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<p>This article presents topics concerning fire hazards during the use of low-speed diesel engines in marine vehicles. The causes and effects of fires in the spaces of scavenge air receivers in marine diesel engines are presented. Methods to prevent and fight these fires are shown, including the operating procedures required from ship engine room operators. The possibility of training personnel to apply the abovementioned procedures during operation using simulations of a Kongsberg MC-90 IVship engine room is presented. Simulations were conducted which included a fire in a scavenge air receiver occurring during the operation of a MAN B&amp;W 5L90MC main engine, with loads corresponding to 50% and 100% of the machine’s recommended setting.</p>
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This article presents topics concerning fire hazards during the use of low-speed diesel engines in marine vehicles. The causes and effects of fires in the spaces of scavenge air receivers in marine diesel engines are presented. Methods to prevent and fight these fires are shown, including the operating procedures required from ship engine room operators. The possibility of training personnel to apply the abovementioned procedures during operation using simulations of a Kongsberg MC-90 IVship engine room is presented. Simulations were conducted which included a fire in a scavenge air receiver occurring during the operation of a MAN B&W 5L90MC main engine, with loads corresponding to 50% and 100% of the machine’s recommended setting.

Simulation-Based Training in Fire Prevention and Fire-Fighting of Scavenge Air Receivers Fires

System Safety: Human - Technical Facility - Environment

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This article presents topics concerning fire hazards during the use of low-speed diesel engines in marine vehicles. The causes and effects of fires in the...

Simulation-Based Training in Fire Prevention and Fire-Fighting of Scavenge Air Receivers Fires

Published Online: Apr 18, 2020

Page range: 100 - 111

Received: Aug 19, 2019

Accepted: Feb 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2020-0013

Keywords
fire safety, marine diesel engine, scavenge air receiver, engine room simulator, safety training

© 2020 Leszek Chybowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Simulation-Based Training in Fire Prevention and Fire-Fighting of Scavenge Air Receivers Fires

Published Online: Apr 18, 2020

Page range: 100 - 111

Received: Aug 19, 2019

Accepted: Feb 20, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2020-0013

Keywordsfire safety, marine diesel engine, scavenge air receiver, engine room simulator, safety training

© 2020 Leszek Chybowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
fire safety, marine diesel engine, scavenge air receiver, engine room simulator, safety training