A large two-stroke diesel engine and a supporting plate structure for connection between an engine main structure and an exhaust gas receiver

摘要

A supporting plate structure (100) for connection between an engine main structure (1) and an exhaust gas receiver (16), said plate structure (100) comprising: two opposite steel plates (110, 115), each having a first and a second end (117, 118) - at least one spacer (130) maintaining said two plates (110, 115) in a spaced apart relationship, said spacer (130) being arranged between said plates (110, 115) at a location (116 ) between said first (117) and second 118) end, and - a connector (102, 105) at said first end (117) and at said second end (118), said connectors (102, 105) maintaining said two steel plates (110, 115) at a respective spacing (82, 83) between each other at said ends (117, 118) and said at least one spacer (130) inaintaining said two steel plates (110, 115) at a second and larger spacing (Sl) between each other at said spacer (130)