Installation Recommendations - Beta Marine Beta 14 Installation Manual

Section 1

INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS

The installation details are basic guidelines to assist
installation, however due to the great diversity of marine
craft it is impossible to give definitive instructions.
Therefore Beta Marine can accept no responsibility for any
damage or injury incurred during the installation of a Beta
Marine Engine whilst following these guidelines.
• All engines shall be placed within an enclosure
separated from living quarters and installed so as to
minimise the risk of fires or spread of fires as well as
hazards from toxic fumes, heat, noise or vibrations in
the living quarters.
VENTILATION
The engine compartment needs air.
a) as air (oxygen) to burn the diesel fuel, and
b) as air to keep the engine cool (still hot at 100°C)
by ventilation.
It is important that the engine compartment has adequate
ventilation, and this is your responsibility. If there is no
ventilation the engine can overheat and damage can be
caused. As a general statement an engine will produce
radiated heat - approximately equal to
output power. Also the larger battery charging alternators
create lots of heat. (A symptom of overheating problems
is often black belt dust). If you have any doubts about
Typical ventilation sizes
Combustion 14 cm
Ventilation 13 cm
Inlet / Outlet dia.
INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KEEL COOLED ENGINES
Keel cooled engine, overheating is sometimes caused by:
a) Not fully venting the engine cooling system of air. It is
necessary to remove all air from the cooling system -
including the "skin" tanks and (if fitted) the Calorifier
and associated piping.
/ of the engine
1
3
10hp 20hp 30hp
28 cm 43 cm
2 2
25 cm 37 cm
2 2
6 cm 9 cm 11 cm
• Unless the engine is protected by a cover or its own
enclosure, exposed moving or hot parts of the engine
that could cause personal injury shall be effectively
shielded.
• Engine parts and accessories that require frequent
inspection and / or servicing must be readily
accessible.
• The insulating materials inside engine spaces shall be
non-combustible.
the temperature of your engine compartment please
check with a thermometer on a hot day, the maximum
temperature in the engine compartment should be less
than 70°C - the cooler the better!
Engine compartment ventilation is normally best with two
holes; an inlet allowing colder air to enter below to the
alternator and drive belts and a second outlet (about the
same size) for the hot air to rise and ventilate out from the
top of the engine compartment. Adequate ventilation must
be included with all installations. Installations require a
good quality reliable electric ventilation fan wired into the
ignition switch to remove the hot air. The required air flow
volumes in m /min = 0.05 x engine power in hp.
3
40hp 50hp
57 cm 71 cm
2 2 2
50 cm 62 cm
2 2 2
12 cm 13 cm
b) Incorrectly sized "skin" tanks that have been sized for
'usual' canal use, rather than maximum engine output
that can sometimes be required on fast flowing rivers.
An additional "skin" tank may need to be fitted; please
refer to our website: Inland waterways - guidelines:
keel cooling tank sizes.
3
75hp 100hp
106 cm 142 cm 213 cm
2 2
92 cm 123 cm 185 cm
2 2
16 cm 19 cm
150hp
2
2
22 cm