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Exhaust Valve Design

ME
ME Engine
Engine control
control system
system -–Exhaust
Exhaustsystem
system(July
(July2009)
2009) © MAN Diesel 2009/07/01 <1>
Exhaust Valve System

1) Exhaust valve actuator

2) Exhaust valve

3) Special running
conditions
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Exhaust Valve Actuation
MC versus ME
Hydraulic
push rod

Exhaust valve
Actuator Exhaust
valve spindle

High pressure
hydraulic oil –
inlet

FIVA Valve
Accumulator

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Exhaust Valve
Pipe Connections

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Exhaust Valve Actuator

Top Cover
Minimesh
Actuator Housing

Actuator Pistons

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Exhaust Valve Actuator
Working Principle

Actuator

FIVA

Unpressurised hydraulic oil

Pressurised hydraulic oil

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Exhaust Valve Actuation

Initial Position Step 1 Step 2

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Design Features
MC versus ME
S50MC-C S50ME-C

Air spring
size for
closing the
exhaust valve Hydraulic damper for
reduced fixed valve stroke

Different valve
spindle design

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Design Details

Self-adjusting damper piston

Hydraulic nut/measuring cone

Contact less sensor with

integrated electronics
Outlet lube oil

Inlet lube oil

Damper

Air inlet

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Exhaust Valve Assembly

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 Exhaust Valve

Sealing Oil Control Unit

Feed back sensor

Oil inlet to damper

Drain pipes

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Sealing Oil Control Unit

Sealing oil

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MOP Exhaust Valve Adjustments

Adjustment of exhaust
valve closing time

Adjustment of exhaust
valve opening time

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Special running conditions, open exh-valve
Small Bore Program (50 ME)

Check pressure free at “minimess” point 455

Close

Open
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Special running conditions, open exh-valve
Small Bore Program (50 ME)

540

Connect the mini-mesh

hose between top
flange on actuator
point 540 and point 425
at the hydraulic block

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Special running conditions, open exh-valve
Small Bore Program (50 ME)

Open

Close
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Special running conditions, open exh-valve
Large Bore Program (From 60 and up)

Close

Open

Check pressure free at “minimess” point 455

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Special running conditions, open exh-valve
Large Bore Program (From 60 and up)
(From 60 and up)

Close valve 531 to

shut off oil to damper

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Special running conditions, open exh-valve
Large Bore Program (From 60 and up)

Disconnect air
supply to air spring

Check that the exh. valve spindle has

moved to open position on the
Main Operating Panel, ’Maintenance’ –
’System View I/O Test’ – CCU, Ch 34
Drain off air pressure from
air cylinder with a mandrel

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Special running conditions, open exh-valve
Large Bore Program (From 60 and up)

Remove plug screw and mount tools to

keep exhaust valve spindle open

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Special running conditions, open exh-valve
Large Bore Program (From 60 and up)

Open damper oil supply

Valve 531

Reconnect air supply

under air piston
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