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writtenby:Rickyeditedby:LamarStonecypherupdated:11/14/2008
Cylinderlubricatorssupplyoiltotheaccumulatorsandthelubricatingquillspresentonthecylinderlineraswehave
seenearlier,butthisarticleexplainsthedetailedconstructionandworkingofanIVOcylinderlubricatorofaspecific
type

Introduction
Inthepreviousarticlewehadstudiedaboutthecylinderlubricationsysteminmarinedieselenginesandapassing
mentionwasmadeaboutthecylinderlubricatorswhichsupplyoilunderpressuretothelubricatingquillslocatedon
thecylinderliner.ThisarticleisdevotedtostudyingoneofsuchcylinderlubricatorsindetailsusedinmodernSulzer
enginesandistheIVOlubricators.Itwouldhelptogiveafairideatothereadersabouttheinternalworkingsofsuch
asystem.

IVOCylinderLubricator
Iwouldstronglysuggestthatyoucorrelatewhatyoureadinthisarticlewiththediagramotherwiseitwillbevery
difficulttogetamentalimageofwhatisbeingdescribed.Thesketchshowninthefiguregivesaschematicdiagram
oftheIVOcylinderlubricatorandthepartsarelabeledasfollows.
1.Pumpshaft
2.Gearshaft
3.upperandloweroutletpipes
4.controlplunger
5.mainplunger
6.pumpelement
7.twisteddiscforcontrolplunger
8.twisteddiscformainplunger
9.setscrewforadjustment
10.inletpipe

TheActualWorking
AfteryouhavetakenalookattheIVOlubricatordiagramitistimetounderstandhowthingsactuallywork.
Thegearshaftisrotatedthroughthepumpshaftusingrackandpiniongeararrangement.Thisgearshafthasgot
twotwisteddiscsorplateswhichmovethroughappropriategroovesintwoplungerssothatwhenthegearshaft
movesinarotaryfashion,thediscsmakethetwoplungersmoveintoandfromotiondependingonthedisc
geometry.Thesuctionorinletpipedrawslubricatingoilfromareservoirwhichistakenupintothepumpchamber
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whenthecontrolplungerconnectsthesametotheinletpipe.Themainplungerpumpstheoilintothetwooutletpipe
oneatatime.Thearrangementissuchforeverytoandfromotionofthecontrolplunger,themainplungerdoesthis
motiontwice.

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Thesetscrewshowninthediagramcanbeusedto
controlthedeliveryamountofthelubricatingoiltothe
quillsfittedinthelineraboutwhichwealreadystudied
inthepreviousarticle.Alsoitmustbenotedthattheoil
fromthelubricatingpumpgoingtothequillgets
dischargedtwiceinsidethelinerduringeachrevolution
ofthemainenginecrankshaftonceduringthe
beginningoftheexpansionstrokeasthepistonis
movingdownwardsandsecondlyduringtheendofthe
compressionstroke.
HavinglearntabouttheIVOlubricatorwewillnow
studythesystemusedforcrankcaselubricationinour
nextarticle.

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