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The document discusses the MAN B&W ME engine which does not have a camshaft and instead uses computers and hydraulics to control fuel injection and exhaust valves. It describes the hydraulic system and control units that operate the engine in place of the camshaft and other mechanical components used in conventional engines.

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Me Intro

The document discusses the MAN B&W ME engine which does not have a camshaft and instead uses computers and hydraulics to control fuel injection and exhaust valves. It describes the hydraulic system and control units that operate the engine in place of the camshaft and other mechanical components used in conventional engines.

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The MAN B&W ME Engine http://www.marinediesels.co.uk/members/Camshaftless/MAN_BW_ME...

Members Section
Common Rail and Camshaftless Engines
The MAN B&W ME Engine

Other Pages The Basics The 2 Stroke Engine The 4 Stroke Engine Operation Members

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The ME engine does not have a camshaft, camshaft drive,


governor, air start distributor, local control stand or
mechanical cylinder lubricators. The cam driven fuel
injection pumps and exhaust valve actuators have been
replaced by hydraulically operated fuel oil boosters and
exhaust valve actuators controlled by the engine computers.

Oil from the main engine LO supply or from a dedicated


hydraulic supply passes through 6 micron filters before being
pressurised by three engine driven axial piston pumps of the
swash plate type. There are also two electrically driven
pumps for start up purposes and emergency running.

The pressurised oil at 200 bar goes via an accumulator block


fitted with relief valves to the pressurised rail where tappings
are led off at every cylinder to the control valve for the fuel
oil booster and the exhaust valve actuator.

The computers that control the engine are identical, so that


they can replace each other, and adapt to their individual
functionality. This is achieved by separate "dongles" or ID
key for each type which downloads the relevant software
from the Main Operating Panel (MOP). The computers are
connected by two independent networks for redundancy.

These computers are:

The Engine Interface Control Units (EICU) There are 2 units


for redundancy, situated in the control room. These handle the
interface to external systems, i.e. alarms, the bridge control
system, the manoeuvring speed control signal, and the safety
system (shutdowns).

The Engine Control Units (ECU), again 2 units for


redundancy. These control engine speed (ie replace the
governor) running modes, and start sequences. On larger
engines they control hydraulic pumps 4 and 5

Auxiliary Control Units (ACU), 3 units. These control the


hydraulic pumps (the first 3) and the auxiliary blowers

Cylinder Control Units (CCU). One per cylinder. These


control the fuel injection and exhaust valve opening via the
Fuel Injection and Valve Activation (FIVA) valve - This
single control valve replaced the two separate valves: - ELFI
for fuel injection and ELVA for exhaust valve actuation. The
CCU also control the air start valves and the alpha cylinder
lubricators.

There are two encoders fitted at the forward end of the engine
which measure:
1. the crankshaft position, so that every unit's crank angle is
known for fuel injection, exhaust valve actuation, starting air
admission and cylinder lubrication injection.
2. Engine rotational speed which is then compared to desired
speed for fuel pump delivery setting.

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Aft end of ME (electronic) engine showing instead of


Aft end of conventional MC engine showing Timing chain
chain drive to camshaft, 6 micron hydraulic oil filters
and drive to camshaft.
(21), emergency hydraulic oil filter (22) , safety and
accumulator block (23 and Hydraulic oil bypass valve
(25).

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ME engine showing ELFI valve (30), Fuel Oil Booster


(Fuel Pump) (29), ELVA valve (31) and Exhaust Valve
Actuator (32)
MC engine showing cam driven Fuel Pump (30) and cam
The ELFI and ELVA valves were only used on the first
driven Exhaust Valve Actuator (31)
15 production engines. They were replaced by a single
control valve which performed both functions, known as
the Fuel Injection and Valve Activation (FIVA) valve.

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