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Old 18-04-2012, 05:48   #1
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Perkins diesel air intake volume

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I don't think my Perkins diesels are breathing very well. Does someone
have a calculation for determining the size of an intake for a given
volume of air?

I have twin Perkins diesel T6-354's in my trawler and have read that they require 400 cfm of air @ X-rpm. Can anyone tell me what size of intake
pipe would be required to alow them to breath properly?

Your help with this little dilema would be much appreciated. Thankyou
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Old 18-04-2012, 06:29   #2
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Re: Perkins diesel air intake volume

A little more information may be needed to try to determine what is going on. Why do you think you are having an air intake problem? Did you or someone else change the air intake on your engines? Normally the air intake is open to the engine room and draws air from the room, the room vented so air can get in from outside, is your situation different? What are the engines doing that makes you think it is a air intake problem? Normally with diesel engines, if the engines are not running as well as you think they should, the first place to look is at the fuel system.
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Re: Perkins diesel air intake volume

I suspect you may require About 400 cfm per engine.

A simple calculation for cfm is to multiple the horsepower of your engine by 2.5.
Hence (2 x 150HP) x 2.5 = 750 cfm.

An 80 square inch of Free Area* louvre will deliver 400 cfm @ 720 fpm velocity**.
A 144 square inch of Free Area* louvre will deliver 750 cfm @ 750 fpm.

Dave Gerr determines the minimum vent area (in square inches) by dividing the engine horsepower by 3.3, then adding a 10-percent buffer.
Hence (300 HP ÷ 3.3) x 1.1 = 100 square inches

His smaller louvre, will have a higher velocity (750 cfm @ 1080 fpm), thus be a little noisier.

* If youy don't know the Free Area of your louvres, assume 50% of gross area, for estimation.

** 750 - 850 fpm are considered good "residential" velocities.
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Old 18-04-2012, 08:52   #4
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Re: Perkins diesel air intake volume

Hi Rocketman

Thanks for your timely reply.

The reason for my question is this.

I just purchased this 42 foot steel trawler 5 weeks ago, and am doing some refitting work to prepare for the boating season.
While investigating my new engine room, I noticed that the only fresh
air intake into the room was from any place where air could be Sucked in from other areas through cracks or crevices. NOT a healthy breathing environment for 2 turbo diesel engines. I am somewhat shocked that a fresh air intake was not provided for these engines, or the engine room for that matter. So I am going to install fresh air induction to the engine room
via duct-work. I believe this would make for happier engine breathing and
a healthier engine room. The dimensions of engine room are 6' H x 6' L x 12' W (beam), with twin T6-354 Perkins Diesels in it, and soon to have a small diesel genset installed.
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Re: Perkins diesel air intake volume

You should have a dedicated intake for the engine room, not drawing air from other compartments, together with an air exhaust for the engine room.
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Re: Perkins diesel air intake volume

I recommend that you consult an engine room ventilation expert, such as:
Delta T Systems Engineered Marine Engine Room Ventilation

In addition to Combustion* Air (2 propulsion + 1 generator engine), you’ll also need Cooling* or Ventilation Air (heat rejection) to maintain a delta T** of 30 degrees F or less.

* Cooling air refers to the flow of air that removes radiant heat from the engine, generator, and other engine room components.
Combustion air describes the air that the engine requires to burn fuel.

** delta T = Permissible temperature rise in engine room

See Cat’s excellent guide ➥ http://www.blanchardmachinery.com/pu...entilation.pdf
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Re: Perkins diesel air intake volume

On that note Gord.......Delta T......I have been in on and around several hundred commercial engine installations. While the intended act is to keep engine room temp no more than 30 degrees above ambient this exercise is all but futile in all but the largest and most complex of installations. It is, nonetheless a good target.
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Re: Perkins diesel air intake volume

Any piston engine is really nothing but a compressor, and air is what it compresses!along with the fuel. So large amounts of Air are needed for proper combustion, and cooling. So therefor a proper air induction needs to be added, and also a proper outlet for the heated air in the compartment. now the only problem is doing it !LOL you already know ya got a problem now ya just need to find the easyest and most ship shape way to do this job with the amount of money you have to spend !I always like a natrual style inlet to the engine space, and a powerd outlet from the room. But thats me ! I like simple !! so really a large Dorade inlet and a drum style fan and pipeing to the outside where it will fit ! just my 2 cents
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Re: Perkins diesel air intake volume

Hi Gord,
Thankyou for responding to my question about engine air intake.
The info from Cat is most informative reading. It's hard to imagine
a boat being built without engine room ventilation, but they did it.
What is harder to imagine is the fact that previous owners of this
boat have not thought about Air-Supply for engines and the engine room.
But anyway, thanks again for your help, And Thanks to everyone else for
their help as well.
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