Marine Installation Manual
2021-08
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4 Ancillary Systems
4.5 Pilot fuel oil system
X72DF
Pilot fuel oil filter
A 10
m filter is provided in the engine’s pilot fuel unit.
On the system side, a 10
m (absolute sphere passing mesh size) duplex filter as
specified in
must be installed. For the installation position see
Table 4
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10 Specification of the pilot fuel oil filter on the system side
Type
Duplex filter
Working viscosity
2-17cSt required for MDO/MGO
Flow rate
. The capacities cover the needs of the
engine only. If a filter of automatic back-flushing type is in
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stalled, the feed and booster pump capacities must be in-
creased by the quantity needed for back-flushing of the filter.
Service pressure
Max. 10bar at filter inlet
Test pressure
Specified by classification society
Permitted differential
pressure at 14cSt
— clean filter: max. 0.2bar
— dirty filter: max. 0.6bar
— alarm setting: max. 0.8bar
Note: Real operational settings could be less according to
filter maker’s recommendation.
Minimum bursting
pressure of filter insert
Max. 3bar differential across filter
Filter insert mesh size
Specified max. 10
m abs.
Filter insert material
Stainless steel mesh (CrNiMo)
Working temperature
Up to 50°C