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    Light Load Operation Perkins

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    The document discusses issues that can occur when diesel engines are operated at light loads less than 25-30% of their rated output. Key issues include increased oil consumption due to looser piston clearances, poorer piston ring sealing leading to bore glazing, and oil appearing from turbocharger manifolds due to inefficient turbocharger seal loading at low engine speeds. It recommends avoiding or minimizing light load running and conducting an annual full load run to remove carbon buildup.

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    The document discusses issues that can occur when diesel engines are operated at light loads less than 25-30% of their rated output. Key issues include increased oil consumption due to looser piston clearances, poorer piston ring sealing leading to bore glazing, and oil appearing from turbocharger manifolds due to inefficient turbocharger seal loading at low engine speeds. It recommends avoiding or minimizing light load running and conducting an annual full load run to remove carbon buildup.

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    The document discusses issues that can occur when diesel engines are operated at light loads less than 25-30% of their rated output. Key issues include increased oil consumption due to looser piston clearances, poorer piston ring sealing leading to bore glazing, and oil appearing from turbocharger manifolds due to inefficient turbocharger seal loading at low engine speeds. It recommends avoiding or minimizing light load running and conducting an annual full load run to remove carbon buildup.

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    Light Load Operation Perkins

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    The document discusses issues that can occur when diesel engines are operated at light loads less than 25-30% of their rated output. Key issues include increased oil consumption due to looser piston clearances, poorer piston ring sealing leading to bore glazing, and oil appearing from turbocharger manifolds due to inefficient turbocharger seal loading at low engine speeds. It recommends avoiding or minimizing light load running and conducting an annual full load run to remove carbon buildup.

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    Perkins Engines Company Ltd

    Tixall Road
    Stafford
    ST16 3UB
    United Kingdom

    Light Load Operation on Diesel Engines


    If an engine is operated on load less than 25-30% of it’s rated output, certain symptoms will be
    observed which may cause for concern. The engine is designed to run up to a maximum power and
    so the size of the piston, the wall loading of the piston rings, etc., are designed to cope with this.

    When an engine is run at light load then the energy put into the cylinder is low and consequently the
    cylinder pressure is lower and so is the temperature. The result is the piston is not such a good fit in
    the bore, with increased clearanced, allowing more oil to pass the piston and be burnt, which is
    indicated by high oil consumption.

    With lower preasures the sealing capacity of the rings is lower, also it is not ideal for bedding in the
    rings and can cause bore glazing, which ruins all control.

    On turbocharged engines oil will start to appear from the manifolds from the bearing arrangement in
    the turbocharger.

    Turbochargers are fitted to an engine to increase power by supplying more air to the cylinders. When
    running a turbocharger, air is sucked in, which can have vacuum levels up to 500kPa, with pressure
    ratios of 3 : 1. The compressor seals are designed to work most efficiently when the turbocharger
    compressor is operating at its’ most efficient point. If the engine is running at low powers then the
    turbocharger is running at low speed (no energy from the exhaust because the fuel inlet to the engine
    is low) and the inlet vacuum is low resulting in poor turbocharger seal loading and pull over of oil from
    the bearing assembly. This oil is mixed with the air and pumped into the manifolds where some
    separates from the air when it collides with the inside of the manifold. If the joints are not air tight the
    oil will leak out.

    Black smoke will be produced from the exhaust outlets, due to poor combustion at light load, as
    excess fuel is pumped through into the exhaust system, resulting in soot being expelled into the
    exhaust system.

    A further result is that abnormal carbon build-up on the valves, piston crowns and exhaust ports. Thus
    the normal service interval between top overhauls may be reduced. Fuel dilution of the lubricating oil
    will also occure.

    It is therefore recommended that the following precautions are observed :-


    • Running on light load should be avoided or reduced to a minimum period. If weekly exercising on
    no load is carried out, the running period should be kept down to maximum 15 minutes or until the
    battery charge rate returns to normal.
    • Every year the engine / generating set should be run on full load for four (4) hours, to burn off
    accumulations of carbon in the engine and exhaust system. This may require a “dummy” load.
    The load should be built-up gradually from zero over the four hour run.

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