Fuel pumps

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Diesel engines consume Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO),
Marine Diesel oil (MDO) or Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO).

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HFO is a residual oil that is made
suitable for driving Diesel engines by
adding certain flammable substances.

MDO is a high-grade fuel of

low viscosity that is used when the vessel
is manoeuvring.

Modern Diesel engines are run

on IFO, a fuel whose grade lies
between that of HFO and MDO.
From the Heavy Fuel Oil bunkertank
the preheated fuel is led to the settling tank.

Settling tank HFO HFO MDO

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In the settling tank water and impurities are
separated from the fuel and drained off.

Settling tank HFO HFO MDO

Drain-valve

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From the settling tank the fuel is led through a
heater to preheat the fuel.

HFO HFO MDO

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From the heater the fuel is led through a
separator (purifier / clarifier) to purify the fuel.

HFO HFO MDO

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From the separator the fuel enters the
daily service tank for HFO.

HFO HFO MDO

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There are two daily service tanks, so that
one tank may be used while the other is
being filled.

Daily service tank Daily service tank

HFO HFO MDO

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From the daily service tank the fuel is pumped
to a heater by the low pressure fuel pump
(or booster pump).

HFO
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HFO MDO

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From the heater the HFO is passed through
a viscosity regulator .

HFO HFO MDO

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From the viscosity regulator the fuel is passed
through a fuel strainer , which filters the fuel.

HFO HFO MDO

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From the fuel strainer the oil is led to the
fuel pumps in the engine.

HFO HFO MDO

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Diesel oil is used for manoeuvring and is
stored in the MDO bunkertank.

HFO HFO MDO

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After the DO has been pumped up from
the bunkertank, the fuel passes through
a purifier .

HFO HFO MDO

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 From the purifier the DO enters the
DO storage tank.

HFO HFO MDO

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From the DO service tank the fuel is led to the
high-pressure fuel pumps in the engine.

HFO HFO MDO

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 A mixing tank is used for a gradual transition
from HFO to DO.

HFO HFO MDO

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Mixing tank
 The mixing tank, or buffer tank, can hold
a quantity of fuel which will be circulated
and led to the engine.

HFO HFO MDO

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Buffer tank

(Circulating tank)
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 The hot fuel fumes can escape through
the air vent in the mixing tank.

HFO HFO MDO

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Air vent Engine

 HFO is a residual oil that is made suitable for
driving Diesel engines by removing certain
flammable substances.
..because:

MDO is a low-grade fuel of high viscosity that

is used when the vessel is manoeuvring.
..because:

Modern Diesel engines are run on IFO, a fuel

whose grade lies between that of HFO and
MDO.

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 From the Heavy Fuel Oil bunkertank the fuel
is led to the settling tank.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

In the settling tank the fuel is drained off after it

has been separated from water and impurities.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

From the settling tank the fuel is first led through a

purifier and then through a separator.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 From the separator the fuel enters the
daily service tank.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

There are two daily service tanks:

one to preheat the fuel, the other to purify the fuel.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 From the daily service tank the fuel is pumped to
a heater by the booster pump.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

From the heater the HFO is passed through a

separator .

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

A fuel strainer preheats and filters the fuel.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

From the fuel strainer the oil is led to the

low pressure fuel pumps in the engine.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

Diesel oil is used for manoeuvring and is stored

in three daily service tanks.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 After the DO has been pumped up from the
bunkertank, it is passed through a purifier.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

From the purifier the DO enters the settling tank.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

From the DO service tank the fuel is led through

a separator, heater, viscosity controller and
strainer to the fuel pumps in the engine.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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 ..because:

A mixing tank is used to drain off water and

impurities from the fuel.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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Mixing
tank

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 ..because:

The hot fuel fumes can escape through the

air vent into the mixing tank.

Settling
tank HFO HFO MDO

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Mixing
tank

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