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December 2014 www.dieselgasturbine.com Also In This Issue th Rolls-Royce Adds New Engine Platform 45ANNIVERSARY Engine Testing & Development 1969 – 2014 DIESEL & GAS TURBINE WORLDWIDE MAGAZINE China’s Gas Turbine Future WW_DecCover.indd 1 11/17/14 9:11 AM MTU_Dec14_WW.indd 1 11/10/14 1:21 PM Navigating complex marine or naval projects? // Experience is everything Engine Supervision Local Operation Instrumentation Marine Ballast & Monitoring & Engine Safety & Wiring Water Management Engineered to Uncompromising Standards. Yours www.cmr-group.com CMR_Dec14_WW.indd 1 11/7/14 10:11 AM HAIGHT NOTES A Member of the Diesel & Gas Turbine Publications Group Editor & Publisher ...........................Brent Haight Managing Editor .............................Mike Rhodes Executive Editor ...................................DJ Slater Deputy Editor ...................................Mark Thayer Regional Manager/Editor ...............Ian Cameron Regional Manager/Editor .......... Roberto Chellini Regional Manager/Editor ........... Roberta Prandi Field Editor/Business Manager .... Bo Svensson Hold The Applause Senior Editor ................................... Patrick Crow Associate Editor ................................Jack Burke Associate Editor .............................Chad Elmore Associate Editor ................................... Art Aiello Copy Editor ................................ Jerry Karpowicz Digital Content Manager .......... Catrina Boettner Advertising Manager ........................Sarah Yildiz Circulation Manager ...................... Sheila Lizdas Production Manager ................... Marisa Roberts The U.S. and China have negoti- lines. Republicans have already sig- Graphic Artist ........................Brenda L. Burbach Graphic Artist .............................Carla D. Lemke ated an agreement to cut emissions naled that they would seek to derail Graphic Artist ........................... Amanda J. Ryan by 2030, a deal that President Barack Obama’s efforts once the GOP con- Graphic Artist ................................ Alyssa Loope Obama called a “major milestone” at trols the Senate next year, pointing PUBLICATION HEADQUARTERS 20855 Watertown Road, Suite 220 the Asia-Pacific Economic Coopera- out that Obama was burdening future Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186-1873, U.S.A. tion summit in Beijing in November. presidents with a tough-to-meet goal. Telephone: +1 262-754-4100 Telefax: +1 262-754-4175 HOUSTON, U.S.A. The White House said the U.S. At a press conference in the U.S., in- Brent Haight, Editor & Publisher would seek to reduce greenhouse gas coming Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mike Rhodes, Managing Editor Mark Thayer, Deputy Editor emissions by 26% to 28% below a McConnell (R-Ky.), said, “This unre- 12777 Jones Road, Suite 225 baseline level from 2005 by 2025. At alistic plan that the president would Houston, Texas 77070, U.S.A. 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Telephone: +46 70 2405369 Telefax: +46 122 14787 The problem: Each country fac- China pledged to halt the growth in JAPAN Akiyoshi Ojima, Branch Manager es myriad challenges in seeing any its greenhouse gas emissions around 51-16-301 Honmoku Sannotani, Naka-ku sweeping changes come to fruition. 2030. It didn’t, however, specify a Yokohama, 231-0824 Japan Telephone: +81 45 624 3502 Telefax: +81 45 624 3503 On the U.S. side, the agreement peak emissions level. Analysts predict CHINA would double the pace of carbon re- that an additional 800 to 1000 GW of S.H. Mok, Branch Manager Rm 1903A, 19/F, Sunbeam Commercial Building duction from 1.2% a year through nuclear, wind, solar and other zero- 469-471 Nathan Road 2020 to 2.3% to 2.8% a year after- emissions generation capacity must Kowloon, Hong Kong Telephone: +852 31187930 Telefax: +852 23321565 ward. The White House said this be deployed by 2030 — more than all KOREA ambitious target could be met under the coal-fired power plants that exist Myung-Shin Lee, Sales Manager 191-1, Pyungchang-dong, Chongno-ku existing laws and that it would gen- in China today — otherwise the goal Seoul, Korea 100-648 erate as much as US$93 billion in can’t be met. A Telephone: +82 2 391 4254 Telefax: +82 2 391 4255 Reprints of all articles published in “net benefits” from improved public Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide are available. health and reduced pollution. Please address inquiries to: [email protected] But this is Washington, the land of Tel: +1 262-754-4147 • Telefax: +1 262-754-4177 polarized politics and manipulative DIESEL & GAS TURBINE PUBLICATIONS Brent Haight President & CEO ....................Michael J. Osenga agendas that fall firmly along political [email protected] Executive Vice President ...Michael J. Brezonick 2 December 2014 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide WW967.indd 1 11/17/14 11:43 AM CONTENTS FEATURES DECEMBER 2014 ENGINE TESTING & DEVELOPMENT Monitoring Engines One Cylinder At A Time .......................................... 6 It’s How You Start ....................................................................................14 Hi-Tek Adds Fiber Laser Processes ......................................................... 22 Advanced Testing Pays Off ..................................................................... 34 Eye On The Future .................................................................................. 38 Targeting Nondestructive Testing .......................................................... 44 INDUSTRY NEWS A Waking Giant .......................................................................................10 First For China’s Gas Turbine Industry ...................................................10 RAIL TRACTION Cover designed by Amanda Ryan Batteries Included ................................................................................... 12 On The Cover: December is our annual Engine Issue. MTU PowerPacks For Polish Rail Power ................................................ 42 Coverage begins on page 6. 2014 ENGINE SPECS-AT-A-GLANCE Follow dgtww on: 2014 Engine Specs-At-A-Glance ...............................................................16 2014 ENGINE TECH REVIEW 2014 Engine Tech Review ....................................................................... 24 Global Reach Consistent Readership MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS The Rolls-Royce B33:45 Platform ............................................................18 Flexible Propulsion Solutions ................................................................. 20 Maintaining Pressure To Save Fuel ........................................................ 32 www.dieselgasturbine.com The Need For The Switch ....................................................................... 36 PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. 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