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Foreword
This Operating Manual is provided in support of equipment supplied by Napier Turbochargers Ltd. It is designed to
provide information, advice and guidance to the owner/operator on the operation and routine maintenance of the
equipment.
The equipment supplied is complex which is intended for use only by professionally trained operators. The
owner/operator shouldtherefore ensurethat all operatorsareproperly trained forthe operationand maintenance of
the equipment assigned to them. It is essential that this operators manual is read before beginning operation byall
persons working with or at the turbocharger. All operators and routine maintenance staff must have ready access to
a copy of the Operating Manual. Further copies can be obtained from NAPIER Turbochargers.
The instructions set out in this Manual assume that operators have a general understanding of the requirements for
safe operation of mechanical and electricalequipment inpotentially hazardous environments involving either gas or
liquid fuels. These instructions therefore should be interpreted and applied in conjunctionwith the safety rules and
regulations applicable at the site and the particular requirements for operation of other equipment at the site.
The final decisionfor operating theequipment at the site in asafe andresponsible manner rests entirely with you as
the owner/operator. This involves many factors outside NAPIER’s knowledge and control, and therefore NAPIER is
unable to accept (and hereby disclaims) any liability (whether based on breach of contract, warranty or statutory
duty, negligence or otherwise) for damage or loss of any kind which may be incurred as a result of applying the
information or advice contained in this Manual.
No additional representations or warranties by NAPIER regarding the equipment or its use are given or implied by the
issue of this Manual. The rights, obligations and liabilities of NAPIER and the owner/operator are strictly limited to
those expressly provided in the contract relating to the supply of the equipment.
The information set out in this manual has been developed from NAPIER’s standard equipment build specification.
Where possible at the time of publication, information has been included in respect of modifications to that
equipment which are specific to that contract and for additional equipment manufactured by others. The timing of
publication and the ongoing nature of design improvements can mean however, that features of the equipment
supplied will be different from those shown in this publication. No liability is accepted by NAPIER for errors,
omissions or discrepancies of this nature.
Because of variations in equipment build, it is important that owners/operators should only replace components
with spare parts which are identical to the origInal or contain modifications approved by NAPIER. When ordering
parts always quotethe turbocharger serial numberand the specification of build. NAPIER accepts no responsibility
under its warranty or otherwise for defects, damage or injury which result from the use of repair or replacement parts
not approved by NAPIER.
This manual must be maintained for the life of the equipment supplied. Updates issued by NAPIER in the form of
specific Amendments or more generally published as Service Bulletins will be distributed to the engine builder and
they are responsible for the distribution to the end user and should be incorporated without delay for future
reference.
The data, drawings and other information contained in this manual are confidential proprietary information of
NAPIER. They are disclosed in confidence to the owner/operators of the equipment supplied by NAPIER under the
contract solely for their use in the operation and maintenance of that equipment. No licence is granted for the
manufacture of replacement equipment or components or other purposes. Thecontents of this manual shall notbe
copied or disclosed to third parties without written authorisation of NAPIER.
©Copyright Napier Turbochargers Ltd. 2000
Confidential. No part of this publication may be reproduced or copied in any form or manner (including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording
translating or other information retrieval system) without prior written authority of the copyright owner.
Napier Turbochargers Ltd.
P.O. Box 1 Lincoln. LN5 7FD England
Tel:- +44 (0)1522 516666
Fax:- +44 (0)1522 516667
Email:- service@napier-turbochargers.com
