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    The document discusses rotating exhaust valves used on large marine diesel engines. It includes: 1) A sketch of the rotating exhaust valve assembly, which features a valve spinner on the stem that causes the valve to rotate as exhaust passes over vanes, similar to a turbocharger. 2) An explanation that the rotation grinding action removes deposits from the valve seat, preventing issues with sealing. Rotation also prevents localized overheating and distortion, reducing early failure. The valve is allowed to float on a bearing between the spring carrier and valve cover during opening. 3) The rotation effect occurs over the valve's opening period, so the valve rotates as it reseats.

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    The document discusses rotating exhaust valves used on large marine diesel engines. It includes: 1) A sketch of the rotating exhaust valve assembly, which features a valve spinner on the stem that causes the valve to rotate as exhaust passes over vanes, similar to a turbocharger. 2) An explanation that the rotation grinding action removes deposits from the valve seat, preventing issues with sealing. Rotation also prevents localized overheating and distortion, reducing early failure. The valve is allowed to float on a bearing between the spring carrier and valve cover during opening. 3) The rotation effect occurs over the valve's opening period, so the valve rotates as it reseats.

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    The document discusses rotating exhaust valves used on large marine diesel engines. It includes: 1) A sketch of the rotating exhaust valve assembly, which features a valve spinner on the stem that causes the valve to rotate as exhaust passes over vanes, similar to a turbocharger. 2) An explanation that the rotation grinding action removes deposits from the valve seat, preventing issues with sealing. Rotation also prevents localized overheating and distortion, reducing early failure. The valve is allowed to float on a bearing between the spring carrier and valve cover during opening. 3) The rotation effect occurs over the valve's opening period, so the valve rotates as it reseats.

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    July2002Question1.
    Withreferencetorotatingdieselexhaustvalves:
    a. sketchthecompletevalveassembly(8)
    b. explainhowthedevicesketchedin(a)functions.(8)
    a.

    b.
    The sketch shows a caged exhaust valve fitted with a rotating device as found on large 4 stroke medium speed diesel
    enginesburningresidualfueloil.
    Thevalvespinnerfittedonthestemcausesthevalvetorotateastheexhaustvalvepassesacrossthevanesi.e.achange
    indirectionofthegascausesaforcetobeimpartedonthevanesinasimilarwaytogasactingontheturbinebladesina
    turbocharger.Toallowthisrotationtotakeplace,abearingisfittedbetweenthespringcarrierandthevalvecover,which
    allowsthevalvetofloatonthebearingwhilstitisopen.
    Because the rotation of the valve is effective over the opening period of the valve, it means the valve is rotating as it
    reseats.Thisprovidesagrindingactionwhichremovesdepositsfromthevalveseat,whichmayotherwiseinterferewith
    thecorrectseatingofthevalve.Rotationofthevalvealsopreventslocalisedoverheatinganddistortion,bothofwhichare
    causesofearlyfailure.

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