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Starting Air Compressor - Sizing

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Starting-air compressor sizing per SOLAS II-1 Reg. 32 - 12 consecutive starts in 1 h for reversing engine without reducer.

Formula

$$ \dot V = 2 \cdot V_{req} / t $$

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$V_req$Total air for startsNm³maker data

Sources

  • SOLAS II-1 Reg. 32.