1. Water circuits
While automotive engines generally have a single water circuit, slow-moving engines have nearly a dozen! Each of these circuits is dedicated to a specific engine function (cooling, heating, water treatment, cleaning) and can be interconnected.
1.1 Cooling
Cooling is necessarily provided by 3 circuits: seawater, low-temperature freshwater and high-temperature freshwater.
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The seawater circuit provides all engine cooling indirectly, using a range of fluids that are easier to operate. To minimize the maintenance requirements associated with seawater, the circuits are very short and require a minimum of equipment. A typical circuit consists of a seawater intake and shut-off valve, a seawater pump, a centralized seawater/freshwater...
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