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Ignition in Crankcase

1. An oil mist detector monitors each crankcase compartment and will alarm and slow the engine at a fraction of the lower explosion limit to prevent ignition of an oil mist. 2. If an oil mist occurs: a) Reduce engine speed and stop the engine. Isolate the fuel supply and start-up the auxiliary engine. b) Locate any "hot spots" causing the mist by feeling sliding surfaces and looking for discoloration. Prevent further issues with repairs. c) Check the circulating oil supply and sliding surfaces are in good condition after starting the engine again. 3. If the cause cannot be found, repeat intensive checks until the source is identified and fixed, such as stuff

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Ignition in Crankcase

1. An oil mist detector monitors each crankcase compartment and will alarm and slow the engine at a fraction of the lower explosion limit to prevent ignition of an oil mist. 2. If an oil mist occurs: a) Reduce engine speed and stop the engine. Isolate the fuel supply and start-up the auxiliary engine. b) Locate any "hot spots" causing the mist by feeling sliding surfaces and looking for discoloration. Prevent further issues with repairs. c) Check the circulating oil supply and sliding surfaces are in good condition after starting the engine again. 3. If the cause cannot be found, repeat intensive checks until the source is identified and fixed, such as stuff

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of coarse oil droplets being flung around
everywhere. Well-maintained bearings only overheat if
the oil supply fails, or if the bearing journal
If abnormal friction occurs between the surfaces become too rough (owing to the
sliding surfaces, or heat is otherwise trans- lubricating oil becoming corrosive, or being
mitted to the crankcase (for instance from a polluted by abrasive particles).
scavenge air fire via the piston rod/stuffing
box, or through the intermediate bottom), For these reasons, it is very important to:
‘ ‘ Hot spots’’ on the heated surfaces can
occur. The ‘ ‘ hot spots’’ will cause the oil ! purify the lubricating oil correctly,
falling on them to evaporate.
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propagate a flame if ignition occurs. The
ignition can be caused by the same ‘ ‘ hot Due to the high frictional speed of the thrust
spot’’ which caused the oil mist. bearing, special care has been taken to
ensure the oil supply to this bearing.
If a large amount of oil mist has developed
before ignition, the burning can cause a Monitoring equipment is arranged to give an
tremendous rise of pressure in the crank- alarm in cases of low circulating oil pressure
case (explosion), which forces a momentary and/or high temperature of thrust bearing
opening of the relief valves. In isolated segments. Keep this equipment in tip-top
cases, when the entire crankcase has pre- condition.
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chain casing and scavenge air box. up after repairs or alterations affecting the
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In order to ensure a reliable, and quick 3) When the engine STOP order is
warning of oil mist formation in the crank- received:
case, constant monitoring is obtained with ! stop the engine
an ‘ ‘ Oil Mist Detector’’, which samples air ! close the fuel oil supply.
from each crankcase compartment.
4) Switch-off the auxiliary blowers.
The detector will give alarm and slow-down,
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concentration which is only a fraction of the ‘ ‘ stores hatch’’.
lower explosion limit, LEL, to gain time to
stop the engine before ignition of the oil mist 6) Leave the engine room.
can take place.
7) Lock the casing doors and keep away
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2. Measures to be taken when side of the crankcase. Cut off the start-
Oil Mist has occurred ing air, and engage the turning gear.

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lamps from the start.
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relief valves ! nor in corridors near doors Feel over, by hand or with a ‘ ‘ thermo-
to the engine room casing in the event of feel’’, all the sliding surfaces (bearings,
an DODUP for: thrust bearing, piston rods, stuffing
boxes, crossheads, telescopic pipes,
a) oil mist chains, vibration dampers, moment
b) high lube oil temperature compensators, etc.). 6HHDOVRSRLQW
c) no piston cooling oil flow, or
d) scavenge box fire Look for squeezed-out bearing metal,
and discolouration caused by heat
Alarms b, c and d should be considered (blistered paint, burnt oil, oxidized steel).
as pre-warnings of a possible increasing Keep possible bearing metal found at
oil mist level. bottom of oil tray for later analyzing.
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11) Prevent further ‘ ‘ hot spots’’ by preferably
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making a permanent repair.
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1) Reduce speed/pitch to slow-down level,
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Ensure that the respective sliding sur 14) In cases where it has not been possible
faces are in good condition. to locate the ‘ ‘ hot spot’’, the procedure
according to Point 10 above should be
Take special care to check that the repeated and intensified until the cause
circulating oil supply is in order. of the oil mist has been found and re-
medied.
12) Start the circulating oil pump and turn
the engine by means of the turning gear. There is a possibility that the oil mist is
due to ‘ ‘ atomization’’ of the circulating
Check the oil flow from all bearings, oil, caused by a jet of air/gas, e.g. by
spray pipes and spray nozzles in the combination of the following:
crankcase, chaincase and thrust bearing
&KHFN$&KDSWHU  ! Stuffing box leakages (not air tight).
Check for possible leakages from pis- ! Blow-by through a cracked piston
tons or piston rods. crown or piston rod (with direct con-
nection to crankcase via the cooling
13) ! Start the engine. oil outlet pipe).
After:
! 15-30 minutes, ! An oil mist could also develop as a
result of heat from a scavenge fire
! one hour later, being transmitted down the piston
! when full load is reached: rod or via the stuffing box. Hot air jets
or flames could also have passed
through the stuffing box into the
! Stop and feel over. crankcase.
! Look for oil mist.

Especially feel over (by hand or with


a ‘ ‘ thermo-feel’’) the sliding surfaces
which caused the overheating. 6HH
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