MAN B&W Diesel
Service Letter SL05-447/HMH
Jaunary 2005
New Recommendation for Overhauling of Exhaust Valves
Two-stroke Marine Engines with W-Seat Exhaust Valve
and Slide Fuel Valves
Action Code: WHEN CONVENIENT
Dear Sirs
The exhaust valves have continuously been improved over the years, with all
modifications being extensively tested in service to verify the improved performance.
The above test results, and the general service results gained in recent years, have led
us to introduce a new recommendation for the overhaul of today’s standard exhaust
valves on MAN B&W two-stroke marine engines.
The improved performance of today’s exhaust valves has been achieved through
design modifications to the following key components; the fuel valve, the exhaust
valve spindle, and the exhaust valve bottom piece, which are all described in more
detail below.
Fuel valve
The dent mark formation on valve seats is influenced by the amount of combustion
residues and, especially, coke from unburnt fuel. Nowadays, this condition has been
greatly improved on engines fitted with slide fuel valves, thanks to the considerably
reduced amount of combustion residues. Thereby, the latest fuel valve design
contributes to the improved exhaust valve performance.
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Exhaust valve spindle
We have pursued the objective to de-
velop a seat design that is extremely
durable with respect to indentation marks
and high temperature corrosion. During
this process, we have succeeded in
finding the most suitable base materials,
developing high performance hard
facings, and assuring the most suitable
geometrical tolerances.
Exhaust valve bottom piece
By applying two narrow sealing surfaces W-Seat
with an intermediate chamber (W-seat),
dent marking is reduced to an insignific-
ant size, while the temperature of pos-
sible leaking gases is additionally
lowered by the extra chamber, assuring
a high safety margin against blow-by.
In combination with the above valve
spindle, the W-seat represents an ex-
haust valve seat design which is consid-
erably less sensitive to the inevitable
Spindle
leakages across the seat.
Extended service tests with the W-seat (logging up to 40,000 service hours) and
standard MAN B&W hard facings, including Nimonic 80A on the spindle, have shown
that the necessary overhauling/grinding of the seat is reduced to a minimum, and that
it can be carried out as a routine job during regular docking of the vessel.
Therefore, we have decided to change our recommendation regarding overhaul of
exhaust valves and, consequently, delete the exhaust valve grinding machine from
our standard tool list and include it on the optional tool list on all MAN B&W two-
stroke marine engines ordered from 1 February 2005.
Questions or comments regarding this SL should be directed to our Dept. 2140.
Yours faithfully
MAN B&W Diesel A/S
Carl-Erik Egeberg Kjeld Aabo
