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Procedure for Turbocharger Overhaul
MEO Exam

Overhauling is carried out as per planned maintenance of turbochargers. The procedure for Safety
overhauling diesel engine turbocharger is explained below.
Fire Detectors

1. Lock off the engine staring mechanism. Fire Fighting

2. Remove the turbocharger air filter. Gas Freeing

3. Drain off the oil from both drain plugs.
General
4. Remove the bearing covers from both sides.
5. Remove the locking wires. Boilers

6. Unscrew the hexagon screws and remove oil suction pipes. Pum ps
7. Tighten again the hexagon screws of the bearing boxes. Com pressors
8. Check the deflection of the divergent nozzle by using pick tester and magnet stand.
Lubricating Oil
9. Remove the divergent nozzle by screw driver.
10. Measure the K value at the blower side by using depth micrometer or caliper and straight edge. Sewage Treatm ent

11. Lock the rotor with special tool. Inert Gas System
12. Extract the lubricating disc. Air Conditioning
13. Extract the both bearings by bearing extractor.
Instrum entation and Control
14. The various parts should be warped in waxed paper to protect them against dirt and moisture.
Hydraulics

Checks on Turbocharger while Overhauling Heat Exchangers

Steering Gear
1. Check the deflection of divergent nozzle.
Refrigeration
2. Measure the K value at blower side.
Corrosion
3. Change the bearing on both sides with the new one (because bearing service life is same as
turbocharger overhauling time). Welding
4. Clean blower and turbine side with chemical and inspect carefully. Purifiers
5. Check the labyrinth seal.
6. Made clear the labyrinth seal air line Motor

7. Check the casing for crack & wear Diesel Engines

8. Blade condition Vibrations
9. After reassembled, check Static Balance
Turbochargers
10. Check Impeller and Casing clearance
Tools

 When will you change turbocharger bearing ? Download

Questions and Answers on Diesel

1. As per Running Hour
Engines 1
2. As per clearance
3. When damaged MEO Class 2 Question Papers

4. When vibration is heavy MEO Class 1 Question Papers

Checklists
How to check deflection of divergent nozzle ?
Naval
1. By using Pick tester &
Rudder
2. Magnet stand
Electrical
What is the main purpose of turbocharger water washing ?

To ensure efficient functioning of turbocharger.

To protect the compressor and turbine from contamination (Deposits). ***If you Like it, Share it

Disadvantages of turbocharger water washing to turbine side ?

Engine speed has to lower.

Thermal stress and corrosion usually occurred.
Longer cleaning time.
Very fine hard deposits and residues cannot be removed easily with water washing.
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Not required to reduce engine rpm, thus not affect on scheduled voyage Auxiliary Engine

No used of water, so no corrosion and thermal stress.

SIRE Inspection on Ships
Cleaning time is short.
Not wear turbine blade. Boiler Survey on Ships
Effectively remove combustion residues and hard particle.
Cargo Sampling Procedure on Ships

How will you carry out turbocharger turbine and blower side water washing ? Operation and Maintenance of Eductor
on Ships
Blower side water washing
Maintenance of Butterfly Valve on Ships

1. It can be done when M/E on full load.

2. Fill up the warm fresh water to hopper and closed the cover.
3. Open the valve and water will flow into the blower casing and mechanically attack the blower
blades and clean the deposit. Tags
4. Close the valve, open the cover and check the cleaning water must be empty.
air compressors
air conditioning
Turbine side water washing procedure boiler
boiler blow dow n
boilers
cargo
cargo
pumps
centrifugal pumps
chemical tankers

1. Turbine side water washing can be made with hot fresh water. circulation system
cooling w ater system

2. Inform to the bridge cross head bearing oil system

cylinder lube
 3. Reduce the M/E rpm to recommended speed and hence turbocharger rpm. oil system
diesel engines
4. Check the water washing injection nozzle if fitted. (directly aim to the exhaust grips explosimeter
fire detectors
fire fighting
before entering to the turbocharger) fire triangle
freshwater generator
5. Open turbocharger drain valve. freshw ater generator on ships
heat
6. Open the water supply about 1 bar to turbine side. exchangers
indicator diagrams
inert gas
7. Water washing must be made until the clean water comes out.
system
invention of diesel engine
lube oil
8. Close the water supply and remove the nozzle.
system
magnetic particle testing
main bearing
9. Exhaust side drain can be closed after all water is drained out and dried.
10. Inform to the bridge and increase the M/E rpm gradually to sea speed.
marine
oil system
main engine

11. The turbine side water washing is usually at departure after manoeuvring time. engineering
marine
12. For usual practice cleaning is done at every 500 hr, running hour depending on the cleanliness engineering
of the turbocharger . study materials
marine main sw itch board
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class
Grit Washing or Dry Cleaning of Turbocharger exam questions
panting
pid
controller
positive displacement pumps
1. Turbine side cleaning is superseded by walnut shell, with grain size of 12 to 34 mesh  pounding
proportional control
pumps
2. No speed reduction required and cleaning can be done at full speed, once every day relief valve
safeties in main sw itch board
3. Compressed air of (3 -5 bar) is used to help the grains strike the deposited Turbine Blades and sewage treatment plant
smoke detectors
Nozzles, giving effective cleaning of hard particles stp
systems of main engine
types of chemical
4. Air supply pipe is fitted to solid grain container, and grains are injected into exhaust system by air tankers
pressure, at the same point (as in water washing ) just after exhaust grids
5. Turbine casing drain kept open during cleaning time (about 2 minutes only) 

What measurements are taken during auxiliary engine turbocharger overhaul ?

K value, it is a distance between the rotor shaft end and the flange of bearing cover measure at
blower side (axial clearance).
Check radial clearance (at plane bearing), by placing clock gauge on the shaft from the top and
clamp by screw driver from bottom, record the clearance.
Rotor and Casing clearance (for new casing or new rotor) (L & M values)

How to measure turbocharger axial and radial clearance ?

Axial Clearance

Push the shaft by screw jack and measure by Depth Gauge (0.2 – 0.3 mm)

Radial Clearance 

Lift the shaft radially and measure by Dial Gauge (0.15 – .02 mm)

Why turbocharger exhaust outlet lower than inlet temperature ?

Some exhaust gas heat and pressure energy is transferred to mechanical rotating energy for
turbocharger, thus pressure become decrease and temperature lower.

What will occur is oil leak in turbocharger system ?

If oil is leaked into the air system the cooling surface are covered with oil which are insulated &
cooling efficiency will be reduce (ie. Scavenge temperature drop; Exhaust temperature high)
Also there will be deposits on the blower and blower efficiency will be reduced
If oil leaked into exhaust side, Carbon deposits on the nozzle & turbine blade. It cause surging,
reduces blower efficiency and fire in the exhaust piping (uptake fire)

Turbocharger Over Run

Causes

Happens in constant pressure turbo charged engine

Caused due to fire and or detonation of scavenge space
Exhaust trunk fire due to accumulation of leaked or excess lube oil and unburned fuel

Effects

Turbocharger bearings, casing damage

E/R fire

 Prevention

Scavenge space regular cleaning

Exhaust gas pipe regular cleaning
Maintain complete combustion of fuel
Liner, piston and rings, fuel vales, cylinder lubrication, maintained in good order
Avoid operating M/E under reduced load for long term

Causes of Turbocharger Vibration

Unbalancing
Bearing defects
Deposits in nozzle ring
Impingement
Surging, Scavenge Fire, Overloading

 Reference:

Oral Guide by – MIN ZAR TAR

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2 Thoughts on “Maintenance of Turbochargers – Marine Engineering”

Akif Wong
on March 14, 2020 at 11:17 am said:

Good content
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on August 27, 2020 at 7:41 pm said:

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