RTA96C-B Operation 2136–1/A1

Lubricating Quills on Cylinder Liner

1. General

Lubricating quills with accumulators are screwed-in around the circumference of

the cylinder liner 3 (see Fig. ’A’).
By means of the cylinder lubricating pump the lubricating oil is supplied to the two
progressive block distributors 19, which are arranged at each lubricating quill level.
They distribute the cylinder lubricant equally to eigth lubricating quills at each row
of lubricating grooves (see also 2124–1 and 7218–1).
Lubricating quill 15 is extended in length by the passage for lubricating quill 8 to
deliver the lubricating oil through support ring 4 to lubricating point ’SA’. Water
space ’WR’ is sealed by bush 9 and flange 13.

A FUEL SIDE

OS

US

15

19

EXHAUST SIDE
18

008.916/01

2. Function

From the progressive block distributor 19 the cylinder lubricant is fed into the
space ’OR’ through the connection ’SE’ (see Fig. ’B’).
Accumulator piston 6 which is sealed against oil space ’OR’ by a flexible dia-
phragm 7 is pressed downwards by the force of spring 5. In this way oil pressure is
built up in the system, which is somewhat higher than the scavenge air pressure of
the engine.
When pressure in the cylinder liner at the lubricating point ’SA’ – depending on the
position of the piston 1 – falls below the accumulator pressure, oil flows into the
cylinder.
As soon as the pressure at the lubricating point ’SA’ is again higher than the accu-
mulator pressure, the lubrication is interrupted and the non-return valve 16 closes.

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2136–1/A1 Operation RTA96C-B

Lubricating Quills on Cylinder Liner

Remark: Should an accumulator no longer function (breakage of spring 5 or a

crack in the diaphragm 7), oil is no longer accumulated. The oil delivery to the cylin-
der then continues, is however no longer being controlled by the pressure within
the cylinder, but by the delivery strokes of the cylinder lubricating pump. Mea-
sures, see 0820–1 ’Cylinder lubrication fails’.

B
3 4 9 12 13 14
5
1 6
7
2

OR

SA 17

000.958/95 8 WR 10 11 15 16
SE

Key to Illustrations: ’A’ Arrangement of lubricating quills

’B’ Lubricating quill
1 Piston 14 Flange
2 Piston rings 15 Lubricating quill
3 Cylinder liner 16 Non-return valve
4 Support ring 17 Set screw
5 Spring 18 Cylinder lubricating pump
6 Accumulator piston 19 Progressive block distributor
7 Diaphragm
8 Passage for lubricating quill OR Oil space
9 Bush OS Upper level
10 Filling pin SA Lubricating points in the cylinder liner
11 Screw SE Lubricating oil inlet
12 Joint US Lower level
13 Flange WR Water space

2001 2/ 2 Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd