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How Marine Propulsion Engine of the
Ship is Protected?
NOVEMBER 9, 2011 BY MOHIT 2 COMMENTS
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A ships propulsion engine is what keeps the ship going at sea. Considered as the heart of
any vessel, the marine engine of the ship takes the entire load to propel the ship forward. Of
course, without an engine a ship is almost a dead ship.
Throughout its life, the propulsion engine of the ship goes through various loads and
stresses from rough weather to harsh manoeuvring and breakdowns.
To avoid any major loss or damage to the marine engine, several protective devices are tted
to safeguard the engine from major damages and breakdown.
Di erent Types of Protections on a Ships Marine Engine
Basically there are four main types of protection systems used to safeguard propulsion
engine:
1. Alarm: In case of deviation of engine parameters from a set value, an audible and visual
alarm will sound which will give an early warning of the problem.
2. Slow down: It is the next stage of protection when actions taken are not su cient to
control the ongoing problem; hence engine slow down is done to counter the disturbed
parameter.
3. Shut down: When there is a higher uctuation in the engine parameters which can harm
other systems of the engine, the shut down protective devices cut o the fuel supply and the
engine stops.
4. Starting Interlock: This will not allow the engine to start from the stand-still condition if
some important system within the engine has not been operated or arranged properly.
Di erent Engine Slow Down Situations
In this situation the main engine will come to dead slow RPM i.e. below 30 RPM as the slow
down protection gets activated. Following are di erent slow down situation for main engine:
Lube oil pressure falls to 1.5 bar
Cam shaft pressure falls below 2 bar
There is no ow of piston cooling media (water or oil)
Oil mist detector or Main bearing sensors has been activated
Lube oil temperature at the inlet of engine is high > 60 deg C
Piston Cooling temperature is high > 75 deg C
Jacket water Temperature is high > 88 deg c
Engine cylinder exhaust temperature is high > 450 deg C
Scavenge air temperature is high > 65 deg C
Thrust block temperature is high > 75 deg C
Low ow of Cylinder lube oil
Control air pressure is low < 5.5 bar
Di erent Shut down Situations:
Lube oil inlet pressure to engine is very low <1 bar
Cam shaft Lube oil pressure is very low < 1.5 bar
Very high Jacket cooling water temperature >95 deg C
Low Jacket cooling water pressure < 0.1 bar
No ow of Cylinder lube oil
Thrust block temperature very high > 90 deg C
Lube oil inlet pressure for turbocharger is low < 0.8 bar
Over speed of the engine which activates shut down at 107 % of Max. continuous
rating MCR
Di erent Starting Interlocks are:
Turning gear engage interlock
Auxiliary blower o interlock
Lube oil and other important pump not running interlock
Apart from safety protections on a ships engine, various other systems to ensure that various
other operations are not a ected.
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About Mohit
Mohit Kaushik is a marine engineer sailing with Maersk Shipping. He handles website
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Comments
jerry says
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 AT 1:39 PM
great!
some engine scavenge pressue and governor interlock.
Angel says
OCTOBER 22, 2015 AT 12:23 AM
Dear Mohit,
Could you describe some ways to activate these alarms by simulating the situations which
trigger above described slow down or shutdown of the ME?
Thanks!
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