INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY

MARINE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES-II

B.Tech Course Syllabus Update / Question Paper Template
Date : 07-Feb-2018 ( 1000Hrs to 1300Hrs)
Venue : IMU Mumbai Port Campus.
SEMESTER-VI

UG/ME/MS/T/322 MARINE INTERNAL COMBUSTION 72 HRS

ENGINes-II

AIM : To make the students learn the concept and working of Marine
diesel engines
Forces and Stresses : Balancing, overloading, Different types of
moments & couples, Different type of vibrations & its effects, A/F
vibration, methods of vibration damping .
- 4 hrs

Fuel pumps and metering devices : Jerk and Common rail systems;
Fuel injection systems Helical groove and spill valve type Fuel Pumps.
System for burning heavy oil in slow and medium speed marine engine,
V.I.T. & Electronic injection system.
-Effects of viscosity on liquid fuel combustion.
-Measuring equipment and its working principle.
-Necessity of variable fuel injection system.
-Procedure of application on a modern slow speed long stroke engine.
-Necessity for adoption of fuel quality setting system.
-Incorporation of FQSL along with the V.I.T. system on the engine.
- 10 hrs
Remarks- To discuss Sulzer & MAN-B&W engine (2 short + 1 Long
question having 2 sub-division)
Maneuverings Systems : Starting and reversing systems of different Marine
Diesel engines with safety provisions. Action in emergency situation.
- 10 hrs
Remarks- To discuss sketch of servomotor, starting & reversing system
interlocks (2 short + 1 Long question having 3~4 sub-division)

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 Indicator diagrams; and Power Calculations : Construction details of
indicator instrument. Study of different types of indicator cards,
Significance of diagram Power Calculations, fault detection, simple draw
cards and out of Phase diagrams. Power balancing, Performance
Characteristic Curves, Test bed and Sea trials of diesel engines.
- 6 hrs
Remarks- To discuss power balancing in detail ( 1 Long question having
3~4 sub-division)

Lubrication Systems : Lubrication arrangement in diesel engines

including Coolers & Filters, Cylinder-lubrication, Linear wear and
preventive measures, Combinations of lubricating oil its effect and
preventive measures.
-Improvements in Lubricating oils through use of additives. Types of
additives
-Monitoring engines through lubricating oil analysis reports.
- 4 hrs
Remarks- (2 short questions)

Medium Speed Engines : Different types of medium speed marine

diesel engines, couplings, and reduction gear used in conjunction with
medium speed Engine, Development in exhaust valve design, V-type
engine details.
-Use of poor quality residual fuels and their consequences.
-Improvements in designs for higher power output.
-Fuels, combustion process – fundamentals.
- 8 hrs
Remarks- To discuss concept of reduction gear & no sketch, for medium
speed engine: v-type & in-line only. Design of combustion chamber for
higher power output (1 short + 1 Long question having 2 sub-division)

Gas Turbines : General Constructional and Design features for marine

plants, Materials of construction, Heat Exchangers and Reheat
arrangements, Comparison of Free Piston engine gasifiers and
conventional air-stream combustion chambers. - 6 hrs

Automation in modern diesel engine plants : Remote operation,

Alarm and fail safe system, Governors and their basic functions Constant

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 speed and Overspeed governors. Constructional details and hunting of
governor.
- Computerised monitoring and diagnostic applications in propulsion
engines.
- Concept of intelligent engine .
- U.M.S. Operations of ships., minimum requirement of automation for UMS
operation .
Remarks- To discuss block diagram, intelligent engine covered in
next topics, How to run Engine in UMS mode, SOLAS requirement for
UMS, Governor (different types), hydraulic governor parts, schematic
diagram of UG-8 Woodward governor (2 short + 1 Long question
having 2 sub-division)
- 6 hrs

Maintenance of diesel engines : Electronic Governor, Inspection and

replacement of various Component members such as Piston, Piston
ring, X-head & other bearings, Cylinder Head, Liner, Bearings, Driving
Chain and gears. Crankshaft deflection and alignment, Engine holding
down arrangements, Tightening of Tie bolts, - 10 hrs

Trouble Shooting in Diesel Engines : Hot & Cold Corrosion, Crankshaft

web slip, X-head bearing problems, microbial degradation in fuel & lub oil.
- 4 hrs
Remarks- To combine topics Maintenance of diesel engines &
troubleshooting in Diesel (2 Long question having 2 sub-division)

Modern trends in development : Current Engines (Sulzer RTA, B&W

CMC& SMC, SEMT Pillstick) Intelligent Engine (Camless concept),
improvement in design for increased TBO. Nox – Control of marine Diesel
Engines.
All latest Technology incorporated in a modern propulsion machinery
ships. - 4 hrs
Remarks- To discuss concept of camless engine / idea of modern
engine (1 short question)
Recommendations for upcoming Syllabus Revision:

1. Forces & stresses topics to revise

2. Gas turbines topics to remove from syllabus
3. To include Lubricating oil testing in Lubrication system topics
4. SOLAS requirement for UMS to include in syllabus
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S.NO NAME INSTITUTE SIGN
1 Mr. Hare Ram Hare IMU ,Mumbai Port Campus

2 Mr. R.ArunKumar Coimbatore Marine College

3 Mr. C.K.Dhiyaneswaran Coimbatore Marine College

4 Mr. Sankar Tolani Maritime Institute, Induri

Subramanian
5 Dr. Sanjeet Kanungo Tolani Maritime Institute, Induri

6 Mr.C.P. Balaji IMU, Chennai Campus

7 Mr. I. Venkataramana HIMT college, chennai

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