Ship engine problems are often triggered by the suboptimal performance of the air cooler. Here are some common causes:

• Dirty air cooler fins
• Leaking air cooler pipes
• Suboptimal air cooler pump pressure

Solution

To prevent a decline in engine performance, ensure there are no leaks in the air cooler pipes. Maintain the performance of the cooling pump and regularly clean the cooler fins to ensure the air supply to the engine combustion chamber is not disrupted.

To clean fouling deposits on the air cooler fins of a ship engine, Eonchemicals offers the TurboKlin 544 solution, which effectively dissolves fouling deposits (carbon, oil mist, sulfur, etc.) from engine exhaust gases that accumulate on the cooler fins.

TurboKlin 544 can be applied using soaking, ultrasonic, or circulation systems.

Success Story

One of our customers in the shipping industry in Surabaya experienced carbon fouling deposits on their cooler fins. As a solution, Eonchemicals applied the TurboKlin 544 product using a soaking system with the following steps :

• Preparing a tank filled with water for soaking
• Adding TurboKlin 544 chemical with a 20% concentration
• Placing the air cooler into the soaking tank
• Creating air circulation (aeration) in the tank to aid mechanical action, making the chemical cleaning process more effective
• Soaking and aeration were carried out for approximately 6 hours

Note: The concentration of the chemical and the soaking time should be adjusted according to the severity of the fouling deposits

Soaking tub

Before cleaning                                                                 After cleaning

If you encounter the same problem, please contact us for a free consultation.