Ph2 EK 11.3.

Marine Power Plants

11.3.1: Diesel Engines:

2-Stroke Engine
Means for Early indication of C/Case Explosion:

1. Oil Mist Detector(OMD) is provided to give alarm and also indicate the unit where the mist level is high.Low
level of mist is generally a alarm only. But high level of mist is an alarm/slow down of the main engine.
2. High Bearing temp alarm.

3.
Air compressors and systems
Air at a pressure of 20 to 30 bar is required for starting main and auxiliary diesel engines in motorships
and for the auxiliary diesels of steamships. Control air at a lower pressure is required for ships of both
categories and whether derived from high pressure compressors through reducing valves or from
special control air compressors, it must be clean, dry and oil free.
A starting air system for main diesels normally has two air compressors and two reservoirs with
sufficient capacity for twelve main engine starts (six if a non-reversible engine). The receivers must store
sufficient air for the starts without the need for top up from the compressors.
Safety valves are normally fitted to the air receivers but in some installations the reservoirs are
protected against overpressure by those of the compressors. There is a requirement that if the safety
valves can be isolated from the
reservoirs, the latter must have fusible plugs fitted to release the air in the event of fire. Air Bottles are
designed, built and tested under similar regulations to those for boilers.

Nagaraj Shenoy