Exhaust valve system

1) Exhaust valve actuator

2) Exhaust valve

3) Special running
conditions
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Exhaust valve system
MC versus ME

Hydraulic
push rod

Exhaust valve
Actuator Exhaust
valve spindle

High pressure
hydraulic oil –
inlet

FIVA on-off
valve Membrane
accumulator

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Exhaust valve actuator
S70ME-C

Exhaust Actuator
Top cover
Minimesh
Actuator house

Actuator Piston
1. Step

2.Step

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 Exhaust valve actuator
working principle

The FIVA valve which drives the actuator

on the exhaust side has two positions,
open or shut.
Actuator
When it is opened with a binary signal from the
engine control system, the hydraulic oil is
forced in and pushes the pistons upwards,thus
opening the engine’s exhaust valve via the FIVA
hydraulic push rod.

The pressure is permanently maintained

until the FIVA valve is activated to block
the pressure when the required exhaust phase
is completed.

The exhaust valve is returned to its closed

position by the force from the air spring.

Unpressurised hydraulic oil

Pressurised hydraulic oil

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Exhaust valve
MC versus ME
S50MC-C S50ME-C

Air spring size

for closing the
exhaust valve
reduced Hydraulic damper for
fixed valve stroke
introduced

New valve spindle

design introduced

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 ME Exhaust valve

Self-adjusting damper piston

Hydraulic nut/measuring cone

Contact less sensor with

integrated electronics
Outlet lube oil

Inlet lube oil

Damper

Air inlet

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ME Exhaust valve

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 ME Exhaust valve

Sealing oil control unit

Damper function closing stroke

Open position

Closed position

Damper function opening stroke

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Sealing oil control unit

Sealing oil

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 ME Exhaust valve

Sealing oil control unit

Feed back sensor

Oil inlet to damper

Drain pipes

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Exhaust valve adjustments

Adjustment of exhaust
valve closing time

Adjustment of exhaust
valve opening time

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 Special running conditions
S50ME, open exh-valve

Check pressure free at “minimess” point 455

Close

Open
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Special running conditions
S50ME

540

Connect the mini-mesh

hose between top
flange on actuator
point 540 and point 425
at the hydraulic block

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Special running conditions
S50ME

Open

Close
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Special running conditions
60 - 98ME, open exh-valve

Close

Open

Check pressure free at “minimess” point 455

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Special running conditions
60 – 98ME

Close valve 531 to

shut off oil to damper

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 Special running conditions
60 – 98ME

Disconnect air
supply to air spring

Check that the exh. valve spindle has

moved to open position on the
Main Operating Panel, ’Maintenance’ –
’System View I/O Test’ – CCU, Ch 34
Drain off air pressure from
air cylinder with a mandrel

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Special running conditions
60 – 98ME

Remove plug screw and mount tools to

keep exhaust valve spindle open

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 Special running conditions
60 – 98ME

Open damper oil supply

Valve 531

Reconnect air supply

under air piston
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