California Maritime Academy

EPO 220 Diesel Engineering I

Diesel Engine Parts & Structure

Crankshaft Main Bearings, Thrust Bearings, Engine Structure, Camshaft, & Camshaft Drive Part 4
Material Compiled by Robert Jackson

Large Slow-Speed Diesel Engine Bedplate

Bedplate & Main Bearing Caps

Main Bearing Cap With Hydraulic Thrust Bolts

Main Bearing Cap Hydraulic Thrust Bolts

Tensioning & Loosening Hydraulic Thrust Bolts

Main Bearing Cap

Bearing Insert

Rolling Out The Lower Bearing Insert

Using A Bridge Gage To Measure Bearing Clearances

Using Kjaer Type Feeler Gage For Measuring Bearing Clearances

Oil Film At Various Journal Speeds

Oil Film Pressure With & Without An Oil Groove

Typical Ball & Roller Bearings

Ball Bearing Types

Typical Roller Bearing Types

Slow-Speed Diesel Engine Thrust Bearing

Slow-Speed Diesel Engine Thrust Bearing

Kingsbury Thrust Bearing

Kingsbury Thrust Bearing

Thrust Bearing Shoes

Thrust Bearing Shoe Pivot Or Button

Bedplate For A Large Slow-Speed Engine

Large Slow-Speed Diesel Engine Bedplate

Slow-Speed Engine Crankshaft & Bedplate

Types Of Bedplates For Vertical Engines

Welded Bedplate & Main Bearing

Slow-Speed Diesel Engine A Frame

Structural Arrangement Of Bedplate, Columns, & Cylinder Jackets For 12 Cylinder Slow-Speed Engine

Slow-Speed Diesel Engine Construction

Slow-Speed Engine Being Assembled On Testbed

Bedplate With Crankshaft Installed, Engine Columns with Hydraulic Thrust Bolts Ready To Be Assembled On Top Of Bedplate

Tie Bolts
Slow-Speed Diesel Engine Construction

Bedplate & Columns Slow-Speed Diesel Engine Construction

Wartsila 64 Medium Speed Diesel Engine 640 mm Bore; 900 mm Stroke, 2,010 kW Per Cylinder Available in 6,8,& 9 In-Line; 12,16,& 18 V-Type Maximum 36,180 kW or 48,498 HP at 333 RPM

Nodular Cast Iron Engine Block

MAN B&W L58/64

Medium-Speed Diesel Engine
Bore: 580 mm Stroke: 640 mm Cylinders: 6-9L Output: 1390 kW/cyl Speed: 428 RPM

MAN B&W L58/64 9 Cylinder In-Line Diesel Engine

L58/64 Engine Frame

MAN B&W L58/64 Medium-Speed Diesel Engine

WRTSILI 200

Nodular Cast Iron Engine Block

WRTSILI 200

Engine Seated On Metallic Chocks

Alignment Chock Positioning

Attachment And Tensioning Of Metallic Chocks

Engine Seated On Epoxy Resin Chocks

Mechanical Top Bracing

Hydraulic Top Bracing

Earthing Device

Slow-Speed Diesel Camshaft With Adjustable Camshaft Lobes

Slow-Speed Diesel Camshaft

Adjusting Fuel Cams

Adjusting Fuel Cam Lobes

Gear Or Chain Camshaft Drive

Camshaft Roller Chain

Camshaft Geardrive

Lubrication Of A Gear Drive

Camshaft Gear Drive With Reversing Servomotor