Pt C, Ch 1, App 2

APPENDIX 2 DUAL FUEL DIESEL ENGINES SUPPLIED WITH

HIGH PRESSURE GAS

1 General 2.1.2 If a trunk piston type engine is used as a DF engine,

the crankcase is to be protected by the following measures:

1.1 Application a) ventilation is to be provided to prevent the accumula-

1.1.1 This appendix applies to dual fuel diesel engines
(hereafter referred to as DF engines), which may utilise both
oil fuel or high pressure methane gas fuel injection (i.e.
engines fitted on gas carriers and employing boil-off gas as
fuel).
As far as applicable, the requirements contained in Ch 1,
Sec 2 and Ch 1, Sec 10 and in Pt D, Ch 9, Sec 16 (Gas car-
riers), are to be applied.
The acceptance of dual fuel engines fed with low pressure
gas may be considered on a case by case basis.
1.2 Documentation to be submitted
1.2.1 In addition to the documentation required in Ch 1,
Sec 2, [1.2], the following is to be submitted:
• a failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) examining all
possible faults affecting the combustion process is to be
submitted (see [2.5.1])
tion of leaked gas, the outlet for which is to be led to a
safe location in the open through flame arrester;
b) gas detecting or equivalent equipment.
2.2 Protection for piston underside space of
cross-head type engine
2.2.1 Gas detecting or equivalent equipment is to be pro-
vided for piston underside space of cross-head type engine.
2.3 DF engine air inlet and exhaust system
2.3.1 Explosion relief valves or other appropriate protec-
tion system against explosion are to be provided in the
exhaust, scavenge and air inlet manifolds.
2.3.2 The exhaust gas pipes from DF engines are not to be
connected to the exhaust pipes of other engines or systems.

• drawings and specifications concerning the gas feed to

the DF engine. 2.4 Starting air line

2.4.1 Starting air branch pipes to each cylinder are to be

1.3 Operation mode
provided with effective flame arresters.
1.3.1 DF engines are to employ pilot oil fuel injection for
gas ignition and are to be capable of immediate change- Table 1 : Guidance for combustion monitoring
over to oil fuel only.
Automatic shut-off
1.3.2 Only oil fuel is to be used when starting the DF Faulty condition Alarm (1) of the gas valves
engine. (1) (2)

1.3.3 Only oil fuel is, in principle, to be used when the Oil fuel pilot valve X X
operation of a DF engine is unstable, and/or during and gas valve control
manoeuvring and port operations. system failure
Exhaust gas tempera- H
1.3.4 In the event of shut-off of the gas fuel supply, the DF ture at each cylinder
engines are to be capable of uninterrupted operation by oil outlet
fuel only.
Exhaust gas tempera- H (positive or H (negative value)
ture deviation from negative value)
2 Design, control and monitoring average
Cylinder pressure or X X
2.1 Protection of crankcase ignition failure of
each cylinder
2.1.1 Crankcase relief valves are to be fitted in way of each
crankthrow. The construction and operating pressure of the (1) X = required monitoring; L = low value; H = high value.
relief valves are to be determined considering explosions (2) It is recommended that the gas master valve is also
due to gas leaks. closed.

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2.5 Gas fuel supply to the DF engine
2.5.1 The gas supply line is to be enclosed in protection
pipes or ducts, as required in Pt D, Ch 9, Sec 16.
The protection pipes or ducts are to provide complete cov-
erage of the gas line to the fuel injection valves.
2.6 Combustion monitoring
2.6.1 Details of required monitoring will be determined
based on the outcome of the failure mode and effect analy-
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sis requested in [1.2.1]. However, Tab 1 may be used as
guidance.
2.7 Emergency stop
2.7.1 The gas supply is to be stopped before the gas con-
centration detected by the gas detectors fitted in the
machinery space as required in 16.2.2 of the International
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying
Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) reaches 60% of the
lower flammable limit.
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