BURSTING DISC IS PROVIDED IN INTER-COOLER TO PROTECT IT’S CASING IN CASE INTER-COOLER LINE BURST. BURSTING OF INTER-COOLER WILL MAKE PRESSURIZED AIR TO ENTER THE CASING AND MAY LEAD TO BURSTING OF CASING TOO. HENCE TO AVOID IT BURSTING DISC IS PROVIDE.
BUT WHAT IF BURSTING DISC BURST AND THAT TOO DURING MANEUVERING. WELL THAT’S A PROBLEMATIC SITUATION. IN THIS SITUATION WE CANNOT CHANGE THE INTER-COOLER AS AIR WILL BE REQUIRED FREQUENTLY FOR MAIN ENGINE.
IN THIS SITUATION, THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM IS BY PERFORMING FOLLOWING STEPS :-
- KEEP THE COMPRESSOR IN MANUAL.
- ONE WATCHKEEPER OFFICER/ OILER SHOULD BE PRESENT AT ALL TIME TO OPERATE THE COMPRESSOR.
- KEEP THE WATER VALVES CLOSED BEFORE STARTING THE COMPRESSOR.
- ONCE COMPRESSOR IS STARTED, OPEN THE WATER VALVES AND LET THE WATER FLOW OUT OF THE BURSTING DISC AREA WHICH IS ALREADY OPEN DUE TO BURSTING OF BURSTING DISC.
- KEEP AN EYE ON THE EXPANSION TANK OF THE COMPRESSOR AND FILL IT UP AS SOON AS THE LEVEL START FALLING.
- STOP THE WATER BEFORE STOPPING THE COMPRESSOR OR ELSE WATER WILL ENTER INSIDE THE INTER-COOLER TUBE.