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Development of Automatic System to Discharge Sludge in Oil Separator of Marine Engine
Chan Hoon Ahn, Man Gi Kim, Jun Choi
J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng. 2018;35(7):663-668.
Published online July 1, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7736/KSPE.2018.35.7.663
A separator used by marine engine functions as a purifier by dividing engine oil into pure oil and impurities. By rotating the separator at a high speed between 1800 to 4500 rpm, fine particles of oil inside the separator are centrifuged due to the weight difference when the engine oil is refined. The impurities, so-called sludge, should be manually removed by taking the separator apart from the oil purifier system unless the accumulated sludge is measured and monitored in real time. A manual discharge of the sludge causes an increase of cycle time to clean the engine oil as well as operator exposure of safety risks. Therefore, the development of automatic system with a sludge monitor and an actuator is necessary for ship engine efficiency. In this paper, the pressure difference from the accumulated sludge is monitored via a pressure sensor. By measuring the pressure exerted at the wall surface, the amount of sludge was quantitatively estimated within the error of 0.032-0.091 kg when the oil purifier system has been automated.
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