DUAL FUEL - MEGI - ETHANE FUEL - GAS ENGINES: Basic System on a Ethane Ship - Part 1

MEGI - INTRODUCTION to the basis dual fuel system. Ive tried to cover a simple set up from the cargo tanks which are also the fuel tanks right to the MAIN ENGINE where this gas fuel is injected. You need to have a basic engineering knowledge to get to know this system.. I will certainly get down to what other systems are involved in operating and maintaining the system in some time.. This is just the first part, in the next video I will show u actual components and the engine actually operating on GAS mode,

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Thank you Chief for your high quality content videos which are very good explained.

[@Thedeepseaman]

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[@anushaananth9483]

The biggest joke is, I became a Chief Engineer on the LNG Vessels, directly having zero experience and merely by watching your videos. Of course I learn things from young chief engineers like you guys. God Bless you buddy. Love you from India.

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yea and the engine on that vessel is already down)))

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Very interesting, thank you Chief🙏🙏

[@Thedeepseaman]

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Fantastic Ce , keep up yr noble contribution in Maritime Industries,,looking forward for more 😊Tqvm-

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[@marinerkaran6666]

Thank you so much for such a wonderful explaination Chief..

[@Thedeepseaman]

Thanks Karan, Do like share and subscribe.. please do watch the other videos for further info

[@denzy27]

Thank you for the familiarization. Great video sir.....😊😊. Looking forward for many more to come.

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Great video sir with clear explanation .🙏💪

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"I hope you understood , if you did I'm happy" Yes buddy, I learn every day from your videos. Senior Chief Engineer from India.

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Thank you very much sir for such a great effort in sharing knowledge in a very understandable way. Waiting for many more .

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Very well explained thanks chief

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great explanation useful videos sir

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Keep watching...thank u.. do like share & subscribe ... more content comin up.. need to find time to edit

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Thanks for the basic idea 💡 dat was really helpful

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Nicely explained

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Good one thanks.

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Very nicely explained ! Thanks chief

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Glad it helped,.. My pleasure! hope u liked the video.. and learnt something new too do like and share please.

[@Thedeepseaman]

watch the Part 2 & 3 too

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explanation very helpful thx Sir.

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Nice

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Another one will be released today as soon as it uploads Do watch n share

[@prashantshivarajan1947]

what i fail to understand is why the PVU is placed before the vaporizer and why do they even need a PVU? And a reciprocating pump for liquid? Wouldn't it make sense if they had the reciprocating compressor placed after the vaporizer?🤔

[@Thedeepseaman]

they have tried that earlier on initial gen engines but it was a failure as the compressors required are 8 stage reciprocating type and had several operational issues and failure.. for the reciprocating/hydraulic driven PVU, this is MAN ES own concept and has proved much more effective than then previous gen compressors . the effective work done is lesser comparing the losses and spares involved. the size of the vaporizer is really very small and thus quantity of heating medium also required is lesser, so all in all its a great design improvement by MAN ES to have their own PVU. another key factor is the space requirement is lesser for the PVU unit over the compressors.. each engine has 3 PVU pumps, engine can operate comfortably even with 2..

[@ashishprakash4230]

Do we need separate Pilot fuel injectors on Main engines. and what about generator at what pressure Gas enters in generators.

[@Thedeepseaman]

Yes, the we do need pilot fuel injectors as Auto ignition temperature for GAs is very high, like your car engines using gas have spark plugs.... Incase of MEGI engines here, the pilot fuel injectors are as good any main fuel injectors (on normal ME Engines) for fuel to as these engines have a seamless switch to full fuel mode if the gas trip occurs without affecting engine power and performance. The only difference is the fuel quantity injected by the main fuel injectors when in gas mode.. (Gas Index: about 90 % while pilot fuel about10 %) Generator engines till operate on the standard diesel engine cycle and are note dual fuel here.

[@kylejanmead2460]

Chief, so in normal sailing your using the fuel from the cargo tanks? Not regular diesel?

[@Thedeepseaman]

we have to use both... Diesel acts as your spark plug like in petrol engines, this is called as pilot fuel... Gas fuel is max 90-92% 8-10% is pilot fuel (diesel or VLSFO)... my engine consumes 35 tons ethane per day and 8 tons pilot fuel..

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@@Thedeepseaman thanks Chief, looking forward to more videos.

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Thank you Chief for sharing your knowledge.

[@Surendhar2002]

Is it like normal bunkering procedure as we follow for HO

[@Thedeepseaman]

here we are consuming the cargo itself, there are deepwell pumps that deliver this liquid cargo to the vaporiser .. pls see the video again. thanks for the question,

[@srampal123]

380 bar is heavy , may be may not be uneasy to use, explain the new gas burning at about 7 /6 bar , heard injected from scavenge ports, possible if you can simplyfy

[@Thedeepseaman]

380 bar is the standard for ETHANE, MEGI- Concept... MEGI for LNG is a little lower at 300... this is the only way proven ethane can be used in the engine. this is based on the 2 stroke diesel cycle & hence pre-mix fuel is not injected here. the other injection in the scav manifold, you are talking about is the other concept... the 4 stroke cycle... advantage of the MEGI concept is the methane/gas slip is almost negligible compared to this principle of operation. I have only read about this concept and hence cant give first hand explanation where as on the other hand, the megi-conept i am very familiar as i have been working on these engines for over a year now. thanks for your comment, I sincerely appreciate it. Please do Share & subscribe if you like my videos. I try to make more but time constraints on board.. I have good material, but compiling them is a time consumer.. thanks

[@Surendhar2002]

Sir we can use steam as heating medium right then we want glycol to heat up then again use glycol as heating medium to fuel. Why we want seperate glycol system

[@Thedeepseaman]

to avoid contamination in case of any leaks.

[@surajmohanty9278]

Chief why can't we directly heat with steam instead of glycol ?

[@Thedeepseaman]

good question, glycol freezing point very low, glycol enters the vaporizer at 48.. the ethane enters at -80, this will freeze the steam if steam is used instead of glycol..

[@siddhanttiwari5608]

Sir, when and why are we using pilot fuel and when we use gas ?

[@Thedeepseaman]

pilot fuel is like ur spark plug in petrol engines, this is just diesel/fuel oil injected in minimum quantity to ignite the gas.... gas has a very high auto ignition temp and hence can't be ignited by the heat generated by just compressing air in the cylinder.. (diesel/fuel oil will ignite with just this)... when ever gas (dual fual) has to be burned in the engine, you need a pilot (spark) to ignite the gas .... look at your common LPG/CNG engines on cars/auto-mobiles.. they run on gas but have a spark plug..

[@Thedeepseaman]

hope u understood this concept.. do like, share and subscribe

[@2609488]

Hello Sir, How is that before and after Vaporizer, the pressure is same (~380 bar), even after adding heat?

[@Thedeepseaman]

pressure control valve and thus its the same, if the pressure goes higher, the stroke rate of the PVU pumps is reduced, flow is continuous on the engine side as this is consumed as fuel... if system trips, this will be vented out at the mast riser

[@Thedeepseaman]

@@2609488 there is no compression , just increase in temp, volume is allowed to expand as the other side fuel is being continuously consumed

[@karthik993]

Hi sir. Is is possible to explain the same service system structure in terms of methanol and lpg fuels if you are aware. Almost the concept remains same except few things like its just 10 bar supply pressure for methanol and 50 bars for lpg, FVT,s gas blocks and double walled pipings in common. Thanks..

[@Thedeepseaman]

HI Karthick, sorry i've not sailed with the Methanol and LPG, i have certainly read about those, but without first hand experience i would not share info as my info will not be accurate..

[@igortabulynsky2253]

........how the MOP panel has been significantly modified... probably all the tabs are not just shown by the author in this video?

[@Thedeepseaman]

yes, its certainly changing, i havent see the first gen of the MOPs myself so cant tell, but have seen various updates over the years.

[@igortabulynsky2253]

@@Thedeepseaman Thanks , will be glad to discuss more . Pls provide some contacts if possible . Brgds

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[@joeerskine3920]

Can't you at least use a couple cuss words? How else would we know you're actually a ships engineer? Mfr

[@Thedeepseaman]

Good one brother.., but not professionally when sharing educational content, meet me at a bar with a pen and paper, we can have a whole new language...

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[@Thedeepseaman]

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