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Switzerland Gas shifts to the front burner LNG gets turbo boost 13 Demand for liquefied natural gas in the marine sector on the increase Vapor trails in the Nordic skies 8 The ABB turbocharged dual-fuel passenger ferry Viking Grace Upgrading marine turbochargers 4 Significant fuel saving allows rapid pay-back From the editor Turbocharger upgrades Viking Grace Fuel economy for Wärtsilä marine engine Low emissions thanks to dual-fuel engines on 04 models. 08 the passenger ferry. charge! 2|14 The much anticipated IMO decision on Senior Manager, OEM Service Sales, has when to implement IMO Tier III, together to say about how the saving in fuel con- with the increase in demand for Liquefied sumption seen in power generation plants Natural Gas (LNG) now also being seen is equally possible for marine engines. in the marine sector, mark shifts in the marketplace that ABB Turbocharging is On the service front you can read about well positioned and equipped to respond our latest efforts to ensure our cus- to, with the technologies that will meet tomers always receive premium quality today’s and future needs. work and quick support whenever and wherever they need it. We have recently In this issue of charge! we follow up on widened our network again, opening our successful launch of the A200-L for new Service Points in Batam, Indonesia, two-stroke engines announced at SMM at Dubai Dry Dock in Dubai, in Bahrain Hamburg two years ago with an article and in Fredericia, Denmark. highlighting the significant fuel saving possible when using these turbochargers As publication of this edition of charge! in combination with High Pressure Tuning coincides with SMM 2014 being held in Magdalena Okopska (HPT) (page 6). Another article looks at Hamburg from 9 – 12 September 2014, Head of Market Communication Valve Control Management (VCM), pre- we heartily invite all our readers to visit ABB Turbocharging sented for the first time in its current form Stand no. 202 in Hall A3 and learn how at the CIMAC World Congress last year, ABB Turbocharging can support you in and at the great future we anticipate for it running a sustainable business. in dual-fuel and gas engines (page 16). The benefits of turbocharger upgrades, I hope you enjoy reading this issue of introduced in 2013, are another topic; turn charge! and look forward to meeting you to page 4 to read what Reinier Bakker, in Hamburg. 2 ABB charge! 2|14 Contents Swire Pacific Offshore Semester at Sea Africa Technical Manager Aart Rikkers on his ABB turbocharged MV Explorer provides time 18 experience with ABB Turbocharging. 22 to study while sailing around the world. Technology Service 4 Upgrading marine turbochargers 18 Support spotlight on Africa ABB Turbocharging explores ways to save fuel at sea ABB Turbocharging’s business partner Swire Pacific 6 A200-L: A small turbocharger builds a big reputation Offshore on its in Douala, Cameroon, based activities The benefits of the turbocharger series in two-stroke low-speed engines 13 A turbo boost for LNG News ABB Turbocharging and the increasing importance 20 Openings, Announcements, Agreements of liquefied natural gas in the marine sector 16 VCM’s bright future on the sea How Valve Control Management (VCM) benefits marine Tips for the operator applications 24 Slow steaming – a proven strategy Fuel saving methods for international container lines Applications 8 Vapor trails in the Nordic skies Recipe ABB turbocharged dual-fuel passenger ferry 26 The poetry of passages Viking Grace helps to safeguard the Baltic environment Poetical reflexions with fillet of lamb 22 When “both…and” is simply perfect Semester at Sea combines study and travel on an ABB turbocharged vessel ABB charge! 2|14 3 Service Cruise ships are among vessels benefiting from upgrades. Upgrading marine turbochargers ABB Turbocharging explores ways to save fuel at sea. Text Jonathan Walker, Photography Michael Reinhard ince introducing the option of eration with engine builder Wärtsilä, ships,” notes Reinier Bakker, Senior turbocharger upgrades in 2013, ABB Turbocharging is anticipating strong Manager, OEM Service Sales. “This is a ABB Turbocharging has won demand by preparing upgrade packages logical step because cruise ships are S contracts on a number of for specific Wärtsilä marine engine models. powered by what is essentially a floating medium-speed engines in power gener- electrical power plant, and they use ation plants (see charge! 2|13). Cruise ship study the same Wärtsilä engine types as many With its benefits for fuel consumption “As a first step, together with Wärtsilä, land-based power stations. Hence, at a time of rising fuel prices, upgrading at ABB Turbocharging we have started much of the work we have done on land turbochargers is, of course, equally pos- to look at upgrading turbochargers on can be readily translated to the cruise sible for marine engines. Hence, in coop- the Wärtsilä W12V46 engine in cruise ship context.” 4 ABB charge! 2|14 Service Depending on the size of the cruise annual running time for a marine engine, ship, up to six diesel generator sets will at current fuel prices, it could amount to Upgrades: be in use. “The floating power station a saving in fuel worth well over USD Benefits at a glance concept is a great idea, since the same 40,000 per year for every 10 MW of diesel engines, powering electrical gen- engine power – and cruise ships can – Significant fuel saving for rapid erators in so-called ‘generator sets’, can require up to 80 MW,” Bakker stresses. pay-back provide power for the electric motors Bakker points to further benefits of – Improved engine load acceptance which drive the propellers as well as all ABB Turbocharging upgrades. “Since – Extremely cost effective when the many other electrical powered only the compressor wheel and some included in a scheduled safety devices, including many associated with other components, such as the com- concept SIKO overhaul passenger comfort on a sea-going hotel. pressor wall insert, need to be replaced, – Reduced engine and turbocharger For example: the air conditioning for the we retain the vast majority of the hard- maintenance via lower thermal whole ship as well as the kitchens cook- ware of the original turbocharger. So such stress ing three meals a day for over 4,000 pas- an upgrade can be implemented in a sengers, the lighting in cabins, large dining short time – typically two days maximum. rooms and sumptuous ballrooms.” “Moreover, we can maximize this ben- efit by incorporating the upgrade into a regarding the optimum time to exchange New compressor wheel ‘SIKO’ overhaul.” the rotating parts in order to keep the The basis of the upgrade would be fit- turbocharger operating within accept- ting a new design of compressor wheel SIKO savings able safety standards”, Bakker explains. to the existing turbochargers on the gen- SIKO is ABB Turbocharging’s advanced “And, since a SIKO overhaul always erator sets’ engines. “As a first project, safety concept. Its designation derives includes replacement of the turbocharger together with Wärtsilä, we are looking at from the German SIcherkeitsKOnzept rotor by the ABB Turbocharging service the upgrade of TPL 73-A30 turbochargers and denotes a sophisticated tool for team, a rotor with an upgraded com- on their twelve cylinder, vee configura- calculating the effect of thermal and pressor wheel can be fitted as part of the tion type W12V46 diesel engines. The mechanical stresses on a given turbo- normal SIKO overhaul process.” benefit we bring for the customer is to charger’s rotating components on an Financially, combining the turbo- increase the efficiency of these turbo - engine with a given load profile. charger upgrade with a SIKO overhaul chargers by incorporating the new com- “The calculation takes into account a has two benefits. “First, the cost of the pressor wheel, the so-called A32 model, range of operating factors and values, upgraded rotor can be absorbed into a which also has a wider compressor map, resulting in a realistic recommendation scheduled, expected service operation. Second, after the SIKO overhaul, the engine operator can expect an immedi- ate reduction in his fuel costs. Indeed, we calculate the saving will be enough to rapidly amortize any additional costs, A benefit is that only the within about half a year.” compressor wheel and Additional benefits some other components In the upgrade case described, the need to be replaced, new compressor wheel brings additional benefits via an increase in turbocharger so an upgrade can be speed margin and reduced engine exhaust implemented in two days gas temperature. “The increased speed maximum. margin in combination with the wider compressor map can be used to improve engine response to load changes,” Bakker observes. “The reduced engine exhaust gas temperature means that many parts of the engine, including the exhaust mani- and can therefore offer its best efficiency fold – but also the turbochargers – over a wider spectrum of engine opera- will experience less thermal load and tion,” Bakker adds. a reduction in maintenance costs, although hard to quantify at the moment, Significant saving will be the positive consequence. “In the preparatory project, testing “So when ABB Turbocharging and has confirmed our experience that this Wärtsilä cooperate on turbocharger upgrade will raise the engine’s fuel effi- upgrades, the engine operator can look ciency by 0.5% and upward. While this forward to a really attractive set of bene- may not seem a great deal, over a typical Upgrades expert Reinier Bakker. fits,” Bakker concludes. ABB charge! 2|14 5 Technology A200-L: A small turbocharger builds a big reputation The benefits of the A200-L turbocharger series in combination with High Pressure Tuning are highly welcome in the two-stroke low-speed engine market, as this customer testimonial from CMM shows.