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Engine Room Ventilation

Engine Room Ventilation

Engine Room Ventilation

(OP)
What are the requirements in Engine room ventilation? Thanks.

RE: Engine Room Ventilation

Combustion air + excess air + cooling air = total airflow

You can get all this from the engine maker.

RE: Engine Room Ventilation

If you are talking about a generator with a remote rad, you could be changing the air every minute in the room.

As others have mentioned get the combustion air requirement, the heat off of the block, the heat off of the alternator and the heat picked up through insulated exhaust to determine your air flow.

If it is a gen with a rad and a cowling outside for the exhaust, the air moving for the rad is going to be limited to 0.5" static per NFPA110, http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/AboutTheCodes.asp?DocNum=110&cookie%5Ftest=1

Besides combustion and the rad air, you will most likely need some more air flowing.

Try some of the pointers here http://www.cumminspower.com/na/technical/application/t030/chapter6.jsp

Kohlerpower will have some info as well scroll around on their site

Take the "V" out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC(k) job.

RE: Engine Room Ventilation

(OP)
The genset is from kohlerpower. Thanks for your replies. Abbynormal, we dont have to re-invent the wheel right? I hink thats is why there are more experienced engrs and rookies like me...

RE: Engine Room Ventilation

You have to learn how to fish

Take the "V" out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC(k) job.

RE: Engine Room Ventilation


Check out Baldor engines catalogue, google it out. They have good design info, including summary of NFPA 110.

RE: Engine Room Ventilation

(OP)
So were does adding the "k" come from...knowledge??? Thanks much!

RE: Engine Room Ventilation

komes from hard knocks

Take the "V" out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC(k) job.

RE: Engine Room Ventilation

(OP)
funny abbynormal... hehehe! i guess u know less!

RE: Engine Room Ventilation

I know how to fish

Take the "V" out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC(k) job.

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