MV BLUEFIN QUALITY MANUAL - Australian Maritime College

Australian Maritime College
FUEL CLARIFIER OPERATION
APPENDIX 2.15
ENGINE ROOM - CLARIFIER/PURIFIER OPERATION
• Open valve from D.B. and valve today tank at day tank plumbing.
• Open to and from fuel valves and to (or meter) and from ball valves at purifier and
screw down (open) liquid seal valve.
• Turn on clarifier and allow to run up to speed with regulator valve closed.
• Turn on fuel transfer pump briefly to assist prime if necessary.
• When up to speed, open regulator valve to set flow rate and set discharge ball valve to
register 2 bar discharge pressure (lower gauge).
• Set air regulator to 60 psi and then turn on liquid seal valve and hold with air pressure
(valves on heater closed and by-pass valve open).
• Transfer fuel up to 2.8 ton level in day tank.
HYDRAULIC OIL CLARIFIER OPERATION
• Open liquid seal, to and from valves on tank bulkhead and clarifier (7 in all).
• Turn on clarifier and bring up to speed with regulator valve closed.
• Turn on heater, open heater valves and close heater by-pass valve, allow oil to reach
the set temperature while circulating through heater (oil will by-pass clarifier bowl due
to regulator valve closed).
• Open top metering valve, then set to desired flow rate as oil circulates through heater
and clarifier and back to tank. Set back pressure to 2 bar.
• With air pressure on, turn on liquid seal valve and hold with air pressure.
LUBE OIL CLARIFIER OPERATION
• Open to and from valves near M.E. sump and to and from valves at clarifier and screw
down liquid seal valve (7 in all).
• With Main Engine running and oil hot, turn on clarifier with top regulator valve closed.
• Circulate oil through clarifier slowly, using top regulator control valve. Set back
pressure to 2 bar, and with air pressure on, turn on liquid seal control with heater
valves closed and heater by-pass valve open.
Append 2.15 - Clarifier_Purifier.docx 1
Revised: November 2010