The Sulzer RT-flex engine is essentially a standard Sulzer RTA slow-speed two-stroke marine diesel engine except that, instead of the usual camshaft and its gear drive, fuel injection pumps, exhaust valve actuator pumps, reversing servomotors, and all their related mechanical control gear, the engine is equipped with a common-rail system for fuel injection and exhaust…
An insulated system is one that is completely electrically isolated from the earth or in our case the hull of the vessel.The supply neutral point is connected to earth in an earthed system and main low voltage (LV) (440 V AC) systems are generally shielded from the ship’s hull. Ashore, similar systems are earthed to…
This post is written on demand from one of my fellow engineer, as he requested a proper explanation of what exactly the common rail system is it and, its impact and how it works. The following explanation is based on the main marine engines manufacturer’s released information about their development and research on this subject….