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Cleaning the Turbine – Benefits of Dry Cleaning at operating load
Introduction The condition and cleanness of the turbine of an exhaust-gas turbocharger
have a decisive influence on the efficiency, the performance of the
combustion process and hence on the service data of the engine.
Contaminations caused by the exhaust gas affect the service data negatively.
Deposits from combustion residues at nozzle ring and turbine blade cause
reduced cross sections of flow at these components.
Possible consequences:
• overspeed of the turbine
• vibration excitation of the turbine caused by deposits
• reduced engine efficiency
• increased fuel consumption
The condition of these exhaust-gas turbocharger subassemblies is of great
importance for the achievement of optimal service data and consequently
of a good engine performance. Contaminated nozzle rings have also a
negative influence on the service life of the turbine.
Nozzle rings with deposits from combustion residues
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Intended purpose of the work In accordance with the operating conditions of the engine, it is sometimes
necessary to free both nozzle ring and the blading of the turbine from
deposits and other adhesive particles from the combustion process.
This mechanical cleaning is normally carried out in the course of the specified
maintenance intervals (general turbocharger overhaul). The turbine rotor and
nozzle ring of the turbocharger have to be dismantled for the cleaning
process.
Previous procedure Wet cleaning of the turbines during low-load engine operation has been used
for a long time in order to achieve the specified time intervals between the
turbocharger inspections and to protract the time-consuming manual
cleaning of turbine and nozzle ring.
Wet cleaning is normally carried out about every 250 hours; however, it can
be executed in shorter or longer intervals depending on the operating
conditions.
To carry out the wet cleaning process, the engine load has to be significantly
reduced and the exhaust-gas temperatures have to be put into steady-state
condition. The preparation and execution of the wet cleaning process easily
adds up to approx. 1 hour during which the full engine load is not available.
Functionality of the turbine dry The dry cleaning of the turbine is carried out by blowing in granulate
cleaning (nutshells or activated charcoal) of a specified particle size and volume - the
volume depends on the turbocharger type - into the exhaust pipe before
turbine under operating load by means of compressed air and permanently
attached nozzles. The high kinetic energy produced during the impact of the
granulate onto the nozzle ring and turbine blading causes the deposits to
flake off. It is not necessary to reduce the engine load for the cleaning
process.
Benefits of dry cleaning / Practical experiences gained over the years have shown that the intervals of
operational experience wet cleaning can be extended when using the dry cleaning system.
It also became apparent that the increase of the cleaning interval for dry
cleaning - from once a day to twice a day - results in a significant
improvement of the cleaning result when using highly coating-forming heavy
oil fuels.
Benefits of dry cleaning compared with wet cleaning:
• turbine can be cleaned at full load - thus no losses at all in the
operational readiness of the engine
• short execution time of the cleaning procedure (approx. 20 min)
• frequent use of the cleaning process effectively prevents deposits at
nozzle ring and turbine blades
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Cleaning result after dry cleaning of the turbine
Recommendation Based on our good experiences with 4-stroke engines in stationary plants,
we recommend to carry out dry cleaning with granulate once or twice a day
depending on the service data in addition to the standard use of the wet
cleaning method.
Basically we would like to refer you again to the information and
recommendations contained in our instruction manuals and work cards.
Important information In this connection we would like to point out that the devices for the dry
cleaning system are available as retrofit kit. We would be pleased to submit
an offer for the retrofitting of the dry cleaning system for your engines or
turbochargers.
Contact Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our
Technical Service Department which is always at your disposal:
MAN B&W Diesel AG
86224 Augsburg
Germany
Tel.: +49 821 322-1075
Fax: +49 821 322-3838
E-Mail: ëÉêîáÅÉJ~ìÖëÄìêÖ]ÇÉKã~åÄïKÅçã
Please forward this information to your technical operating personnel!
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