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Knowledge of some principles easily compensates
the lack of knowledge of many facts
Claude Helvetius (1715-1771)

Engine vibroacoustic diagnosis examples

Additional information that provides more detailed diagnostics of marine

diesel engines with the help of vibroacoustic sensor;

Examples of malfunction determination using the vibroacoustic sensor

(defects in fuel injectors, fuel pumps, valves, loss of compression in
cylinders, defects in oil injectors of cylinder lubrication)

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Knowledge of some principles easily compensates
the lack of knowledge of many facts
Claude Helvetius (1715-1771)

Vibrodiagnosis of Cylinder
Lubrication System
MAN (new
ME-C, ME-B, MC, MC-C
option of system vibrodiagnosis)
 Engine vibroacoustic diagnosis examples
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6S60MC-C
vibroacoustic diagnostics example
measuring point
Normal condition
Injector vibrodiagram OK
120 Valve vibrodiagrams OK
Cylinder pressure, bar

dP 4

dP, bar/degree
80 0
measuring point

-4
valve
exhaust valve opening
closing dX X
40

Heat release
Needle Up

Down

stop start
fuel circulation fuel circulation

0
0 90 180 270 360
2 TDC Crank Angle (degree)
 Engine vibroacoustic diagnosis examples
160
6S60MC-C
injector vibrodiagrams example

late injection
vibrodiagram
is shifted to the right
120
Cylinder pressure, bar

dP 4

dP, bar/degree
80 0

-4
dX
X

40

Heat release
Needle Up

Down

0
0 90 180 270 360
TDC Crank Angle (degree)
3
 Engine vibroacoustic diagnosis examples

160
6S60MC-C
injector vibrodiagrams example

early injection
vibrodiagram
is shifted to the left
120
Cylinder pressure, bar

dP 4

dP, bar/degree
80 0

-4

dX
X

40

Heat release
Needle Up

Down

0
0 90 180 270 360
TDC Crank Angle (degree)
4
 Engine vibroacoustic diagnosis examples
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6S60MC-C
injector vibrodiagrams example

fractional injection
the shape of the injection vibrоdiagram
120 has changed significantly, additional pulses
have appeared, the total amplitude has decreased
Cylinder pressure, bar

dP

dP, bar/degree
80

dX X

40

Heat release
Needle Up

Down

fractional injection
0
0 90 180 270 360
TDC Crank Angle (degree)
5
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6S60MC-C example
Exhaust valve vibrodiagram

Exhaust valves timing malfunction

The valve closing vibrodiagram is shifted earlier / later.
120 Changing the phase of the start of compression.
The maximum compression pressure decreases.
Cylinder pressure, bar

80
dP
4
exhaust valve closing

dP, bar/degree
0
40

"earlier" "later"
-4

0
0 90 180 270 360
TDC Crank Angle (degree)
6
 Engine vibroacoustic diagnosis examples
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6S60MC-C example
Exhaust valve vibrodiagram

Exhaust valve leakage

The shape of the valve closing vibrodiagram
120 has changed significantly,
additional pulses have appeared,
the valve vibrоdiagram total amplitude
has decreased
Cylinder pressure, bar

80
dP 4

dP, bar/degree
vlave leakage
0
40

-4

0
0 90 180 270 360
TDC Crank Angle (degree)
7
 Engine vibroacoustic diagnosis examples
160
6S60MC-C
injector vibrodiagrams example
Pmax
Fuel injection instability at partial load
vibrodiagram varies
from cycle to cycle Pcomp
120

Pmax
Cylinder pressure, bar

dP 4

dP, bar/degree
80

Pcomp 0

-4

40
dX

Heat release
Down
Needle Up

X
Down

0
130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230
TDC Crank Angle (degree)
8
Quoted from the documentation of MAN Diesel & Turbo
www.mandieselturbo.com

8 oil nozzles per 1 unit

ball non-return valve in each

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 Quoted from the documentation of MAN Diesel & Turbo
www.mandieselturbo.com

Non-
return
valves

relatively long lube oil pipe

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8
 Quoted from the documentation of MAN Diesel & Turbo
www.mandieselturbo.com

He Y, Zhou P, Xie L, Zhang J. Design and experimental development of a new

electronically controlled cylinder lubrication system for the large two-stroke crosshead
diesel engines. International Journal of Engine Research. 2019;20(8-9):986-1000.
doi:10.1177/1468087418824216

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 Engine vibroacoustic diagnosis examples
160 A defective ball non-return valve can cause
6S60MC-C
gas to fill the pipe. In this case, the
Vibrodiagnosis of Cylinder Lubrication System lubrication system will not work properly
and non-return ball valve of injector
3.
120
Cylinder pressure, bar

dP, bar/degree
80 0

-4

MAN Diesel & Turbo

dX X www.mandieselturbo.com

40

Heat release
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360

TDC Crank Angle (degree)

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 Quoted from the
documentation of
MAN Diesel & Turbo
www.mandieselturbo.com

A defective ball non-return valve can cause gas to fill the pipe.
In this case, the lubrication system will not work properly

Analysis of the
vibration signal of
the non-return

start of oil injection

end of oil injection
valve is relevant
for diagnosing
the lubrication
system

effects of gases on
expected vibration
the oil nozzle area
diagram of the oil nozzle