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Maximum exhaust back pressure

Thread starter MarineEngineer
Start date Feb 2, 2003

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Feb 2, 2003

MarineEngineer

Marine/Ocean

I'm searching for information about typical values of maximum exhaust back pressure for diesel engines ranging from 100kW to 20,000kW. Are there any rules of thumb that one can use during an initial evaluation of the allowable pressure drop in the exhaust system?

Thanks
Danek