OPERATION MANUAL M51692

Fuel Oil, Lubricating Oil & Cooling Water No. Page

00 Changeover to Heavy Fuel Operation and Heavy Fuel Operation (Appendices) 00-57b-02 1/2

Pre-treatment
Thoroughly clean the heavy fuel in the pre-treatment stage.

1. M.D.O. CHANGE OVER

1. Starting
Start the engine on M.D.O. (or M.G.O.) and continue M.D.O. operation for more than 15 minutes.
2. Changeover to heavy fuel operation
• Heat the heavy fuel oil and check that the fuel oil in the circulating line has the specified viscosity (11 ~ 14
mm2/s at eng. inlet) and pressure (this is necessary to prevent clogging of the fuel strainer and exces-
sive pressure rise in the fuel injection pipe).
• After checking that the temperature and pressure of each engine part is within the specified range,
changeover to heavy fuel operation with the load more than 30%.

Open H.F.O. outlet valve

Close M.D.O. / M.G.O. outlet valve

Open H.F.O. inlet valve

Close M.D.O./ M.G.O. inlet valve

H.F.O. changeover complete

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3. Heavy fuel operation

During heavy fuel operation, check that the fuel oil viscosity (or temperature) and pressure are within the
specified range.

4. Stopping
Change from heavy fuel operation to M.D.O. (or M.G.O.) operation.

Release air from the strainer

Open the M.D.O./M.G.O. inlet valve

Close the H.F.O. inlet valve

Wait for 2 to 3 minutes while the residue H.F.O.

in the main pipe flows back to the H.F.O. tank.
(The waiting time can be longer depending
on the capacity of the inboard piping.)

Open the M.D.O./M.G.O. outlet valve

Close the H.F.O. outlet valve

Operate with M.D.O./M.G.O. for 20 minutes (flushing) NOTICE

Stop the engine

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Note: Time depends on the load at switching (more than 30%) and onboard piping capacity.

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