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Mainengineandauxiliaryenginearethetwoprimecomponentsinashipsengineroom,onwhich

theentireoperationofthevesselisdependent.Thereareseveralotherimportantmachineriesthat

arenecessarytosupportthesetwomaincomponentshowever,oneequipmentwithoutwhichany
oftheabovementionedmachinescannotdoawaywithisanairbottleorairreceiver.

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NavyAir/Gas
Compressors
Quality,durableshipboardair
compressors&nitrogen
generators

WhatisanAirbottleorReceiver?
Theairbottleorairreceiverisalargecontaineractingasareservoirtostorecompressedair
suppliedbythemainaircompressoroftheshipathighpressure.Thiscompressedairisvery
importanttostartmainengineorauxiliaryengine.

PurposeofAirBottle
ThehighpressureisusedforinitialstartingofthemarineI.Cenginespresentonboardvessel.

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Italsosuppliescontrolairtothemarineengines.
Serviceairissuppliedfromtheairbottle.
Ifthequickclosingvalvesareairoperated,safetyairissuppliedthroughairbottle.
Springairforexhaustvalveissuppliedthroughairbottle.
Apartfromabovementionedones,thereareseveralotherusesaswell.

WhataretheAirBottleMountingsandConnections?
Thegeneralmountingsandconnectionpresentonairbottleofashipare:
Fillingvalve:Thisisavalvefittedinthesupplyconnectionfrommainaircompressortotheair
bottle.
OutlettoMainengine:Anoutletvalveandpipeisfittedforconnectionfromairbottletomain
engineforsupplyingairduringstarting.
Outlettoauxiliaryengine:Anoutletvalveandpipeisfittedforconnectionfromairbottleto
auxiliaryenginesforsupplyingairduringstarting.
Auxiliaryconnection:Otherauxiliarysuppliesconnectionssuchasserviceair,safetyairetc.is
alsoprovidedwithisolatingvalve.
Reliefvalve:Areliefvalveisfittedontheairbottletorelieveexcesspressureinsidethebottle.
Drainvalve:Adrainvalveisfittedatthebottomofthebottletodrainaccumulatedcondensate
fromthereceiver.
Fusibleplug:Afusibleplugisfittedinthebottlewithaseparateconnectionleadingoutofthe
engineroomsothatintheeventoffire,thisplugwillmeltandrelievealltheairtotheoutside
atmosphere.

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Manholedoor:Amanholedoorisfittedinthebottletocarryoutinspectionofthesame.

YoumayalsoliketoreadDifferentPartsofaMarineAirCompressorusedonShip
References:
BookonMarineAux.MachinerybyH.D.McGeorge
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Yatharthsays
June25,2011at8:45am
Sir,whatisthepressureofairinairbottles

NeerajKumarsays
July17,2011at6:29am
whatarethewaystotestanairbottleforleakage?
andwhyistheendpiecetapperdbeforeitsweldedtotheshell?

TerenceMarshallsays
July31,2014at11:31am
ifseriouscorrosionisdetectedinastartingairreceiverandthatreceivermustbeused
explainhowwoulddeterminethemaximumpressure

Stevensays
September21,2014at11:08am
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Hitheremyquestionisotherthattheaccessdoorbeingeasytoaccessbytheorientation
ofthedoorbeingat3oclockand9oclock,isthereanotherreasonforthedoorbeing
orientatedalongthehorizontalplane?

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