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MAN B&W Air Start Distributor Operation

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There is one pilot valve for each air start valve. Each pilot
valve has 3 inlet ports and one outlet port. When the engine
is required to start, Pilot air at 30 bar from the main air
start manifold is led to the middle inlet port.

The air cannot pass through the pilot valve at this point
because the port is shut off by the operating piston on the
valve slide.

If the engine is required to start ahead then control air at 30

bar from the air start manifold is led to the top port. This
acts on the top of the operating piston of the valve slide
and forces the valve slide down onto the inner cam profile.
As the slide moves downwards to admit pilot air to the air
start valve, the top port is closed off and the main pilot air
now acts on top of the actuating piston. As it does this, the
pilot air passes through the exit port to actuate the air start
valve in the cylinder.

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As the cam profile moves the valve slide upwards, the

piston on the operating slide closes off the pilot air and air
to the air start valve is vented through the centre of the
valve slide.

For astern operation the action is similar, but this time the
control air enters through the lower port.

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