IGG Manual
IGG Manual
IGG Manual
INERTGAS GENERATOR
GENERAL INFORMATION
Series Gln
The information given in this document has been collected for the general convenience of our clients. It has
been based on general data pertaining to construction material properties and working methods known to us
at the time of issue of the document and is therefore subject at any time to change or amendment. The right
to change or amend is hereby expressly reserved. The instructions in this publication only serve as a guide-
line for installation, use and maintenance of the machine mentioned on the cover page of this document.
This publication is to be used for the standard model of the machine of the type given on the cover page.
Thus Alfa Laval Aalborg Nijmegen B.V. cannot be held responsible for any damage resulting from the appli-
cation of this publication to the version actually delivered to you.
This publication has been written with great care. However, Alfa Laval Aalborg Nijmegen B.V. cannot be held
responsible, either for any errors occurring in this publication or for their consequences.
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Carefully read the cautions and instructions Do not enter any cargo space
before starting the equipment or doing any and/or tank before the oxygen
maintenance. content in these spaces is
measured and found sufficient to
1. Before doing any maintenance to the guarantee that these places are
electrical installation, be certain that the not filled with inert gasses or
electrical supply has been switched off by other gasses then air!
the main switch.
1. Remove all packing material carefully. 7. For free discharge of the seawater (con-
sequently pressure-less), the piping must
2. The inert gas installations are delivered not have a great resistance (see dimen-
on foundation frames; on behalf of sions on the dimensional drawings). In
transport, the installation is divided or order to be able to discharge the cooling
parts are disassembled that are delivered water pressure-less during swinging (roll-
separately, depending on the dimensions. ing) of the ship, the water discharge lines
must have a slope of at least 20°. This
3. The diameters of the piping, to which the applies to the connection line between the
supply, vent, discharge and distribution washing tower and the water seal and to
lines on board must be connected, are the discharge line of the water seal to
indicated on the diagrams and drawings overboard.
(Process documentation and dimensional
drawings). In case a big pressure drop 8. When fitting the water seal and its supply
will occur in the pipe system, these lines and discharge lines, attention should be
should be of an extra ample design. paid to the fact that during operation no
When choosing the pipe diameters, the air bubbles can arise in this line. Bubbles
capacities and pressures mentioned in can block the water passage; at possible
the technical specification should be con- air collecting places a venting pipe must
sidered. be made, e.g. in bends, high fitted piping
parts, under the lid of the water seal etc.
4. If more than one generator is placed on a
ship, each generator must be provided 9. Inert gas generator must be installed
with its own fittings, such as shut-off above highest waterline. For more details
valves, filters, reducing valves etc in the see the flow diagrams in the "Process
various supply and discharge lines. This documentation". If the generator is placed
in order to be able to guarantee an inde- near or below water level, special ar-
pendent operation of each generator. rangements for the generator and the wa-
ter seal are required.
5. No rain or water from the outside may
find its way into the venting and aerating 10. Seawater pipes must be protected
pipes. against corrosion;
6. The seawater supply pressure should 11. The temperature of the combustion air
remain as constant as possible (+/- 20%). may not be subjected to a sudden strong
If big pressure fluctuations in the sea- variation. It is recommended to suck in
water are to be expected, it is recom- the combustion air from "inside" the ship.
mended to fit a dedicated seawater sup-
ply pump. 12. There should be a constant fuel quality
and viscosity, this being important for the
6B The sea water supply to the gas genera- fuel air ratio.
tor must be stopped when a failure in the
seawater discharge of the generator oc- 13. The compressed air supply may not con-
curs either by closing an automatic valve tain rests of lubricating oil and must be
(to be fitted in the sea water supply line), free of condense.
or by stopping the sea water supply
6) Deck Water Seal (DWS) The first indirectly cooling occurs in the com-
bustion chamber by a cooling-water jacket. The
7) Pressure/Vacuum breaker (P/V-breaker) main cooling of the combustion gases occurs
(PVB) in the cooling / washing section of the com-
bustion chamber.
8) Bridge Panel (BP)
During the main cooling the inert gas is direct-
5.2 Process principle ly cooled with seawater. At the same time, the
The I.G. generator is capable of producing sulphur oxides are washed out. The sulphur is
inert gas or air. See chapter 14 for operation present in the fuel and is oxidised during
guidelines. combustion. The inert gas is cooled down to a
few degrees over seawater inlet temperature
Inert gas is produced by stoichiometric com- and saturated with water of that temperature.
bustion of fuel oil with air.
At the end of the cooling section, the water
The fuel oil is a hydrocarbon and the air a mix- droplets are separated, as the gas passes
ture of mainly 79% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. through a demister.
valve in the inert gas line. This causes an If the fuel-oil/air ratio is not correct over a part
overpressure inside the combustion chamber of the capacity range, then the fuel-oil/air
and the gas cooling section. A water seal un- ratio can be changed by the pressure control
der the cooling section discharges the water, valve (2032).
while at the same time maintaining the re- Only the first time after installation the oil reg-
quired pressure and avoiding the escape of ulating valve (2032) has to be adjusted step-
inert gas. wise. This fuel-regulating valve used has an
adjustable gradient. See the sub-suppliers
documentation of Maxon (the valve normally
5.3 Detailed process description is set by the commissioning engineer of Alfa
Laval Aalborg Nijmegen BV and this need be
5.3.1 General done only once and is complicated; it is advice
The process descriptions and tag numbers not to change if not needed)
refer to the flow diagrams, which you will find This means that with the aid of several ad-
in the chapter "Process documentation" justment screws, the right quantity of fuel oil
can be supplied to the main burner, to match
5.3.2 Combustion air supply the combustion airflow at any position of the
The combustion air is supplied to the main burner gun.
burner (2001) by a centrifugal fan (2202 or
2222). By applying these kinds of valves a reliable
The quantity of combustion air to the burner is and repeatable adjustment of the O2 content
adjusted via the burner lance. can be obtained. The capacity will be auto-
matically adjusted via a hand wheel or cylin-
The air pressure is monitored by a pressure der (option) at the main burner.
switch for ‘pressure too low’ (PZA-2011).
If the fuel-oil/air ratio is not correct over the
I.G. generator is equipped with two combustion whole of the capacity range, then the fuel-
air fans according the classification require- oil/air ratio can be changed by the pressure
ments. Both fans/blowers have block valves regulating valve (1071).
(2205 and 2225) at the outlet This change is advised if the O2 content is too
The block valves are equipped with limit high/low over the whole range.
switches for safe operation and protection of If the fuel oil pressure is high, the O2 content
the fans. The operator will not be able to start will be low. If the pressure is low the O2 content
the generator without having these valves in will be high.
the correct position.
To start the generator, the burner gun has to
5.3.3 Capacity control be in its start position, safeguarded by a limit
The capacity of the inert gas generator can be switch (2001a) and indicated on the mimic
adjusted by the hand wheel on the main burn- panel.
er. With this the burner gun (lance) can be
moved forward and backward in its casing. During inert gas or air production the capacity
The passages of the slots in the atomising must be adjusted in such a way that the deck
ring round the burner head will consequently main pressure can be maintained at the set
get smaller or bigger. value without blowing-off a too great quantity
of gas via the purge/excess gas valve (6021).
Because the supply pressure of the blower is
almost constant, less or more combustion air Note:
will flow through the slots. − After re-adjustment of the capacity during
inert gas production, especially with larger
By means of a linkage, the fuel-regulating changes, the system (pressure and
valve (2032) is coupled to the burner gun. temperatures) may require some time to
This results in a simultaneously controlled stabilise, before the oxygen content is
supply of fuel and of combustion air. between the set limits again. Small steps
are to be advised.
− The minimum and maximum capacity mainly axially orientated impulse flow of the
positions, the stroke of the burner gun, are liquid itself, results in an ultra-fine dispersion of
fixed by mechanical stops on the burner the liquid.
mounting slides. These may never be
changed. The tangential impulse flow is created by sup-
plying the air through slots in a ring fitted
5.3.4 Fuel oil supply around the spray nozzle.
Fuel oil is sucked in and supplied at a con-
stant pressure by a fuel oil pump (1012). The The optimum gas quality is achieved by:
fuel oil pump has a built in pressure safety - the correct atomization by combustion
relief valve. air
- The burner cone that concentrates the
Prior to starting the ignition, and while the heat, resulting in a complete chemical
pump is already running (pre-purge time); all reaction of fuel and air
the fuel oil is pumped back via the overflow
valve (1071). By means of this valve, the oper- An optimal atomisation of the fuel is achieved if
ating pressure of the pump is adjusted as well. the differential pressure over the slots of the
atomising ring is minimum 0.1 bar. This means
The fuel oil flows to the nozzle of the main the difference between the combustion pres-
burner via two valves (1059, 2040) and a fuel- sure (on gauge 2012) and the pressure inside
oil-regulating valve (2032). the combustion chamber (= pressure indicator
mounted on controller 8005 in the control pan-
During ignition, a small quantity of fuel oil is el).
supplied at the set pressure to the pilot burner
(2101) via two solenoid valves (2103, 2105). At a lower atomising pressure, the quality of
A switch (1053) safeguards the fuel oil pres- combustion will grow worse and soot could be
sure. formed.
5.3.5 Pilot burner The burner cone is a part of wear and tear.
During a certain interval of the ignition se- Therefore this cone must be checked periodi-
quence, the pilot burner is supplied with fuel cally for damage, (see the chapter "Mainte-
oil at the set pump pressure and instrument nance"), and replaced as soon as necessary
air for atomisation and combustion. (see drw P-X00047). The life of the burner
cone is strongly influenced by the quality of
The pilot burner is ignited with the aid of a spark the fuel oil (DMA, DMB or DMC) and the cor-
generated by means of a spark plug. An ignition rect adjustment of the system (setting of O2
transformer (2131) is supplying the high voltage content, above mentioned atomizing pressure,
for the spark plug. water pressure, etc). Alfa Laval Aalborg Nij-
megen B.V. experienced based on this, life
The burning of the flame is monitored by an UV- times of less than 1000 hours and more than
flame detector (2121), in conjunction with the 3500 hours. So the correct operation is most
flame safeguard relay in the electric system. important.
The hot inert gas flows through the cool- junction with the pressure control system of
ing/washing tower, where it is directly cooled the generator a constant and stable pressure
with seawater to a few degrees above sea- can be maintained. The consequence is a
water inlet temperature. constant combustion air supply, thus a con-
stant oxygen percentage.
At the same time, the sulphur oxides are
washed out of the inert gas. These sulphur For a proper functioning of the water seal, the
oxides are formed during combustion of the discharge line must have a slope of minimal
fuel oil, as the fuel oil always contains sulphur. 20° to overboard. In case of less slope aera-
tion connections back to inert gas main must
The seawater is supplied to the sprayers and be made.
the combustion chamber jacket via orifices
(2314 and 2316), which distribute the cooling A level switch (2322) safeguards a proper
water in the correct quantities. Orifice 2316 discharge of water to the effluent water seal.
has been adjusted during commissioning to For draining a pneumatic valve (2410) is
meet a water inlet pressure of approx 1.8 mounted in front of the control valve. The
bar(g). drain valve is normally closed and can be
opened via a solenoid valve. Draining will take
The seawater leaving the sprayers flows out place in case of a burner failure at start-up.
via the water seal. Low- and high-alarm pres- The water, with some fuel oil, is discharged to
sure switches (2320, 2321) safeguard the the bilge.
seawater supply. As long as this draining valve is opened, the
generator cannot be (re)started as the limit
Sufficient cooling of the combustion chamber switch (GSb) of the valve is connected to the
wall is safeguarded by high temperature starting circuit of the generator.
switch (2312). Sufficient cooling of the inert
gas is safeguarded by high temperature
switch (2335). 5.3.9 Generator pressure control
system
A demister (2307) on top of the scrubbing The pressure inside the generator should be
tower prevents a mist from being carried away kept constant at 0.15 bar (g). This insures a
with the inert gas. The mist is condensed and proper combustion with a constant quantity of
re-supplied as water droplets, which are car- combustion air at a given capacity.
ried off via the water seal.
The pressure is held constant by the pressure
5.3.8 Effluent water seal control valve (6001). The valve is controlled in the
manner described below.
A water seal mounted under the cooling sec-
tion discharges the cooling water and the The generator pressure is measured and
condensate from the generator, at the same amplified by a pressure transmitter (6006).
time maintaining the required overpressure in The output signal is fed to a pressure
the generator and avoiding the escape of gas controller (8005) where it is compared with the
or air. set value (150 mbar).
Level controller 2418 controls the height of the Depending on the difference between the
water seal. This controller becomes its input measured and the set values, a proportionally
signal from differential pressure transmitter integrated signal is generated, which is
2415, which is fitted in front of control valve passed through to a positioner (6003) of the
(2419). As soon as the cooling water pump control valve.
has been started the level control will be acti-
vated. Because the level control is operated At the start up the control valve will be opened
by a differential pressure transmitter, this con- completely. Direct after the start, the pressure
trol is independent from the pressure inside of control system will be activated automatically.
the combustion chamber. Therefore, in con-
The generator pressure will increase to the In case of the mode 'INERT GAS
set working pressure. PRODUCTION', the purge air and (after
ignition) the initially produced inert gas, are
As the main burner starts on low capacity, the blown off to the outside air for about 5
expansion of the gasses during ignition of this minutes until the inert gas quality has
burner has no effect on the ignition of the stabilised.
burner or effluent water seal of the generator.
Provided no alarms are indicated the inert gas
5.3.10 Generator delivery pressure can be led to the cargo tanks. On the LCRP,
The delivery pressure is one of the most im- the operator must operate the ‘GENERATOR
portant characteristics of the generator, which STAND-BY’ switch. The inert gas delivery
always has to be looked at very sharply. valve can now be opened via the CCRP.
The air quantity delivered by the blower de- 5.3.12 Excess gas vent system - deck
pends both on the difference between the main pressure
blower pressure and the generator back pres- Through the purge valve / excess gas vent
sure and on the passage of the slots in the valve (6021) the overcapacity of inert gas is
atomising ring of the main burner. blown-off and the pressure in the inert gas
deck main line is adjusted in accordance with
If the back pressure deviates from the set the pre-set pressure.
value the quantity of combustion air at the
adjusted capacity position will be too high or The pressure transmitter (6306, 0 - 0.25
too low to match the fuel supply adjusted and bar(g)) measures the deck main pressure.
thus the oxygen content will be influenced. The 4 - 20 mA signal is led to a controller
(8008). The set value for the deck main
The quality of combustion depends on the pressure has to be determined during the first
pressure difference (about 0.1 bar) over the start-up on board.
atomising ring of the main burner.
1. The purge / excess gas vent valve pro- 5. Alfa Laval Aalborg Nijmegen B.V. delivers
tects the tanks against overpressure dur- standard a liquid filled P/V-breaker. In case
ing inerting of the tanks. If the capacity of of vacuum or too high pressure, the liquid
the generator is larger than the capacity in the P/V-valve will break through. This is
of the cargo pumps, a part of the inert an absolute emergency action which will
gas will be blown to the atmosphere. only happen if all other systems or actions
have failed. The liquid level of P/V-breaker
must be checked regularly and must be re-
2. Alfa Laval Aalborg Nijmegen B.V. delivers filled if necessary. Unlike the deck water
a deck main pressure monitoring set seal the P/V-breaker will not be filled
standard with the installation. This set automatically but has a permanent
comprises of two pressure transmitters glycol/water mixture as filling.
(6306, 6304), and a pressure indicator
(6302). The standard sequence for the safety of the
tanks is:
The signal from pressure transmitter 1. Pre-alarm at CCRP or ship's systems.
(6306) is used by controller (8008) for the Personnel will act to prevent the alarms
control of the purge valve during inerting and or the shutdowns.
and indicating and recording the deck
main pressure at the CCRP. 2. The low-low alarm from the generator will
shutdown the cargo-pumps.
The signal from the pressure transmitter
also provides a signal for the deck main 3. P/V-valves will open at a too low or too
pressure alarms (high or low). high tank pressure when actions 1 and 2
did not have any effect.
The high and low alarms are also
available when the generator is not in 4. P/V-breaker will break through at a too
operation. The high alarm will put the low or too high tank pressure. This is an
generator in purge mode. The low deck absolute emergency situation; the P/V-
main pressure alarm is a pre-alarm. In valves do not have enough capacity (i.e.
case of a low alarm the generator must blocked P/V-valve as result of corrosion).
be started or the capacity of the generator The P/V-breaker cannot be blocked since
must be increased or the cargo pumps it has no mechanical moving parts. The
capacity should be decreased etc. P/V-breaker will always assure that the
tank pressure will be within the safe
In case of low alarm, there is still a safe range!
situation, but immediate action should be
taken. The set value for the inert gas main line pres-
sure has to be determinate during the start up
3. Low-low deck main pressure alarm formed of the installation on board of the ship (for
by pressure transmitter (6304) in automatic control keep tension on the CCRP
combination with a switching module all the time)
(8010). Potential free contacts are provided
by Alfa Laval Aalborg Nijmegen B.V. to stop Note:
The ship may have additional safety devices, The output (4 - 20 mA) is supplied to a
but this is outside the scope of supply and recorder (8009) in the cargo control room
responsibility of Alfa Laval Aalborg Nijmegen panel.
B.V..
5.3.14 Measurement and safeguarding 5.3.15 Fuel to air ratio / oxygen con-
of the oxygen content tent
The oxygen analyser (7001) constantly The fuel to air ratio, (and with this the oxygen
measures the oxygen content in the inert gas content of the inert gas produced), has been
and will effect an alarm if a set maximum or set over the whole capacity range by means
minimum quantity of oxygen is exceeded. of the adjustable screws in the fuel oil regulat-
ing valve (2032).
The maximum value is fixed by the application
of the inert gas (normally about. 4 vol. % O2). This setting is permanent and should not be
The minimum value protects against under- changed!
stoichiometric combustion (a too high content
of combustibles CO + H2 with the risk of soot), In case of large changes in air temperature,
normally set at 2 vol. % O2. air humidity or quality of the fuel oil, the O2-
content becomes too high or too low.
The generator will not stop at an O2 HIGH or
an O2 LOW alarm condition. A visible and In this event, the fuel-oil pressure before the
audible alarm will occur. If such a failure fuel-oil regulating valve (2032) must be in-
remains for more than 60 seconds, purge creased or decreased by means of a pressure
valve (6021) will open; delivery valve (6041) control valve (1071) in the fuel-oil return line.
will close.
In case of a re-adjustment take care of the
The inert gas produced will be blown off now following:
and not discharged to the cargo tanks. This
enables the operator to change the adjustment • BE SURE, THAT THE FUEL OIL PUMP
of the equipment and to see the result. DELIVERY PRESSURE, INDICATED ON
THE MANOMETER (1003), DOES NOT
In case of an O2 alarm the O2 content can be EXCEED A PRESSURE OF 20 bar (g)!
changed by supplying either more or less fuel This to prevent a back flow of oil in the
oil to the main burner. This has to be controlled pump via a built-in overflow valve.
manually by the pressure-regulating valve • Adjust with small steps, this due to the
(1071) in the fuel oil supply line. This can be response time of the measuring system.
necessary e.g. at temperature variations of the • In case an excess of fuel is supplied in
combustion air. proportion to the combustion air (O2-
content measured below minimum setting)
When the oxygen content in the inert gas or the atomising pressure is too low, the
produced is in the correct range the product risk exists that soot is being formed. Soot
can be led to the deck again. can foul and damage the equipment. An
indication for this phenomenon is the
The analyser has to be calibrated regularly, flame becoming yellow.
with the aid of a 'span' gas (instrument air) • The fuel pressure on the main burner will
and with the aid of a calibration gas not always have the same value for cer-
(N2 + 1.5% O2). tain oxygen contents this depends on the
fuel temperature, the viscosity and the
Registration of the oxygen content quality (see technical specifications).
The oxygen content of the inert gas is • The fan takes in a constant volume of
constantly measured by an O2 -analyser combustion air. The quantity of kilograms
(7001). This analyser gives a 4 - 20 mA of oxygen in that air depends on the ambi-
signal, which corresponds linearly with the ent temperature and humidity.
analyser range.
Noise level:
Noise produced
by blower*: max. abt 100 dB (A)
* Measured at 1m distance (in free field)
Soot can foul and damage the system. For more details about the control panels,
please refer to the electrical diagrams
collected in the “Electrical documentation”
To prevent soot from being formed, always
make sure that:
7.3 Switching on
• The correct fuel quality is used (see the
chapter Technical specifications). 7.3.1 Inert gas production
• The differential air pressure over the main 1. Turn the main supply switches ‘ON’. Keep
burner is correct, about 0.1 bar (g); this is ‘ON’ normally for the analyser (for pro-
the atomising pressure. longing the lifetime of the sensor) and for
• No excess of fuel is supplied; i.e. oxygen the deck equipment/alarms.
content indicated on the O2-analyser must
always be more than 1%. Switching ‘ON’ has to be done at least 1
• The oxygen analyser is regularly calibrat- hour before the generator is started. This
ed; in conjunction with the warm-up time for
the oxygen analyser.
4. Starting up the seawater supply: 13. The burner start up sequence is start-
- Open the valves in cooling water sup- ed now:
ply and the discharge lines of the
combustion chamber and the water 0 sec. Blower starts running (pre-purge
seal. time of 60 seconds).
- Open the valves in the water supply 30 sec. Fuel oil pump starts running.
and the discharge lines of the deck
water seal. 60 sec. Ignition pilot burner.
- Start the cooling water supply pump. Solenoid valves (2103, 2105,
- Check pressure: approx 1.8 barg 2114) for fuel oil and instrument
- Start the deck water seal water supply air to the pilot burner open; The
pump. ignition transformer (2131) and
the spark plug are energised.
5. Open the main fuel oil shut off valve 70 sec. Ignition transformer de-energised.
(1001). UV-flame detector (2121) must
have detected the flame of the
6. Check that the fuel oil control valve pilot burner, otherwise the genera-
(1071), in the oil return line to the tank, is tor shuts down and an alarm is
opened. given.
85 sec. Ignition of the main burner.
7. Open isolating valves (1015 and 1005) of The two valves for fuel to main
the fuel oil pump. Rotate the handle of the burner open (1056 and 2040).
fuel oil filter (1002) twice. The pilot burner ignites the main
burner.
8. Open the fuel oil shut-off valve (1051) on 90 sec. The solenoid valves (2103, 2105,
the generator. and 2114) for the fuel oil and the
instrument air to the pilot burner
9. Put the main burner in the starting posi- are closed again. The Pilot burner
tion (optional: automatic). If the burner is extinguishes.
in the start position this is indicated on the UV-flame detector (2021) must
LCRP, the indicator light turns on. If the have detected the flame of the
light is blinking this indicates that it is not main burner, otherwise the gener-
in the starting position. ator shuts down and an alarm is
given.
10. Select the production mode 'INERT GAS The pressure control system is
PRODUCTION'. now being activated.
The air pressure inside the gener-
11. Check that the deck seal and the P/V ator must be checked and if nec-
breaker are correctly filled. essary adjusted to the set value of
0.15 bar (g).
12. If the indication 'SYSTEM READY TO 295 sec. From this moment on, inert gas
START' on the mimic panel lights up, can be delivered to the tanks, pro-
start the inert gas generator by pushing vided that the O2-content is be-
the START button of switch S4 on the tween its limits.
LCRP. If the indication light does not light
up consult "Trouble shooting". 14. Check:
- Pressures.
- Temperatures.
- Oxygen content of inert gas produced.
See the test protocol. Re-adjust, if neces-
sary.
3. Start up the seawater supply. This will open purge valve 6021 and close
- Open the valves in the cooling water delivery valve 6041
supply and discharge lines of combus- The indication 'INERTGAS OR AIR TO
tion chamber and water seal. DECK' extinguishes.
- Open the valves in the water supply 2. Push the stop button on the local control
and discharge lines of the deck seal. panel for stopping inert gas or air produc-
- Start the seawater supply pump. tion (the blower keeps running for some
- Start the deck seal supply pump. time). The combustion room is purged
4. Put production mode selector, into posi- with air now to remove the oil vapour and
tion 'AIR PRODUCTION'. the gasses with sulphur.
4. Open valve (2340) in the fresh water line Checks every month:
to the jacket of the combustion chamber. • Open drain plug at the bottom of the burn-
Rinse with fresh water for 1 hour and er housing to drain possible collected oil
close valve (2340).
Note:
The correct analyser range is essential for the
delivery valve (6041) to open.
In case of a longer stand still the instal- Fig. 9.1 Flange 2350
lation must be switched on each month
for approximately half an hour. To avoid Always check that the filter attached to flange
corrosion, valves being jammed, etc. 2350, (fig 9.1) and the hole in the disc of valve
2351 is clean. If this is not clean the combus-
IMPORTANT: tion chamber will not be drained correctly.
• In the lower side of the internal wall of the
jacket of the combustion chamber there is 9.2 Main burner
a valve with a small hole attached to a The burner cone is a wear and tear part.
flange (2351). Through this valve, the Therefore this cone must be checked periodi-
jacket of the combustion chamber is cally on damage to determine if replacement
drained during standstill. This draining is is necessary see drawing P-X00047
quick when valve is full open and slow in
case of failure of this valve (true small The life of the burner cone is strongly influ-
hole in disc). Check this valve and hole in enced by:
disc for. The jacket part for the sprayer − The quality of the fuel that is used
does also need to be drained. This done − The correct adjustment of the burner (no
via filter 2350. Also see “Rinsing the com- soot production).
bustion chamber” below.
To replace the cone the upper cover of the
KEEP THE VALVE + FILTER combustion chamber must be removed:
CLEAN AT ALL TIMES − Depressurise the combustion chamber and
all supplies.
• Even stainless steel (especially welds) can − Disconnect all pipes to the main burner.
corrode if it is exposed to non-flowing − Remove the cover by loosening the bolts.
seawater for longer periods for clearance − Take out the cone.
− Place the new cone.
• Keep the electric power to the local control − Reassemble in reverse order.
panel turned on to prolong the lifetime of
the O2-sensor. Note:
Mind the correct position for the hole for the
pilot burner.
Motor side
Interval Component Qty. Bearing type Lifetime Lubricant Reference
Driven end E-motors …Grams …hrs Shell ALVA- Sub-suppliers
Every…hrs 2203/2223 NIA or equiva- documenta-
Non driven E-motors …Grams …hrs lent (lithium tion
end Eve- 2203/2223 based grease)
ry…hrs
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12 DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS
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