Features of low-temperature corrosion protection of cylinder sleeves of ship low-speed engines

Abstract

The article examines the specifics of solving one of the problems of low-speed marine engines, during which low-temperature corrosion of cylinder liners occurs during operation at minimum and partial load modes. An overview of the cooling systems of ship's main engines was conducted and possible prospects for improving the cooling systems of ship's diesel engines were considered. Attention is paid to the causes and methods of combating low-temperature corrosion of ship's main engines. The methods of regulating the cooling system of marine diesel engines were considered, and it was determined that the modern concept of regulation in the cooling system should include both automatic regulation of operational parameters due to the installation of frequency-regulated cooling system pumps, and regulation of the water-chemical parameters of the cooling system. Methods of regulating the operating parameters of the pumps in the cooling system of the ship's main engine were also considered, which use the principle of frequency regulation of centrifugal pumps to ensure the modes of operation with the highest efficiency. Thus, frequency regulation is an energy-efficient way of regulating centrifugal pumps with variable coolant flows in ship engine cooling systems and one of the ways to maintain an optimal temperature state. The possibility of modernizing the cooling system of cylinders of low-speed engines according to the principle of the LDCL system to reduce the impact and occurrence of low-temperature corrosion was considered