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The main engine safety devices are provided in the system to safe guard the main engine
in case of any damage in the system Mainly are fitted in engine when all the alarm and trips fails
to work then the last means for safe guarding the engine and components is these safety
devices fitted in the main engine .These are mainly of the type of pressure relief valve which
release the excess pressure built in case of malfunctioning of the engine and no action is well in
advance to rectify or to avoid the situation
SOME OF THE MAIN ENGINE SAFETY DEVICES FITTED IN THE MAIN ENGINE :
The diesel engine is a type of internal combustion engine which ignites the fuel
by injecting it into hot, high-pressure air in a combustion chamber. In common with
all internal combustion engines the diesel engine operates with a fixed sequence of
events, which may be achieved either in four strokes or two, a stroke being the
travel of the piston between its extreme points. Each stroke is accomplished in half
a revolution of the crankshaft.
Various designs and arrangements of these valves exist where, on large slow-speed
diesels, two door type valves may be fitted to each crankcase or, on a medium-
speed diesel, one valve may be used. One design of explosion relief valve is shown
in Figure. A light spring holds the valve closed against its seat and a seal
ring completes the joint.
A deflector is fitted on the outside of the engine to safeguard personnel from the
out flowing gases, and inside the engine, over the valve opening, an oil wetted
gauze acts as a flame trap to stop any flames leaving the crankcase. After operation
the valve will close automatically under the action of the spring.
The operation of this device indicates a fault in the engine which should be
discovered and corrected. The valve itself should then be examined at the earliest
opportunity.
3. Relief Valve
4. Flame Arrestors