The offshore supply vessel to which you are assigned is fitted with generator set drive engines as shown in the illustration. What statement is true in terms of the combustion chamber design? Illustration MO-0006
• Look closely at the shape of the cylinder head surface (fire-deck) above the piston — is it flat or curved like part of a sphere? • Identify whether there is a separate small chamber in the cylinder head connected by a narrow passage to the main cylinder (pre‑combustion/turbulence) or if all combustion space is directly over the piston (open chamber). • Notice the location of the fuel injector and valves and how the combustion space is formed around them.
• From the illustration, does the combustion space appear entirely within the main cylinder over the piston, or can you see an extra small chamber off to the side or above? • If there were a pre‑combustion or turbulence chamber, what distinctive small rounded pocket and connecting throat would you expect to see in the head section? Do you see that here? • When you trace the outline of the metal surface forming the top of the chamber (the head side), does it look essentially flat, or is it clearly dome/hemisphere‑shaped?
• Confirm whether there is any separate small chamber in the head; if not, eliminate the pre‑combustion and turbulence chamber options. • Decide if the fire-deck profile in the drawing is flat or hemispherical by following its cross‑section line carefully. • Match what you see to the correct wording: open type combustion chamber (no secondary chamber) versus pre‑combustion/turbulence chambers (have a distinct small chamber and throat).
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