Exam Question
With reference to surveying of large starting air receivers:
(a) Explain where corrosion is likely to occur and state why it occurs in these regions
(b) State how the incidence of corrosion in air receivers might be minimized
(c) If serious corrosion is detected in a starting air receiver and that receiver must be used explain how you, as Chief Engineer, would determine the maximum pressure to which the receiver should be subjected
(d) State the further action a Chief Engineer must take upon discovering such air receiver corrosion.