Hello Michael, Thanks for your reply. The tank as it is, is working fine, also at sea with severe weather. No risk of sinking there. The tank...
Hello All, these days it becomes more and more difficult to pump the toilet straight overboard. Holding tanks are an option, but because of my...
I have the same engine but without the turbo charger and therefore 100hp. Built in 1979 and it had run 35.000 hours. A complete overhaul was done...
16-17 celcius overnight and during sailing and 20-21 celcius when we are relaxing inside. about 85 Celsius Pipes to get it to the desired location...
Please read my earlier post(s) A regular fuel heater with an efficiency of abt 90% is the main source of heat on board. Storing heat that usually...
In that case it should be an open system and not a closed circulation. If it would be a closed circuit, there is nowhere to go except far adding...
Joakim, my coolant is 90 degrees and that is pretty much the maximum I would go to for seawater tank temperature any way. In regards to the...
Frosty, It is not that I want to be impossible, but it is the main reason why I was focusing on utilizing the existing coolant circulation circuit...
I think you will have a problem as soon as the whole system reaches maximum temperatures and the water will not be cooled any more because the...
@ Tackwise, your math seems to be very similar to mine. Answers to your points: 1)I want to "collect" the waste heat of 4-5 hours of motoring at...
Good to know! Unfortunately they are not, it is a steel boat and the diesel tank is part of the bottom structure of the vessel for optimum weight...
I will, but I will start with the circulation water and will add the exhaust heat storage later to make it two independent systems. How would you...
1/3 th of the diesels energy is usually used for mechanical energy, however, industrial slow running diesels get as far as 50% mechanical...
I'm not sure how the cooling is divided over exhaust and cooling system. based on the assumption that a kg of diesel gives 11.7 kWh of energy and...
