Turbo
Diesel 4 is a PC-based training program, which makes the
user responsible for the operation and maintenance of
a marine diesel engine. Turbo Diesel 4 is particularly
effective in teaching how load and other operation conditions
affect engine parameters; fault recognition; breakdowns;
and the relationship between engine technical state and
the maintenance actions.
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Turbo Diesel 4 is an ideal
complement to the marine engineer training syllabus.
It enhances student's understanding of engine operations,
and gives valuable transfer training to more experienced
engineers. Turbo Diesel 4 is also a powerful teaching
and testing tool, it provides a ready-made framework
for instructors to create their own lessons with multiple
choice questions linked to the simulated engine.
Turbo Diesel 4 has been developed
to comply with:
- STCW Code: Section A-1/12 and
Section B-1/12
- ISM Code: Section 6 and Section
8.
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Turbo Diesel 4 has five operation modes:
Turbo Diesel has been equipped with two very useful 'Experts':
Setup Expert and Maintenance Expert, especially with stand-alone
learning in mind. Both experts are very useful also when the
teacher is present because the student can very precisely
analyse all his errors and learn from them.
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The Setup Expert can always explain
the relation between the change in the engine setup
and the change in operation parameters, as this is very
important when learning about engine diagnostics.
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The
Maintenance Expert on the other hand can always suggest
necessary maintenance and evaluate which maintenance was
necessary but not done. The upper History sub-window shows
information about necessary (but not done) and the unnecessary
(but done) maintenance. This information is very useful
especially when working in Run Replay mode. The lower
To Do window shows all maintenance necessary in the current
technical state. This feature should be very useful in
the Live Run especially, mainly at the early stage of
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The following engine parameters can be observed
in Turbo Diesel 4:
- set engine revolution speed
- set engine load
- actual engine revolution speed
- engine torque
- engine power
- engine specific fuel consumption
- engine mean effective pressure
- cylinder combustion pressure curves (for each cylinder
separately)
- fuel pump injection pressure curves (for each cylinder
separately)
- cylinder maximum pressure (for each cylinder separately
)
- cylinder exhaust gas temperature (for each cylinder
separately)
- cylinder mean indication pressure (for each cylinder
separately)
- lubricating oil inlet pressure
- lubricating oil inlet temperature
- lubricating oil outlet temperature
- cooling water inlet pressure
- cooling water inlet temperature
- cooling water outlet temperature
- ambient air pressure
- ambient air temperature
- turbocharger revolution speed
- scavenge air pressure
- scavenge air temperature
- air flow
- exhaust gas pressure before turbine
- air pressure drop at the air filter
- air pressure drop at the air cooler
- air temperature after the air cooler
- exhaust gas temperature before turbine
- exhaust gas pressure after turbine
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The following simulations can
be chosen and mixed in Turbo Diesel 4:
- air filter - an increase
of the air path resistance
- air blower - a decrease
of the air flow efficiency
- gas turbine - an increase
of the gas path resistance
- air cooler - a decrease
of the air resistance
- gas leak through the piston
rings or valves (or both)
- fuel effective quantity
decrease
- injection advance angle
change
- decrease of cooling efficiency
- friction coefficient increase
- set engine speed change
- engine load change
- ambient air (pressure and
temperature)
- air cooling water flow
change
- cylinder cooling water
temperature
- lubricating oil temperature
change
- lubricating oil pressure
drop at the oil filter
- clogged and worn injector
nozzle
The following maintenance and repairs can be simulated
in Turbo Diesel 4:
- cooling pump repair
- water temp. controller
adjustment
- cooling system washing
- lubricating pump repair
- oil filter cleaning
- oil temp. controller adjustment
- engine bearing repair
- turbocharger general repair
- air side washing
- gas side washing
- air filter cleaning
- air cooler cleaning
- exhaust system cleaning
- cylinder general repair
(piston rings and cylinder head)
- fuel pump general repair
- fuel pump adjustment
- injection valve repair.
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