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REASON FOR HIGH EXHAUST

TEMPERATURE

Date: 8 Jul 2017 Author: meoexampreparation 0

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DURING DAILY ROUNDS OF THE ENGINE ROOM, CHECKING THE
EXHAUST TEMPERATURE IS A NORMAL AND MOST IMPORTANT
OBSERVATION. IT TELLS THE WORKING CONDITION OF THE
ENGINE AND ANY POSSIBLE DEVIATION MAY POINT TOWARDS
POSSIBLE PROBLEM IN THE SYSTEM.

IF THE EXHAUST TEMPERATURE INCREASES THEN IT MAY BE

DUE TO FOLLOWING PROBLEMS :-

A) WHEN EXHAUST TEMPERATURE OF ONLY ONE UNIT

INCREASES :-

TAPPET CLEARANCE INCREASES.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD GOT CHOCK.
INCREASE IN PISTON CLEARANCE LEADING TO BLOWPAST
IN DECREASE IN COMPRESSION PRESSURE. HENCE
INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION AND INCREASE IN EXHAUST
TEMPERATURE.
LEAKY EXHAUST VALVE
LEAKY FUEL INJECTOR
FUEL PUMP TIMING TO BE CHECKED.
IN CASE OF MAIN ENGINE, SCAVENGE FIRE CAN ALSO LEAD
TO HIGH EXHAUST TEMPERATURE.
FUEL PUMP RACK LINKAGE MORE INSIDE THAN NORMAL

B) WHEN EXHAUST TEMPERATURE OF ALL UNIT INCREASES :-

TURBOCHARGER FOULING.
AIR FILTER OF TURBOCHARGER FOULED.
AIR COOLER CHOCKED ON WATER SIDE.
 AIR SIDE FOULED OF AIR COOLER.
FUEL OIL TEMPERATURE DECREASES LEADING TOPROBLEM
IN ATOMIZATION.
GOVERNOR PROBLEM.

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