ML20093G482

Provides Summary of Battelle Subcontract W/Tdi to Evaluate Special Silicon carbide-impregnated Cylinder Liners & Piston Rings.Task Does Not Involve Dependability Tests of Tdi Engines.No Apparent Conflict Found

ML20093G482
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Site:	05000000, Shoreham
Issue date:	05/02/1984
From:	Turner G Battelle Memorial Institute, PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATION
To:	Mike Williams Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Pacific Northwest Laboratories P.O. Box 999 Richland, Washington U.S.A. 99352 May 2, 1984 Telephone (509) 375-2267 Telex 15-2874 Mr. Mark Williams, TAPMG Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

SUMMARY

OF BATTELLE SUBCONTRACT B-80195 WITH TRANSAMERICA DELAVAL, INC. (TDI)

Transamerica Delaval, Inc. (TDI) is under subcontract to Battelle to evaluate special silicon carbide (sic)-impregnated cylinder liners and piston rings prepared by Laystall Engineering Company Ltd. of England for generic diesel service with heavy petroleum fuels. This effort does not involve depend-ability tests of TDI engines. The activity is supported by the Maritime Administration for Research and Development (MARAD) of the Department of Transportation, via the Department of Energy and its operating contract with Battelle for the Pacific Northwest Laboratory. The PNL staff supervising this effort are not involved in the NRC activity.

Battelle awarded the subject subcontract to TDI on 25 Nov 1981, at a firm fixed price of $30,705. The completion date was September 30, 1983. In October 1983, the term of the subcontract was extended to December 31, 1984, and the fixed price was increased to $32,985. Attached is a copy of the Statement of Work.

In our opinion, there is no real or apparent conflict between Battelle's work for NRC and that for MARAD' associated with the subcontract described above.

Very truly yours,

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Appendix "A" STATEMENT OF WORK The Contractor shall conduct a test program to evaluate the feasibility of using silicon carbide (sic) impregnated cylinder liners and piston rings in diesel engines operating on No. 2 diesel and heavy fuel. The work shall be divided into three phases as saecified below:

A. Phase-One

1. The Contractor shall provide and ship four (4) cylinder liners and four (4) sets of piston rings for the R-46 engine to:

Laystall Engineering Company Limited 10 Dixon Street Wolverhampton, England WV2 2BU Attention: Mr. Jack Tanner Telephone: Area Code 902; Wolverhampton 51789

2. The Contractor shall arrange for the return shipment of the above Lengine ccmponents af ter the sic incregnation work is completed by aystall.

3. The Contractor shall completely blueprint the 4 liners and 4 sets of piston rings.

4 The Contractor shall install one of the liners and one set of the piston rings in a stationary R-46 laboratory engine for testing. The engine shall be run at 25-100 percent load on No. 2 diesel fuel.

5. Boroscope inspections shall be performed by the Contractor to check for compatibility between the liners and rings. The intpections shall be performed at the following time intervals:

a. Af ter 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> of operation,

b. After 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> of operation,

c. Af ter 120 hours0.00139 days <br />0.0333 hours <br />1.984127e-4 weeks <br />4.566e-5 months <br /> of operation,

d. Af ter 720 hours0.00833 days <br />0.2 hours <br />0.00119 weeks <br />2.7396e-4 months <br /> of operation.

If, af ter 720 hours0.00833 days <br />0.2 hours <br />0.00119 weeks <br />2.7396e-4 months <br />, the liners appear normal, the Contractor shall commence the testing specified in Phase Two below.

B. Phase Two 1.

The Contractor shall install one of the liners and one set of the piston rings in an R-46 engine operating in a municipal power plant in Glenallen, Alaska. The engine shall be run in a normal power plant mode on No. 2 diesel fuel.

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a. Af ter 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> of operation, "

b. After 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> of operation,

c. Af ter 100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> of operation,

d. After 1,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> of operation,

e. Af ter 2,00C hours of operation.

• If, after 2,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br />, the liners appear normal, the Contractor shall commence Phase Two testing.

C. Phase Two

1. The Contractor shall install the remaining two (2) liners and (2) sets of piston rings in an M/V Gott Engine (RV-16) on-board an ore freighter operating on the Great Lakes. The fuel to be used for this phase of testing shall be heavy oil (1400-4000 Redwood) and will not contain emulsified water.

2. The Contractor shall perfonn boroscope inspections of the liners at the following time intervals:

a. Af ter 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> of operation,

b. Af ter 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> of operation,

c. Af ter 100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> of operation,

d. After 2,500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> of q)eration.

e. Af ter 5000 hours0.0579 days <br />1.389 hours <br />0.00827 weeks <br />0.0019 months <br /> of operation, the Contractor shall remove the cylinder head and perform a thorough inspection of the liner to detennine wear trends. The inspection will include physical measurements of the conponents.

3. If a nonnal wear pattern is found, the Contractor shall reinstall the cylinder head. The engine will then be operated for an additional 5000 hours0.0579 days <br />1.389 hours <br />0.00827 weeks <br />0.0019 months <br />. If unusual or excessive wear patterns are found, Phase Two testing shall be tenninated.

D. Recortirq Recuirements 1.

The Contractor shall submit to Battelle cuarterly progress reports within two weeks of the conpletion of each respective quarter of perf ormance under this Contract. The progress report shall briefly sumnarize the work completed in the quarter, results obtained, and any problems encountered.

2. The Contractor shall submit to Battelle a final report detailing the performance of the liners and rings within one month of the conclusion ,

of the first 5000 hours0.0579 days <br />1.389 hours <br />0.00827 weeks <br />0.0019 months <br /> of operation in Phase Two. This report shall l

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If a second 5000 hour0.0579 days <br />1.389 hours <br />0.00827 weeks <br />0.0019 months <br /> testing operation is perfomed in Phase Two,' the Contractor shall submit to Battelle a supplemental final report within one month af ter completion of the testing. This report shall discuss the results obtained by the Contractor in the second inspection of the mari ne eng ine.

4. If testing is teminated prior to the completion of Phase Three, the final report shall detail the performance of the liners up to the time of such temination and shall be submitted within one month of testing termi natio n.

5. The Contractor shall submit one copy each of the above reports to:

Cheryl L. Cejka Darrell D. Hays Subcontract Admini strator Senior Development Engineer Batte lle Battelle P. O. Box 999 P. O. Box 999 Richland, WA 99352 Richland, WA 99352

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