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When taking deflection readings for the three aftmost cylinders, the turning gear should, at
each stoppage, be turned a little backwards to ease off the tangential pressure on the turning
wheel teeth. This pressure may otherwise falsify the readings.
2. Scavenge space inspection
Make sure that vessel has necessary permission from port authorities or
bridge for main engine immobilization.
Engine stop indicator cocks open.
Engage turning gear to main engine.
Enclosed space permit
Remove scavenge port inspection covers and scavenge air receiver covers.
Ventilate and clean the area.
Turn the engine to bring the piston of the unit under inspection to BDC (Bottom
Dead Center).
Check for presence of any water or fuel on top of the piston, which indicate
leakages.
Check condition of cylinder liner wall through scavenge ports using mirror.
Slowly bring the piston up from BDC.
Inspect piston top land and piston skirt for signs of scuffing or abrasion.
When piston rings are visible through scavenge ports, move piston up and
down several times to ensure that rings are freely moving in the piston
grooves.
Use a wooden stick and press the rings to ensure free movement of piston
rings. Any broken piston rings can also be found by this way.
The first piston ring is normally CPR (Controlled Pressure Relief) type. In that
case check that the CPR grooves are not clogged and gap is not enlarged.
Clearance between ring groove and rings can be measured and recorded.
Move the piston further upwards and check condition of piston rod.
Visually inspect the condition of stuffing box.
Depend on the amount of sludge accumulated at the under piston area, the
frequency of scavenge port inspection can be varied.
In the scavenge air receiver area, check for free movement of flap valves,
auxiliary blower impeller, scavenge manifold relief valve, gratings drains are
clear etc
3. Ballast water tank plate welding water test:-
First do the ndt test hammer test visual check of weld and hose test and then ballast
thank pressure test to 2.45m above the top of the tank
Following are the point for which lube oil tests are carried out:
To check for contamination with other oil, water and bacterial attack
The onboard lube oil tests are carried out by taking samples from the
sampling point, which should be located after the system, with the system in
running condition. Before taking the sample, oil must be drained so that
stagnant oil in the sampling point is removed.
1. If the pump discharge head is lesser the flow rate of the liquid is
higher and therefore pumping of the liquid is faster.
2. Pump if run at normal duty flow rate by maintaining normal duty
discharge head the liquid will be pumped utilizing least possible
rate of energy by the pump or in other word at this point efficiency
of the pump is maximum.
Oil and other organic contaminants can react with boiler water
alkalinity to give crude surface active materials which cause
foaming and carryover
26. Overlap in ME
Overlap is the simultaneous opening of two starting air valves during the starting air
sequence. It is necessary to start the engine in any crank position and thus this ensures
that at least one valve will open when the starting air is inducted in. If there is no overlap
provided, then the engine could stop in any position with all the starting air valves
closed, when the starting air was given.
There should be a minimum overlap of 15 degrees provided and the ideal condition
should be between 20 degrees and 90 degrees.
For a 4 cylinder 2 stroke engine the firing interval is 90 degrees (360/4) and if the
starting air period is 115 degrees then the total overlap period would be the difference
between the two, i.e. 115-90=25 degrees.
3. In case the lifting pressure is not correct, it can be adjusted by the adjusting screw.
4. The spray characteristics should be satisfactory and as per the manufacturers advice.
5. All the holes of the injector should be firing and can be checked by a torch light or a
filter paper can be folded as a cone and then the injector tested. The holes on the filter
paper will show the number of holes firing. In this procedure you must be careful as the
high pressure spray can enter the skin and is toxic for us.
6. The spray angle should be as stated by the manufacturer. The atomization of the fuel should take
place and solid spray should not come out.
7. Clean diesel oil should be used for the testing purpose.
8. In the case that the fuel valve is dripping the needle guide should be taken out and
repaired.
- It consists of the pressure testing pump- opening press
working press air inlet pressure
- Position the fuel v/v in test place
- Mout the unon and connect the hose and tighten the nut until the face
touch
- Pump at low pressure unti fuel comes out from the return pipe to purge
- Then raise pressure upto the opening pressure
- Flush the valve and stop the pump
- Then chck the dripping test
- Chck oil coming from all the holes
- Check the opening pressure
- Test for tightness apply pressure just below opening pressure and wait to
chck how much time it takes the pressure to drop.
33. Ceramic coating is harder than cast iron of liner wear will
increase?
No coz ceramic coating as better surface fninish smooth and will assist to form a lube
oil film which will reduce wear down rate and greatly reduced wear and increase the
TBO.
- When the oil passes through the casing, some part of the oil pass
through the gear pump and its capillary, and some part of the oil
passes over the capillary tube. Hence a flow difference occurs
inside the casing. The oil inside the tube maintains a laminar flow
and outside the tube maintains a turbulent flow.
i. Shut the air starting valve, fuel oil inlet & outlet valves and isolate the system.
j. Let lube oil priming pump run for half hour after then stop it.
o. Check the lifting pressure, atomization, pressure falling steadily, dripping of oil.
p. Now, take out the injector from the testing kit, put in a diesel oil & clean it.
q. Make sure the workshop table should be clean, no rags or jute to be there.
r. Put the injector on the vice and tighten it.
t. Now loosen the compression nut to release the spring pressure, then take out the spring.
u. Open the cap nut and take out the needle and guide.
w. Check the condition of spring by dropping on the floor plate, it should jump and also check it by
tightening in the vice and then releasing. The difference in the length,no cracks to be there.
x. Check visually needle, there shouldnt be any scoring marks because it is made of Nitrite
material.
y. Try to insert the needle inside the guide at angle of 45degree, the needle should on its own
weight.
ii. If no go gauge going, then it means the size has increased, then nozzle needs to be changed.
iii. Now assemble the injector and do the lifting pressure setting on test kit by adjusting the
compression nut.
iv. After this check the injector again for its lifting pressure, atomization, steady fall of pressure
and dripping.