HITACHI MAN-B&W No, :HZSD-BO0405 DIESEL ENGINE SERVICE DATA bars : 18-11-2004, li [tu liso Wet-spot on piston upper surface ENGINE TYPE: K/L/S-MC/MC-C/ME-C 1. Introduction Recently, on some main engines equipped with slide-type fuel valves, wetted spots by fuel oil on piston top were observed, on the occasion of checking cylinder condition through the scavenging ports, at anchor The same phenomena were reported as to the other B&W-type engines with slide-type fuel valves. Here, we would like to show the details of wet-spot formation, for getting your good understandings 2. Details of wet-spot 1) Wet-spot condition on in-service engine Photo-1 shows the wet-spot on the top surface of piston. This photo ‘was taken through the scavenging ports, on one of HZ-D&B make engines As shown in Photo-1, wet-spot spread widely on the piston top surface in all cylinders. ‘These wet-spot phenomena are observed only for the engines in the pair use of slide-type fuel valve with oros-type piston crown. 2) Oil leakage test on atomization device A slide-type fuel valve was tested using atomization device in our workshop for checking the possibility of oil leakage through the atomizer. The test fuel valve was left for 3-hours after one shot of atomization. As the result, any oil leakage was not observed. The same tests have been done by B&W using slide-type fuel valves, which experienced wet-spots, and reported as no oil leakage 3) Check of oil spreading using A-heavy fuel oil (oros-type piston crown) Oil spreading was checked how it flows, by putting 1cc of A-heavy fuel, which is equivalent amount of atomizer (inside suck part), on the top of piston crown of oros-type, KBOMC-C. As a result, oil had spread widely as shown in Photo-2. (In case of the original type piston crown, oil flows to the center of piston.) REMARKS: AZ DE ‘tacts zosen vieset & Engineering Co,, Ld.il ON io liad B0405-2/4 Conclusion 1) O11 leakage does not occur during engine stop, as fuel oil passage in FOV (Fuel oil valve) to atomizer is closed tightly by spindle, as confirmed in the above 2-2), oil leakage test on atomization device Wet-spot rarely appears in the case of original type fuel valve, because, after engine is stopped, all fuel oil remained in the atomizer drops from the spray holes on the heated piston crown, and all oil is vaporized away. 2) Judging from the difference of circumstances around the FOV between in-service engines and injection test at workshop, as to the FO leakage from the atomizer of slide-type, it can be considered that FOV has been influenced by pressure variation around atomizer. Fuel oil remained in atomizer is gradually sucked out through the slide surface in the process of up-down motion of piston during shaft turning. The sucked out fuel oil will drop on the piston top, and finally wet-spot appears. On the other hand, fuel oil could not be sucked out during engine operation, because oil flow through the very narrow clearance of slide surface makes it impossible to follow up the rapid pressure variation. In the case of original-type FOV, the fuel oil remained in the atomizer flows out after every FO injection, and this causes increase of unburned contents in the exhaust gas. This phenomenon can be explained by the facts, in many cases of exhaust gas analysis at shop test, the HC (Hydro Carbon) level become higher for the original type FOV than slide- type FOV. However, the condition of FO drop varies depending on the several factors such as time of turning work for checking after engine stop, or engine size, so on, wet-spot does not always appears. 3) Wet-spot has not been reported after shop trial or sea trial This can be explained that wet-spot is evaporated due to higher volatility of A-heavy oil than that of C-heavy oil AZ DE sina0r zosen dieses & Engineering Co,, Ud.B0405-3/4 i (a iD ir 4) As a conclusion, wet-spot is not caused by fuel oil leakage due to malfunction of FOV, and it gives any harmful effects on main engine performance because of its very small quantity However, if wet-spot is observed, then we recommend wiping out them Close Open Slid-type fuel valve FZ DE ‘itaoni Zosen dieses & Engineering Co, td.