
ENGINE
COOLING
CIRCUIT
DESCRIPTION
Westerbeke marine diesel generators 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 moving 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 walls to the raw water which is then pumped into the
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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.
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COOLING
CIRCUIT
DIAGRAM
FRESH
WATER
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RAWWATER
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NOTE:
KEEP
PASSAGE
THROUGH
THE
MANIFOLD
CLEAR
(A
PIPE
CLEANER
WORKS
WELL).
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NOTE:
AN
ANTI-SIPHON
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"-,
VALVE
MAY
BE
REQUIRED
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FRESH
WATER
DRAIN
RAW
WATER
DRAIN
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