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CO2 System Operation in Machinery Spaces

The CO2 system consists of a bank of CO2 bottles that can be remotely activated from a control box located away from machinery spaces. The system uses pilot CO2 cylinders to open the main stop valve and activate the bank of bottles. When a fire is detected, the chief engineer must confirm all personnel are evacuated from the space before the designated lever is pulled to flood the space with CO2 from the bank of bottles, creating a blanket to smother the fire.

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CO2 System Operation in Machinery Spaces

The CO2 system consists of a bank of CO2 bottles that can be remotely activated from a control box located away from machinery spaces. The system uses pilot CO2 cylinders to open the main stop valve and activate the bank of bottles. When a fire is detected, the chief engineer must confirm all personnel are evacuated from the space before the designated lever is pulled to flood the space with CO2 from the bank of bottles, creating a blanket to smother the fire.

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CO2 System operation in Machinery Spaces & Pump room:

A Co2 system of machinery spaces consists of a bank of Co2 bottles that can be operated from a
remote place located away from the machinery spaces. The system also consists of pilot Co2
cylinders which control the activation of the bank of Co2 bottles. The Pilot cylinders are
contained in a control box and are normally kept disconnected. The system is connected to the
pilot cylinders and the control box with the help of steel wires .

 When the system is to be activated, the coupling in plugged into the corresponding
socket. The valves of the pilot cylinders will be opened with the help of the levers in the
main CO2 control system.
 The CO2 from the pilot cylinders will open the system’s main stop valve.
 The main stop valve has a piston which gets depressed due to the Co2 gas pressure and
allows the pilot gas to flow to the bank of CO2 cylinders.
 This pilot gas operates the cylinders’ valves. All these valves have an actuator which gets
operated by the pilot pressure.
 The detection of fire is done by various sensors installed in the machinery spaces.Though
the opening of control box operates an alarm, the main decision for CO2 flooding is taken
by the Chief engineer, after due consultation with the master of the ship.
 Before releasing Co2 into the fire affected space, it should be made sure that everybody is
out of the place and total head should be counted.
 The place is fully enclosed i.e all skylights & ventilators are closed air-tight and pumps
supplying fuel oil should also be stopped in order to prevent re-ignition.
 Separate levers for each and every space are present inside the main controlling cabinet.
The operating of a particular lever activates the pilot bottles, which helps in releasing the
complete bank of bottles designated for that place.
 With the opening of the master valve, Co2 is flooded inside the fire affected space, which
then smothers the fire with the help of blanket effect.
 Boundary cooling should be carried out.

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