Reliability assessment of a main propulsion engine fuel oil system- what are the failure-prone components?

• Autorzy: Islam R. , Anantharaman M. , Khan F. , Garaniya V.

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DOI

10.12716/1001.13.02.20

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The main propulsion engine is the heart of a vessel which carries the entire load of the ship and propels to move ahead. The main engine consists of various sub-systems, the fuel oil system is the most important one. Fuel oil system provides fuel to the engine via a fuel injector mounted on the engine cylinder head. During the voyage, the main engine of a ship encounters a variation in loads and stresses due to rough weather to harsh manoeuvring, which sometimes leads to the breakdown of the main engine. Fuel oil systems are identified as one of the main reasons for engine breakdown. Many accidents happened due to the failure of the main engine fuel oil system in the last two decades. To ensure safe and reliable main propulsion engine operation, it is required to assess the reliability of a fuel oil system. However, there is a significant lack of appropriate data to develop the reliability assessment techniques for fuel oil system. This study proposes appropriate data collection and analysis procedure for the reliability assessment of a fuel oil system. Data related to Failure Running Hours (FRH) of a fuel oil system is collected from 101 experienced marine engineers through a questionnaire. The collected data processed using a box plot and analysed for a normality test. It helps to identify the generalization of the data. Moreover, this study identified failure-prone components of a fuel oil system. The collected data will help in developing reliability assessment techniques for accurate reliability analysis of a fuel oil system. The identified failure-prone components will assist in future reliability analysis and risk mitigation strategies for improving the overall safety and reliability of the shipping industry.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

engine room; main propulsion; fuel oil system; engine fuel oil; Failure Running Hours (FRH); main engine fuel oil; fuel oil; failure-prone component

• Wydawca: Faculty of Navigation, Gdynia Maritime University
• Czasopismo: TransNav : International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 13, no. 2
• Strony: 415--420
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 7 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Islam R.

• Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia 

autor

Anantharaman M.

• Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia 

autor

Khan F.

• Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada 

autor

Garaniya V.

• Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia 

Bibliografia

• 1. ISLAM, R., ABBASSI, R., GARANIYA, V. & KHAN, F. 2017a. Development of a human reliability assessment technique for the maintenance procedures of marine and offshore operations. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 50, 416-428. - doi:10.1016/j.jlp.2017.10.015
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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).