RT-FLEX OPERATION & PRACTICAL

ADVANCED
General Information

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Overview
RT-flex Operation & Practical Advanced Course
5 days for:

• Ship’s Machinery Engineer

• Ship’s Electrical Engineer
• Engine Builder Personnel
• Wärtsilä Service Engineers

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Participant Qualification
• The participants must have a technical education, preferably in marine or mechanical / electrical
engineering
• General understanding of Wärtsilä RTA engines

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Goal of the Training

• The participants are able for safe operation of a Wärtsilä RT-flex engine
• To carry out basic maintenance and trouble shooting

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RT-flex & WX size

• W-X35 • RT-flex68T
• W-X40 • W-X72
• RT-flex48 • RT-flex82C
• RT-flex50 • W-X82
• W-X52 • RT-flex84T
• RT-flex58T • W-X92
• RT-flex60C • RT-flex96C
• W-X62

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Duel fuel engine type

• X40DF
• RT-flex50DF
• X52DF
• X62DF
• X72DF
• X82DF
• X92DF

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Course Chapters
The following chapters will be presented in this course:
• Introduction of RT-flex Engine Design
• Differences to conventional RTA engines
• Philosophy of RT-flex technology
• Mechanical features (RT-flex specific parts only)
• Supply unit with fuel- and servo oil pumps
• Rail unit
• Fuel injection
• Exhaust valve drive
• Crank angle measuring

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Course Chapters
• Hydraulic- and pneumatic systems
• Fuel oil
• Servo oil
• Control oil (some engine types only)
• Starting air
• Engine Control System
• System layout
• Fuel injection
• Exhaust valve drive
• Starting system
• WECS-9520 (WECS-9500)
• Remote control system (not Wärtsilä supply)
• Safety system (not Wärtsilä supply)
• FlexView
• Details of the RT-flex engine data visualization tool

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Course Chapters
• Cylinder Lubrication
• Function and influence of cylinder lubrication
• Service Aspects
• General
• Inspection intervals
• Trouble shooting
• RT-flex Simulator
• Instruction and training on the RT-flex simulator
• Practical
• Practical work on real hardware

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Abbreviations used
RT-flex Wärtsilä 2-stroke engine of latest design
• WECS : Wärtsilä Engine Control System,
• FCM : Flex Control Module (WECS-9520)
• MCM : Master Control Module (WECS-9500),main control module(WX engine)
• CCM : Cylinder Control Module (WECS-9500)
• VDM : Valve Driver Module (WECS-9500)
• ASM : Adapter Selector Module (WECS-9500)
• ALM : Advanced Lubricating Module(CLU4)
• ICU : Injection Control Unit
• SU : Supply Unit
• VCU : (Exhaust) Valve Control Unit
• FQS : Fuel Quality Setting(flexView) , Fuel Quantity Sensor(ICU)

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Abbreviations used
• CLU : Cylinder Lubrication , RPLS : Retrofit Pulse Lubrication System
• AMS : Alarm and Monitoring System
• RCS : Remote Control System
• ACM : Angle Calculation Module
• IFA : Intermediate Fuel Accumulator // PCV : Pressure Control Valve
• CAS : Crank Angle Sensor
• SSI : Synchron Serial Interface
• TDC : Top Dead Centre // BDC : Bottom Dead Centre
• CRC : Cyclic Redundancy Check
• BSFC : Brake Specific Fuel Consumptions
• VIT : Variable Injection Timing
• VEO: Variable Exhaust valve Opening // VEC : Variable Exhaust valve Closing

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Abbreviations used
• CAN-Bus : Controller Area Network Bus
• CAN M : CAN Module bus (e.g FCM to Remote etc…)// CAN S : CAN System bus (e.g FCM to FCM)
• Modbus : Gould Modicon fieldbus (serial communication protocol)
• DENIS-9520 : Diesel Engine coNtrol and optImizing Specification for WECS
• PCS : Propulsion Control System
• SIB : Shipyard Interface Box(E90)
• FV : FlexView // SW : SoftWare
• TAT : Type Approval Test // FAT : Factory Acceptance Test
• UPS : Uninterruptible Power Supply
• MCR : Maximum Continuous Rating (CMCR : Contract MCR)
• HFO (Heavy Fuel Oil),IFO (Intermediate Fuel Oil),LFO(Light Fuel Oil),ULSFO(Ultra Low Sulfur 0.1%S)
• LSMGO( Low Sulfur Marine Gas Oil), MDO(Marine Diesel Oil),LNG&LPG(Liquefied Natural//Petroleum
Gas)

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Symbols Used
A general list of symbols is listed in the engine manuals

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