marinediesels.co.uk Management (Chief Engineers) GENERAL ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE (PART A) Management (Chief Engineer) Past Examination Questions with Sketches and Answers Written and published by: R Tomkins lEng. FiMarEST‘AUTHORS NOTE: ‘Aitnough every care has been taken in the preparation of these answers. no responsibilty is taken for any error or omission. It should be bome in mind that ‘somo of the answers would take a candidate longer than the allocated te to write fut. This ls because | have endeavored to anewer each question completely and {ve the information relevant toa particular question. How the candidate decides to Use this information sup to the individual, (©2017 marinediesels.co.uk |All Rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a fetieval system, or transmited in. any form oF by any means, electronic, ‘mechanical photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright holders For more information onthe running and msintenance of marine diesel engines itp, marinediesels.co.uk itp marinediese's info CONTENTS Bilges and Oily Water Separators Sewage Systems Fresh Water Production Heat Exchangers Pumps & Systems Materials Fire Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Steering Gear, Stabilisers and Hydraulics Lubricating Oil Fuel Oil Shafting, Propellers and Thrusters Control Other Subjects Page 2 Page 9 Page 16 Page 24 Page 33 Page 48 Page 63 Page 88 Page 112, Page 129 Page 138 Page 151 Page 178 Page 193Bilges and Oily Water Separators Mar 17 3, Dect5 a3, Oct 18 Q1 Oct 12.06, Oct 09 a3 page 8 July 2016 question 4, Jul 15 @4, Mar 09 3, Jul 06 a5 page 4 December 2010 Question 6, December 2007 Question § page 5 March 07 Quastion 4 Oct 01 Question § Pages July 2008 Question 2 Page ‘aly 2004 Question 7 Page 8 2 FEE EGLGEGLGEEE March 17 @ 3, Dec 18 03, Oct 13 Q1, Oct 12.06, Oct 09 03 (similar) With reference to oly water separators, explain each of the following: 4. Why the supply pump should be carefully selected and matched tothe ‘separator;(2) b, How the separator achioves offective separation; (4) ©. How the physical properties of each ofthe fluids to be: rate and effectiveness of separation. (4) porated affects the “The pump used must not create an emulsion of ell and water thatiscifficut to separate. Thus a postive diplacement pump must be uced Efficient operation Tequires controled throughput of oly water through the separator Too high, wil cause ‘ol cay over, t00 low will cause a low ollwater interface and thus a ity separator. For this reason the pump must bea matched eapacty tothe OWS throughput ‘Separation occurs in the lowor part ofthe chamber where the liquid passes through = seties of dshed plates. + As well as encouraging smal particles to form larger ones by increasing the surface area, the bafls and plates ald the detention tine + They aleo encourage laminar fow which isa condition 3f Stokes Law “Thio delay wil slow the low giving the ol droplets time to coalesze and eolect onthe lower sides ofthe plates “These being slight incined wil cause the oll to travel oubwards ard be collected under the batfe plate ‘The longer (n time) thatthe oly water an be held inthe soparatr, the greater the chance of separation. This canbe achieved by alternating the flow path (making a tortuous path) through the baffles and dished plates especially inthe vertical direction, continua bringing ol towards the surface. a ‘As the principle of operation depends onthe diference in desis between oll and Water the separator efficiency wll depend on how large this diferenil is. I higher temperatures are used (by iting heaters) the speci: density differential of the of and water is increased, Viscosity Is reduced and soparation Is faster,