Changes in Marine Diesel Engines Operating Strategy
Abstract Constant changes in the operating strategy of marine diesel engines are observed. They refer to whole engine and different functional systems of the engine in different range. The paper presents changes in marine diesel engines operating strategy. Gradual transition from simple failure response operating strategy – Corrective Maintenance (CM) to a reliability-oriented strategy – Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) has been described together with some remarks about Planed Maintenance (PM) systems and Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) systems with their latest form called CBM+. Some information about changes in diesel engines operating strategy in the Polish Navy (PN) at the turn of the last 35 years is also presented. An attempt to build engine analyzer for high-speed diesel engines at the Polish Naval Academy (PNA) in order to improve submarine diesel engines operating strategy is also described in the paper.