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Foreword

This Operating Manual is provided in support of equipment supplied by Napier Turbochargers Ltd. It is designed to

provide information, advice and guidance to the owner/operator on the operation and routine maintenance of the

equipment.
The equipment supplied is complex which is intended for use only by professionally trained operators. The

owner/operator shouldthereforeensurethatalloperatorsareproperlytrained for the operationand maintenanceof

the equipment assigned to them. It is essential that this operators manual is read before beginning operation by all

persons working with or at the turbocharger. All operators and routine maintenance staff must have ready access to

a copy of the Operating Manual. Further copies can be obtained from NAPIER Turbochargers.
The instructions set out in this Manual assume that operators have a general understanding of the requirements for

safeoperationof mechanicaland electricalequipment inpotentially hazardousenvironments involvingeither gasor

liquid fuels. These instructions therefore should be interpreted and applied in conjunction with the safety rules and

regulations applicable at the site and the particular requirements for operation of other equipment at the site.
The final decision for operating the equipment at the site in a safe and responsible manner rests entirely with you as

the owner/operator. This involves many factors outside NAPIER’s knowledge and control, and therefore NAPIER is

unable to accept (and hereby disclaims) any liability (whether based on breach of contract, warranty or statutory

duty, negligence or otherwise) for damage or loss of any kind which may be incurred as a result of applying the

information or advice contained in this Manual.
No additional representations or warranties by NAPIER regarding the equipmentor itsuse aregiven or implied bythe

issue of this Manual. The rights, obligations and liabilities of NAPIER and the owner/operator are strictly limited to

those expressly provided in the contract relating to the supply of the equipment.
The information set out in this manual has been developed from NAPIER’s standard equipment build specification.

Where possible at the time of publication, information has been included in respect of modifications to that

equipment which are specific to that contract and for additional equipment manufactured by others. The timing of

publication and the ongoing nature of design improvements can mean however, that features of the equipment

supplied will be different from those shown in this publication. No liability is accepted by NAPIER for errors,

omissions or discrepancies of this nature.
Because of variations in equipment build, it is important that owners/operators should only replace components

with spare parts which are identical to the origInal or contain modifications approved by NAPIER. When ordering

parts always quote the turbocharger serial number and the specification of build. NAPIER accepts no responsibility

under itswarrantyor otherwisefor defects, damageor injurywhichresult fromtheuseof repairor replacementparts

not approved by NAPIER.
This manual must be maintained for the life of the equipment supplied. Updates issued by NAPIER in the form of

specific Amendments or more generally published as Service Bulletins will be distributed to the engine builder and

they are responsible for the distribution to the end user and should be incorporated without delay for future

reference.
The data, drawings and other information contained in this manual are confidential proprietary information of

NAPIER. They are disclosed in confidence to the owner/operators of the equipment supplied by NAPIER under the

contract solely for their use in the operation and maintenance of that equipment. No licence is granted for the

manufacture of replacement equipment or components or other purposes. The contents of this manual shall not be

copied or disclosed to third parties without written authorisation of NAPIER.

Confidential. No part of this publication may be reproduced or copied in any form or manner (including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording

translating or other information retrieval system) without prior written authority of the copyright owner.

Napier Turbochargers Ltd.

P.O. Box 1 Lincoln. LN5 7FD England

Tel:-

+44 (0)1522 516666

Fax:-

+44 (0)1522 516667

Email:- [email protected]