Bulkheads
- Thermal Bulkheads etc.
Here you can easily understand and memories with a simple line diagram shown below.
