
ENGINE
COOLING
SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION
Westcrbeke marine diesel gen.erators are designed and
equipped for fresh water cooling. Heat produced
in
the
engine
by
combustion and friction is transferred to fresh
water coolant which circulates throughout the engine. This
circulating fresh water coolant cools the engine block and its
internal
nmving parts.
The
heat is transferred externally from
the fresh water coolant to raw water by means
of
a heat
exchanger; similar
in function to an automotive radiator. Raw
water flows through the tubes
of
the heat exchanger while
fresh water coolant flows around the tubes; engine heat trans-
ferred to the fresh water coolant is conducted through the
tube
wa1ls
to the raw water which is then pumped into the
EXHAUST
ELBOW
EXHAUST
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TYPICAL
ASSEMBLY
COOLING
CIRCUIT
DIAGRAM
FRESH
WATER
¢
RAWWATER
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15
exhaust system where finally
it
is discharged overboard. In
other words, the engine
is
cooled by fresh water coolant, this
coolant is cooled by raw water, and the raw water carries the
transferred heat overboard through the exhaust system. The
fresh water coolant and raw water circuits are independent
of
each other. Using only fresh water coolant within the engine
allows the cooling water passages to stay clean and free from
harmful deposits.
NOTE:
Refer to ENGINE
COOLANT
paragraphs in this sec-
tion for the recommended antifreeze and water mixture to
be
used as the fresh water coolant
and
for information
on
filling
the fresh water system.
NOTE:
KEEP
PASSAGE
THROUGH
THE
MANIFOLD
CLEAR
(A
PIPE
CLEANER
WORKS
WELL).
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~
NOTE:
AN
ANTI-SIPHON
,
VALVE
MAY
BE
REQUIRED
\
RAW
WATER
DRAIN
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