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MAN Diesel & Turbo
Teglholmsgade 41
2450 Copenhagen SV. Denmark
Phone +45 33 85 11 00
Fax +45 33 85 10 30
info-cph@mandieselturbo.com
www.mandieselturbo.com
Det Norske Veritas AS
NO-1322 Hvik, Norway
Phone +47 67 57 99 00
Fax: +47 67 57 99 11
www.dnv.com
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3 Quantum 9000
Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 5
Concept Overview ............................................................................................. 6
Trade Route and Operational Profile ................................................................... 8
The Engine ...................................................................................................... 11
Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) ..................................................................... 16
Test Experience ............................................................................................... 19
Gas Supply System ......................................................................................... 20
LNG Tanks ...................................................................................................... 23
Class Requirements ........................................................................................ 24
Bunkering ....................................................................................................... 25
Hull Optimisation ............................................................................................. 26
General Arrangement ...................................................................................... 27
LNG Tank Arrangement ................................................................................... 28
Main Engine Room Safety ............................................................................... 28
Recommendations for the Utilisation of Available Energy from LNG .................. 29
Reduction of Power Need for Reefer Containers .............................................. 29
Cool Down Air Supply to Turbocharger ............................................................ 30
Other Cooling Needs ....................................................................................... 30
Ballast Water ................................................................................................... 31
Propeller Optimisation ..................................................................................... 32
Cost-benefit Calculations ................................................................................ 32
Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 34
References...................................................................................................... 34
4 Quantum 9000
5 Quantum 9000
Introduction
The need for seaborne transportation
will increase significantly in the years
to come. At the same time, the fuel oil
price is increasing, stricter emission re-
quirements are coming into force, and
the public is becoming more concerned
about the environmental footprint of
shipping. As a result, the industry is in-
vestigating alternative fuels for shipping.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an attrac-
tive option since it reduces the emis-
sions, and is expected to be cheaper
than fuel oil in the future because of the
large world reserves of natural gas.
Background
The use of liquefied natural gas (LNG)
as ship fuel is not a new idea. LNG has
been used for many years on gas car-
riers with boilers (in the case of steam
turbine propulsion), four-stroke diesel
mechanical propulsion or diesel elec-
tric propulsion installed. All these solu-
tions are based on consumption of the
readily available LNG as the fuel, and/
or boil-off gas from the LNG tanks. In
recent years, the LNG infrastructure,
particularly in Norway, has developed
to the extent that other ship types, like
Ro-Ro and smaller ferryboats, use LNG
as the fuel, and it is now established as
a clean and reliable fuel for propulsion
and auxiliary power generation.
In April 2010, DNV presented the LNG-
fuelled container ship concept Quan-
tum. The Quantum concept introduces
a number of innovative solutions to
increase efficiency and reduce the en-
vironmental impact of container ship
operation. Based on input from the in-
dustry, flexibility was found to be the
answer to the many uncertainties fac-
ing the industry in the years to come.
The machinery arrangement is based
on electric propulsion and dual fuel
gensets. This was selected with the
need for flexibility in mind, and is based
on an assessment of the alternative so-
lutions available at the time.
With the recent technology develop-
ment, MAN Diesel & Turbo can now offer
both dual fuel medium speed engines,
and low speed MAN B&W LNG-burning
ME-GI type engines offering propul-
sion power with reduced emissions.
The development of the ME-GI engine
has made it possible to install a simple,
yet unique propulsion power solution,
with a total system efficiency similar to
conventional vessels, but with reduced
emissions. Hence, the further develop-
ment of the DNV Quantum project with
a single propulsion line, using an ME-GI
main engine as the power source, is a
natural and obvious progression for fu-
ture container ship designs to obtain a
reliable, energy efficient, and emission-
friendly LNG solution.
As a result of recent market trends, it
was decided to increase the ship size
from the 6,000-teu range to the 9,000-
teu range. With the new Panama Canal,
this ship size is very relevant for the Asia-
US trade through the Panama Canal. The
hull form and arrangement has, conse-
quently, been modified and optimised for
the new machinery arrangement, ship
size and trade.
Emission regulations
The ME-GI engine will fulfil IMO Tier III
NO
x
levels when combined with the
exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) tech-
nology. A technology developed by
MAN Diesel & Turbo for the complete
low speed B&W engine programme for
compliance with IMO Tier III NO
x
emis-
sion regulations.
Quantum 9000
Fig. 1: Quantum 9000
6 Quantum 9000
Methane slip, a problem commonly as-
sociated with dual fuel engines, is not
an issue with the ME-GI engine, due to
operation according to the Diesel cycle
principle. In this respect, the ME-GI is
not vulnerable to the valve overlap, or
localised gas fuel pocket formation on
the cylinder wall, resulting in methane
slip, and which may occur as a conse-
quence of operation according to the
Otto cycle principle.
Concept Overview
Quantum 9000 has been designed to
be more efficient and environmentally
friendly compared with existing ships,
without introducing major complications
in the building and operation of the ship.
The new solution for LNG machinery,
the ME-GI engine, demonstrates that
improvements can be achieved on both
the machinery and hull side, by using
existing and well-proven technology.
The first Quantum concept study in-
troduced a diesel-electric arrangement
with pod propulsion. This is a proven
system in the cruise industry, but new
to the container ship market, where a
single-screw low speed two-stroke so-
lution has been the predominant choice
of propulsion. The Quantum 9000 intro-
duces LNG to the preferred container
ship propulsion system, making it more
available to container ship owners.
Twin island designs are common for big-
ger ships in the 12-14,000 teu range.
Single island has been the common so-
lution for 9,000 teu size. Benefits such
as increased container loading and im-
proved vision from the bridge justifies a
twin island solution also for the smaller
size ship. Collisions and groundings are
among the most common incidents for
container ships. Highlights of the new
concept are outlined below:
Main features
Gas-fuelled main engine two-stroke
ME-GI
Dual fuel auxiliary engines
Full fuel flexibility (HFO/DFO/LNG)
Full ECA compliance (Tier III)
Optimised according to the opera-
tional profile
Improved EEDI
Cost-efficient solutions.
Machinery
Efficiency improvements and reduced
emissions are obtained with the MAN
B&W two-stroke ME-GI gas engine. The
benefits are:
Simple modifications
Conventional engine room
Proven performance
High fuel efficiency
High fuel flexibility
High reliability.
Hull design and arrangement
The hull design and arrangement has
been optimised for maximum space uti-
lisation, minimum hull fuel consumption,
minimum need for ballast water, and in-
creased safety. The main benefits are:
Better space utilisation with twin is-
land
Greatly improved sightline from the
bridge
Sufficient LNG capacity without loss
of cargo space
Pressurised type-C LNG storage
tanks for maximum reliability
Reduced need for ballast water
Increased ship beam, reduced block
coefficient
4-blade propeller optimisation.
Fig. 3: The hull arrangement
Fig. 2: The ship hull performance
7 Quantum 9000
CONTAINER VESSEL QUANTUM 9000 CONCEPT
Class: DNV CONTAINER CARRIER NAUTICUS(Newbuilding) E0 DG-P TMON BIS LCS-SI
Optional notations: RC-1(1072/131) NAUT-AW CLEAN BWM-T COMF-V3 VIBR F-M
POOP DECK
MAIN DECK
B.L.
D.B.
10 0 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310
FORECASTLE DECK
320 330 130 140 150 160
2 3 4 5 6 1 7 9 8
90 100 110 120 220 170 180 190 200 210 340 350 360 370 380
MAIN PARTICULARS:
Length betw. perpendiculars, Lbp 297.979 m
Length overall, Loa 313.845 m
Breadth moulded, B 48.0 m
Depth moulded, D 26.4 m
Draught moulded, T 15.0 m
Design draught, Td 13.5 m
Min. design draught at AP 13.5 m
Min. design draught at FP 13.5 m
Block coecient, Cb (@Td) 0.58
Waterplane area coecient, Cwp 0.762
Deadweight, design 81,155 t
Deadweight, scantling 98,618 t
Lightship (esimated/preliminary) 34,432 t
Design speed 22.0 kn
(at design draught, 85% MCR / 15% sea margin)
Crew 28 + 6 Suez
TANK CAPACITIES:
Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) 4,000 m
3
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) 6,500 m
3
Marine Diesel/Gas Oil (MDO/MGO) 1,600 m
3
Lubricatng Oil 16 m
3
Fresh Water 360 m
3
Ballast Water 24,728 m
3
All oil tanks according to MARPOL Oil Tank
Protecton
Cruising range approx. 16,000 nm
ENGINE PLANT:
Main engine: MAN 9S80ME-C9.2-GI
MCR: 40,590 kW @ 78.0 rpm
Propeller: Fixed pitch, 4 blades, dia. 10 m
AUX engine/Gen Sets : 4 x 2,500 kW
Emergency generator : 1 x 250 kW @ 1,800 rpm
Bow Thrusters: 2 x 2000 kW
WHR plant (ME @85% MCR ISO): 2,709 kW
CONTAINER STOWAGE:
Container capacity (total) 8,708 TEU
On deck: 5,570 TEU
Below deck (cargo hold): 3,138 TEU
Reefer capacity (total) 1,203 FEU
On deck: 1,072 FEU
Below deck (cargo hold): 131 FEU
Rows (max) on deck / in cargo hold 19/17
Tiers (max) on deck / in cargo hold 9/9
Pontoon hatch covers (composite/light weight):
Hatch 01C (1x): 12.97 x 24.27 m
Hatch 02F PS & SB (2x): 12.97 x 10.85 m
Hatch 02F C 09A C (14x): 12.97 x 17.63 m
Hatch 02A PS 09A PS (13x): 12.97 x 13.38 m
Hatch 02A SB 09A SB (13x): 12.97 x 13.38 m
Stability:
14t/TEU, 86 high, 50% HcG 6,539 TEU
Fig. 4: Quantum 9000 concept ship design data
8 Quantum 9000
Trade Route and Operational Profile
Based on recent market trends, the
9,000-teu range was selected as the
target case for the concept develop-
ment, together with the AsiaUS east
coast trade route through the new Pan-
ama Canal, see Fig 5.
For several years, since the building of
the first Post-panamax container ves-
sel in 1988, the existing Panama Canal
has been too small for the larger con-
tainer vessels. In order to accommo-
date a larger proportion of the current
and future fleet, and thereby the cargo
carriage through the Panama Canal, the
Panama Canal Authority has decided
to extend the existing two lanes with a
bigger third lane with a set of increased
size of lock chambers.
The lock chambers will be 427 m long,
55 m wide and 18.3 m deep, allow-
ing passage of ships with a maximum
breadth of 49 m, maximum passage
draught of 15 m and an overall maxi-
mum ship length of 366 m. The new ca-
nal is scheduled to open in 2014 at the
100th anniversary of the existing canal,
and to be fully in operation in 2015.
When serving the east coast of USA,
there is another limitation that needs to
be observed. Ships entering the Newark
container terminal in Port of New York
must pass under the Bayonne bridge.
The air draft limitation is currently 151
feet, which imposes a restriction on the
bigger ships. There has been news in
the press that the bridge may be raised,
giving a new air draft of 215 feet, but
this is yet to be confirmed.
Operational profile
In order to achieve a high efficiency in
the operational phase, it is necessary
to understand the operational demands
when the ship is designed. An opera-
tional profile must be made before opti-
misation of the hull and machinery can
be started.
If the ship is to operate on a speci-
fied trade, the operational profile can
be determined on the basis of on an
optimisation of the actual trade route.
Optimising the hull and machinery for
a wide range of speeds and draughts
is difficult. Therefore, the ideal situation
is to define the route so that the ship
can operate close to the design point
for as much of the time as possible. Fig.
7 shows the operational profile defined
Yokohama
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Kaohsiung
Newark
Charleston
Savannah
Panama
Oakland
Los Angeles
Yokohama
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Kaohsiung
Newark
Charleston
Savannah
Panama
Oakland
Los Angeles
Fig. 5: Trade route
Time in operating state as percentage of total leg time
0,0%
10,0%
20,0%
30,0%
40,0%
50,0%
60,0%
70,0%
80,0%
90,0%
100,0%
Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Leg 10 Leg 11 Leg 12 Leg 13
Voyage leg
T
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m
e
[
%
]
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f
l
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g
t
i
m
e
Saling 10 [kn]
Saling 12 [kn]
Saling 21,5 [kn]
Port man.
Load/unloading
Refuelling
Waiting
Fig. 7: Operational profile
Fig. 6: Panamax and Post-panamax vessel particulars
9 Quantum 9000
for this concept, including all sailing legs
and all operational modes. The required
propulsion power and electric power
demand has been calculated for each
leg and operational mode.
Trade is often unknown at the design
stage, or it is expected that the trade
may change during the ships life. In that
case, it may be better to establish the
operational profile using statistics from
operation. The example below is show-
ing time spent at various speeds, and
time at various drafts and trims for one
specific speed. It should be noted that
operational patterns from the past are
reflecting market conditions and fuel
prices, and are not necessarily repre-
sentative of the future.
Based on the operational profile se-
lected, the hull and machinery should
be optimised to give the highest pos-
sible efficiency when the entire route is
considered, rather than only the design
speed and draught. For the hull, this
applies especially when it comes to
the main dimensions, block coefficient,
centre of flotation and bulb design.
For the machinery, it is the selection of
main engine and auxiliary engines so
that the propulsion power and electric
power needed can be produced as ef-
ficiently as possible in all the different
sailing legs and different operational
modes.
Design according to the operational
profile
Container ship designers have opti-
mised the ship at the point of maximum
fuel consumption, which is normally at
maximum speed and maximum dwt/
draught. Any savings made at this point
will probably yield the maximum gain.
A design point or interval has to be se-
lected for optimisation, as it is difficult
to optimise over a large range of condi-
tions. Savings can be made in one point
at the expense of a loss in other points.
So it is important to understand how
the vessel is going to be operated, both
with regard to speed and loading.
There was an oversupply of ships in
the market during the financial crisis
in 2009, and profitability suffered. Fuel
could be saved by reducing speed, but
the need for a regular service remained.
More ships had to be added to the serv-
ice loop when average speed dropped.
The additional ships would also burn
fuel, but the net cost reduction still re-
mained substantial. The extra ships em-
ployed also reduced the number of idle
ships during the crisis.
The slow steaming experience led to
a focused interest on optimal speed
of container ships. The optimal main
dimensions and hull lines will vary de-
pending the speed and draught. Could
savings in fuel and emissions be in-
creased if the speed and DWT profile
was taken into consideration when op-
timising? We will illustrate how this can
be done in the example below.
Fig. 10 shows the relationship between
speed and power for three different
draughts. The graph illustrates that the
maximum power is consumed at max.
draught and max. speed. Detailed pow-
er data are given in Table 1.
Speed distribution and dwt/draught dis-
tribution may be obtained from the ex-
pected operational profile coupled with
actual recordings and past experience.
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
SPEED [knots]
Time [weighed kw]
Fig. 8: Operational profile
7
Drafta [m]
8
9
10
Distance
Trim [m] 0.5
Trim [m] 1
Trim [m] 1.5
Trim [m] 2
Trim [m] 2.5
Trim [m] 3
Fig. 9: Operational profile
Fig. 10: Speed-power curves
P13 = 7,897V
2,6745
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
SPEED [knots]
POWER [kw]
T=13
T=11
T=10
10 Quantum 9000
As the future operations are uncertain,
a probability distribution of speed and
loading may be a better term. A typical
example is shown in Table 2 where the
percentage of operating time spent at a
given draught and speed is given.
The weighted power consumption is
given in Table 3.
The percentage time at a given speed
interval is presented in Table 4. The
power consumed at different draughts
and speeds can now be weighted and
combined in a power curve for various
draughts and speed intervals. This is
shown in Table 5 and Fig. 11. From the
graph it can be seen that the greatest
weighted power consumption is in the
interval 19.522 knots.
This information can then be used for
choice of optimising interval, which will
give the highest probable saving for fu-
ture operations.
Fig. 11
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
6,000
7,000
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
SPEED [knots]
POWER prole [kW] at V and T
Biggest effect of optimisation
5,000
Weighted Power Consumption
Speed [knots] 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Draft T10 13,799 16,192 18,867 21,751 24,927 28,540 32,313 36,459
Draft T11 15,155 17,716 20,562 23,638 27,011 30,799 34,785 39,138
Draft T13 17,976 20,772 23,824 27,145 30,741 34,622 38,800 43,277
Table 1: Power [kW] at different drafts
Speed [knots] 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Draft T10 37% 33% 17% 12% 13% 13% 5% 4%
Draft T11 48% 45% 65% 68% 69% 69% 65% 35%
Draft T13 15% 22% 18% 20% 18% 18% 30% 61%
Table 2: Time [%] at different drafts
Speed [knots] 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Draft T10 5,106 5,343 3,207 2,610 3,240 3,710 1,616 1,458
Draft T11 7,274 7,972 13,365 16,074 18,638 21,252 22,610 13,698
Draft T13 2,696 4,570 4,288 5,429 5,533 6,232 11,640 26,399
Table 3: Weighted power [kW] at different drafts
Speed [knots] 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Speed time [%] at speed V 2% 15% 25% 24% 15% 10% 6% 3%
Table 4: Time [%] at different speeds
Speed [knots] 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Power [kW] at T and V 302 2,683 5,215 5,787 4,112 3,119 2,152 1,247
Table 5: Power [kW] at different speeds and drafts
Data given in Tables 1 to 5 and Figs. 10 to 11 are for illustration purpose only, and does not reflect in detail the Quantum 9000 data
11 Quantum 9000 11
The Engine
The ME-GI engine is not a new engine
in technological terms, rather a natu-
ral development of the MAN B&W low
speed electronically controlled ME fam-
ily of engines. In 1987, the first testing
of the GI principles was carried out on
one cylinder of a 6L35MC two-stroke
engine in Japan and Denmark.
The MC/ME/ME-B engine types are
well-proven products in the station-
ary power plant industry, Ref. [1]. The
GI solution was developed in parallel
with standard engine types, and com-
pleted for testing in the early 1990s. In
1994, the first two-stroke GI engine, a
12K80MC-GI-S, was put into service on
a power plant at Chiba, Tokyo, Japan.
So far, the Chiba engine has operated
Ventilation system for venting the
space between the inner and outer
pipe of the double-wall piping
Sealing oil system, delivering sealing
oil to the gas valves separating con-
trol oil and gas
Control oil supply for actuation of gas
injection valves
Inert gas system, which enables
purging of the gas system on the en-
gine with inert gas.
The GI system also includes:
Control and safety system, com-
prising a hydrocarbon analyser for
checking the hydrocarbon content of
the air in the double-wall gas pipes.
The control and safety system is de-
signed to fail to safe conditions. All fail-
ures detected during gas fuel running,
including failures of the control system
itself, will result in a gas fuel stop/shut-
down and a changeover to HFO opera-
tion. Blow-out and gas-freeing purging
of the high-pressure gas pipes and of
the complete gas supply system will fol-
low. The changeover to fuel oil mode
is always done without any power loss
on the engine. The operation modes for
gas are illustrated in Fig. 14.
as a peak load plant for almost 20,000
hours on high-pressure gas.
At the same time, in 1994, all major
classification societies approved the GI
concept for stationary and marine ap-
plications. Technically, there is only a
small difference between fuel and gas-
burning engines. The gas supply line
is designed with ventilated double-wall
piping and HC sensors for safety shut-
down. The GI control and safety sys-
tems are add-on systems to the normal
engine systems.
Apart from these systems on the engine,
the engine and auxiliaries will comprise
some new units. The most important
aspects, apart from the gas supply sys-
tem, are listed in the following:
Fig. 12: ME-GI engine
Fig. 13: ME-GI engine add-ons compared to the
standard ME engine
12 Quantum 9000
The ME-GI engine gives good flexibility
in selecting the best fuel. Based on an
environmental and economic perspec-
tive, the owner can choose a vessel de-
signed to accommodate fuel stores for
both HFO and LNG.
The pilot oil can be low-sulphur marine
gas oil for ignition and back-up fuel,
particularly useful when sailing in emis-
sion controlled areas (ECA). This means
that the ECA sulphur emission require-
ments can be met even when the two-
stroke main engine has to switch off gas
operation at very low loads.
Fuel-oil-only mode:
Operation profile as conventional engine
Gas-fuel-operation modes:
Gas mode minimum fuel
Full operation profile
Full load acceptance
Full power range
Load variation by gas injection
Full pilot fuel oil flexibility
Minimum pilot fuel used
Increased pilot fuel at low loads
Dynamic mix of gas and fuel oil
Mixed mode Specified gas
Full operation profile
Gas fuel is specified on Gas MOP
Load variation by fuel oil injection
Gas
Gas
Fuel/Pilot oil
Fuel/Pilot oil
100%
100 95 90 85 8 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
100 95 90 85 8 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Gas mode Minimum fuel
Mixed mode Specied gas
F
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x
%
F
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l
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n
d
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x
%
Engine load (%SMCR)
Engine load (%SMCR)
Automatic
Fig. 14: ME-GI engine operation modes
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Engine selection
The ship speed, hull lines and propel-
ler size selected for this container ship
design require a two-stroke low speed
9S80ME-C9.2-GI engine to fulfil the re-
quirements, with 15% sea margin and
10% engine operation margin. Fig. 15
shows a 3D model of the engine.
This engine has the following main data:
Power: .......................... 40,590 kW
Speed: ................................ 78 rpm
Bore: ................................. 800 mm
Stroke: .......................... 3,450 mm
Length: ........................ 14,102 mm
Width: .......................... 5,280 mm
Height: ......................... 13,500 mm
Weight: ........................... 1,130 ton
The SFOC figures shown in Table 6 are
based on an engine tuned for waste
heat recovery. This means that the ex-
haust temperatures are slightly higher to
support waste heat recovery utilisation.
Expected Pilot and Gas Fuel Consumptions and Heat Rates
Engine
shaft
power
Specifc pilot
fuel oil (re lcv
42,700 kJ/kg)
Pilot fuel oil con-
sumption (re lcv
42,700 kJ/kg)
Specifc gas fuel
consumption (re
lcv 50,000 kJ/kg)
Gas fuel consump-
tion per day (re lcv
50,000 kJ/kg)
Total heat
rate of fuel
(re lcv)
Heat rate of
pilot fuel oil
(re lcv)
Heat rate
of gas fuel
(re lcv)
% SMCR g/kWh t/24h g/kWh t/24h kJ/kWh kJ/kWh kJ/kWh
100.0 8.5 8,294 138.4 134.867 7,285.8 363.6 6,922.2
95.0 8.8 8,154 137.2 126.943 7,234.7 376.2 6,858.5
90.0 9.1 8,008 136.0 119.279 7,192.4 390.0 6,802.4
85.0 9.5 7,857 135.1 111.849 7,159.1 405.2 6,753.9
80.0 9.9 7,700 134.3 104.632 7,134.8 421.9 6,712.9
75.0 10.3 7,536 133.6 97.603 7,119.9 440.4 6,679.4
70.0 10.8 7,365 133.1 90.742 7,114.6 461.2 6,653.5
65.0 11.3 7,185 132.9 84.141 7,128.5 484.5 6,644.0
60.0 12.0 6,996 132.9 77.689 7,156.9 511.1 6,645.8
55.0 12.7 6,796 133.1 71.302 7,195.6 541.6 6,654.0
50.0 13.5 6,583 133.3 64.936 7,243.0 577.1 6,665.9
* 45.0 14.5 6,356 131.6 57.700 7,200.3 619.1 6,581.2
* 40.0 15.7 6,111 131.9 51.380 7,262.6 669.7 6,592.9
* 35.0 17.1 5,845 132.0 45.002 7,331.5 732.0 6,599.4
* 30.0 19.0 5,552 131.9 38.549 7,406.5 811.3 6,595.3
* 25.0 21.5 5,225 131.4 32.008 7,487.5 916.1 6,571.3
Fig.15: 3D model of the selected
two-stroke 9S80ME-C9.2-GI engine
* The exhaust gas bypass valve is closed at engine loads below 50.0 %. The main engine is operating in fuel oil mode below 25.0% SMCR power.
Table 6: Two-stroke low speed 9S80ME-C9.2-GI engine and fuel SFOC figures
14 Quantum 9000
Waste Heat Recovery (WHR)
The most efficient way to increase the
total efficiency of a ship with a two-
stroke engine is to utilise the waste heat
of the engine. Waste heat is collected
primarily from the heat energy of the
engine exhaust gas. Technology with
power turbines, i.e. steam turbines in
combination with high-efficiency tur-
bochargers and boilers, has already
shown total system efficiencies of 55%.
This corresponds to a 10% increase in
efficiency over a standard engine instal-
lation without WHR and, thereby, 10%
lower fuel consumption and CO
2
emis-
sions. The highest theoretical efficiency
is close to 60%.
If waste heat recovery is combined
with NO
x
reduction methods and EGR
(exhaust gas recirculation), the total ef-
ficiency can be raised to approximately
58%. For overview, see Fig. 16.
A limited number of ships have been
built with such systems over the past 25
years. Shipowners interest in WHR sys-
tems has so far been heavily dependent
on the cost of HFO, the expectations
to the development in the cost of HFO
and, furthermore, the willingness of the
shipyards to deliver ships designed and
built for the WHR concept. From 2009,
there has been an increasing interest in
waste heat recovery systems, especial-
ly during times of rising fuel prices. They
will be of particular interest because of
the Energy Efficient Design Index (EEDI)
that is expected for future ship designs.
The most used waste heat recovery
steam system is a dual pressure sys-
tem, as illustrated in Fig. 17.
Shaft power
output 49.3%
Fuel 100%
(171 g/kWh)
12K98ME/MC Standard engine version
SMCR: 68,640 kW at 94.0 r/min
ISO ambient reference conditions
Lubricating oil
cooler 2.9%
Jacket water
cooler 5.2%
Exhaust gas
25.5%
Air cooler
16.5%
Heat radiation
0.6%
Dual pressure
exhaust gas
boiler
LP steam
HP steam
Steam Turbine
Turbochargers
PTI
Main engine 27 - 80 MWmech
Steam turbine 1.0 - 5.3 MWel
Power turbine 0.5 - 2.7 MWel
Total power generation 1.5 - 8.0 MWel
Generator
Power Turbine
Auxiliary
Diesel
Engines
Central
Control
Panel
Exhaust Gas Receiver
Main Engine
WHR boosting cycle efciency from 49.3%
to approx. 55.0% (+11.5% recovery rate)
HP-steam
for heating
services
Condenser
Feedwater
pump
Condensater
pump
LP-steam drum
HP-steam drum
HP-circ. p.
LP-circ. p.
LP-Evaporator
HP-Preheater
LP-Superheater
HP-Evaporator
HP-Superheater
Exhaust gas
HP
Turbine unit
LP HP
Exh. gas boiler
sections:
LP
Surplus
valve
HP
Jacket
water
Exhaust gas receiver
Main engine
Scavenge
air cooler
TC TC
Hot well
Power
turbine
Steam
turbine
Fig. 16: Waste heat recovery possibilities
Fig. 17: Dual steam pressure and feed water diagram as normally used onboard
container ships of today
MAN B&W Diesel
15 Quantum 9000
This type of steam and feed water sys-
tem secures a high utilisation of the
waste energy in the main engine ex-
haust. Fig. 18 shows where the heat
transmission takes place
The steam generated is used to drive a
steam turbine as offered by MAN Diesel
& Turbo, an example of this unit can be
seen in Fig. 19.
Fig. 19: Steam & power turbine unit
The two-stroke 9S80ME-C9.2-GI en-
gine with a waste heat recovery system
will be able to produce the following
electric output (Table 7) depending on
the main engine load and temperature
conditions
Engine ISO Tropical
load condition condition
% WHR output WHR output
kWe kWe
100 3,836 (9.5%) 4,460 (11.0%)
85 2,709 (6.7%) 3,218 (7.9%)
75 2,166 (5.3%) 2,613 (6.5%)
50 1,290 (3.2%) 1,584 (3.9%)
Table 7: Electric output from the WHRS based
on the selected ME-GI engine for this container
ship study
Installation of waste heat recovery sys-
tems on board container ships must be
coordinated in detail by the shipyard, as
these systems take space in the engine
room and casing, see Fig. 20 showing
all main components relative to each
other on a container vessels.
The arrangement of a waste heat re-
covery system must be planned in
detail to support the functionality of all
components involved. Nevertheless, if
correctly managed and integrated, the
shipowner will have an advantage with
respect to both total fuel consumption
and meeting future emission demands.
Temperature
Superheated
Hp steam
Saturated
Hp steam
Exhaust gas boiler sections:
A: HP-superheater
B: PH-evaporator
C: HP-preheater
D: Possible LP-superheater
E: LP-superheater
Superheater
LP
Exhaust
Min. 20
10 bar abs/180
4 bar abs/144
Steam/water
Min. 15
E D C B A
Exhaust
Feedwater proheated
be alternative
WHR sources
% Heat transmission 0 2 4 6 8 10
25
20
30
15
10
5
0
Ambient
Fig.18: Temperature and heat transmission diagram for a dual steam pressure waste heat
recovery exhaust boiler
Fig. 20: Typical engine room and casing
arrangement including advanced high power
waste heat recovery system for a large con-
tainer vessel
16 Quantum 9000
Shut down valve
Scrubber
Prescrubber
Blower
Sea
WMC
FW
Cooler
Sludge
tank
Water
cleaning
P
o
l
i
s
h
i
n
g
Scrubber pump
NaOH
tank
NaOH
pump
Buffer
tank
Change over valve
Discharge
control
valve
On/off
valve
Stop
valve
Exhaust outlet
Mix
Cooler
WMC
Fig 21: EGR process diagram
Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)
EGR is one of many methods to cut NO
x
emissions from marine diesel engines.
The method of EGR has been used on
four-stroke engines, but it has not yet
been commercially available for large
two-stroke marine engines. By recircu-
lating part of the exhaust gas, a minor
part of the oxygen in the scavenge air
is replaced by the combustion products
CO
2
and H
2
O. Besides reducing the O
2
percentage in the combustion chamber,
the heat capacity of the combustion air
will be slightly increased and the temper-
ature peaks of the combustion will be re-
duced. Accordingly, the amount of NO
x
generated in the combustion chamber is
reduced. The NO
x
reduction ratio is de-
pendent on the ratio of recirculation, but
is also followed by a minor fuel penalty.
Fig. 22: EGR fore end arrangement on a
two-stroke B&W 5S60ME-C8.2 engine
The EGR system on this ship will be
integrated with the main engine, an
example of which is shown in Fig. 22
below for a 5S60ME-C8.2 type engine.
The 9S80ME-C9.2-GI selected in this
project requires two turbochargers, so
the EGR system is therefore placed on
the fore end of the engine.
The principle of an EGR system is
shown in Fig. 21. Part of the exhaust
gas is diverted from the exhaust gas re-
ceiver through a scrubber, which cleans
the gas and reduces the temperature of
the exhaust gas. The gas flows through
a cooler, a water mist catcher and the
EGR blower, which raises the pressure
to the right scavenge air pressure. The
ratio of recirculation is controlled by the
blower, which in turn is controlled by
the oxygen content ratio of scavenge
air and exhaust.
A water handling system is installed in
connection with the scrubber. This sys-
tem controls the function of the scrub-
ber using a closed loop freshwater
system with the addition of an active
substance.
MAN B&W Diesel
17 Quantum 9000
Specification of the EGR system for a B&W 9S80ME-C9.2-GI
Gas system
EGR scrubber 1 (or 2) Integrated on engine
EGR pre-scrubber 1 (or 2) Integrated on engine
EGR cooler 1 (or 2) 17,600 kW Integrated on engine
EGR water mist catcher 1 (or 2) Integrated on engine
EGR blower - frequency controlled 1 (or 2) 760 kW Integrated on engine
Shutdown valve 1 (or 2) Integrated on engine
Change-over valve 1 (or 2) Integrated on engine
Compensators 2 (or 4) Integrated on engine
Water treatment system
WMC drainers - placed below WMC 3 (or 6) Integrated on engine
Scrubber drainers - placed below WMC 2 (or 4) Integrated on engine
Dirty buffer tank - placed below drainers 2 m
3
stainless Water treatment unit
Clean buffer tank 2 m
3
stainless Water treatment unit
Sludge tank 15 m
3
stainless Ship system
Water cleaning unit (WCU) 120 m
3
/h 120 kW Water treatment unit
Clean water outlet valve 1 Ship system
Feed pump frequency controlled 120 m
3
/h 3 bar 16 kW Water treatment unit
Scrubber pump frequency controlled 100 m
3
/h 10 bar 48 kW Water treatment unit
NaOH storage tank - 50% NaOH solution 50 m
3
stainless Ship system
NaOH day tank - 50% NaOH solution 1 m
3
stainless Water treatment unit
NaOH dosing pump 250 l/h 2 bar 0.2 kW Water treatment unit
Cooling water
Cooling water for EGR Cooler 850 m
3
/h 2 bar Ship system
Electrical system
Frequency converter feed pump 1 (or 2) In WTS cabinet
Frequency converter scrubber pump 1 (or 2) In WTS cabinet
Frequency converter blower 1 (or 2)
Brake resistance for blower 1 (or 2)
Electrical cabinet WTS 1 Water treatment unit
Control system
EGR CU MPC control system 1 Engine control room
EGR control display 1 Engine control room
Water handling CU PLC control system 1 Engine control room
Water handling display 1 Engine control room
Table: 8
18 Quantum 9000
Emission data
The application benefits of the EGR sys-
tem are described in the emission data
diagrams shown in Fig. 23 and Fig. 24.
Assumptions:
Liq: HFO, 3% S, 86.7%C, LCV 42,700
Gas: LNG, 74.97% C, LCV 50,000
EGR system included for Tier III
Pilot fuel 5% at 100% load
Fig. 24: Emissions Main engine running on 100% HFO
Fig. 23: Emissions Main engine running on LNG with pilot oil
405
410
415
420
425
430
435
440
445
450
455
460
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
CO2(g/kWh) NO
x
& SO
x
(g/kWh)
Engine Load (% SMCR) NOx - Tier II NOx - Tier III SOx CO2
540
545
550
555
560
565
570
575
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
CO
2
(g/kWh) NOx & SOx (g/kWh)
Engine Load (% SMCR) NOx - Tier II NOx - Tier III SOx CO2
MAN B&W Diesel
19 Quantum 9000
Test Experience
EGR in Service on Alexander Maersk
From August 2008 until March 2010,
MAN Diesel & Turbo has developed,
designed, and manufactured the very
first Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)
system for a two-stroke marine diesel
engine for operation on a container ves-
sel in service.
In partnership with A. P. Moller - Maersk,
the EGR prototype system has been in-
stalled, and commissioned, on the ves-
sel Alexander Maersk. The 1,092-teu
container vessel was built in 1998, and
it is currently sailing between Southern
Europe and Northern Africa. The main
engine is a Hitachi B&W 7S50MC Mk 6,
with a specified maximum continuous
rating of 10,126 kW at 127 rpm, origi-
nally equipped with two turbochargers.
Service test objective
The main objective of the service test is
to investigate the impact of running with
EGR on the main engine, i.e. cylinder
condition, exhaust system condition,
and EGR system condition. Besides
performance, settings and controlling,
the software needs to be tested in situ
in order to tune the control system for
best possible performance.
The EGR system developed for Alex-
ander Maersk is designed for minimum
20% recirculation of the exhaust gas,
which corresponds to minimum 50%
reduction of the NO
x
emitted, compared
with the basis emission level.
Design of a retrofit EGR system
The first retrofit EGR system is specifi-
cally designed for installation on Alex-
ander Maersk, using expertise obtained
during years of testing on the 4T50ME-X
research engine in Copenhagen. The
main EGR components are the scrub-
ber, cooler, water mist catcher, blower,
shutdown and changeover valves, water
treatment plant (WTP), water cleaning
unit (WCU), control, and safety systems.
The exhaust gas is drawn through the
scrubber, cooler, and water mist catch-
er, by suction created from the blower.
The exhaust gas is pressurised by the
blower, and then mixed with the charge
air in a unique charge air pipe before
entering the main engine coolers.
Within the scrubber, the exhaust gas
is mixed with water, which then be-
comes acidic due to the sulphur in the
exhaust gas dissolving in the water.
NaOH dosing is therefore required to
neutralise the acidic scrubber water. A
significant amount of particulate mat-
ter (PM) will also become suspended in
the scrubber water, which will also need
to be handled in the water treatment
unit (WTU). It is therefore necessary to
have a water cleaning unit (WCU) that
can remove the PM from the scrubber
water, and discharge it as concentrated
sludge into the sludge tank on the ves-
sel. The WCU is designed for cleaning
the scrubber water to enable discharge
of the cleaned water into open sea in
compliance with the IMO scrubber wa-
ter discharge criteria.
In order to make the EGR system easy
to operate for the ship crew and to en-
sure correct and fast reactions to en-
gine load variations, a fully automated
EGR control system was developed.
A standard MAN Diesel & Turbo MPC
controller is used as the main controller,
and as a secondary system, a PLC is
used for controlling the WTU.
Installation of EGR
In July 2009, Alexander Maersk docked
at Lisnave shipyard for 30 days, during
which all the large EGR components
were installed and the majority of the
installation work was completed.
The EGR unit (consisting of the scrub-
ber, cooler, water mist catcher, and
blower) was installed on the middle plat-
form, adjacent to the exhaust receiver
on the main engine. The two original
turbochargers were removed, and a
single high-efficiency turbocharger with
variable turbine area was installed in
their place, with the new charge air pipe
that distributes the mixture of charge
air and recirculated gas between the
two existing main engine coolers. The
main engine cooler elements were re-
placed with special nano-coated cooler
elements to prevent such corrosion
that might otherwise occur due to the
condensation of sulphuric acid caused
by possible carry-over of SO
x
. The re-
maining equipment and pipework for
the WTU was installed in the starboard
corner of the engine room, on the main
floor.
EGR in service
Commissioning of the EGR system
on Alexander Maersk commenced in
March 2010. All gas and water pipe
work has been pressure-tested, the
system functionality has been estab-
lished, and an initial service test after
500 hrs. has been scheduled to evalu-
ate the performance of the EGR sys-
tem. An additional 3,000 hrs. in service
is then planned for further evaluation of
the EGR. An important part of the serv-
ice test is to assess the effect of EGR
on a main engine over a period with the
engine running on heavy fuel oil (HFO).
20 Quantum 9000
The preliminary results from the com-
missioning phase have met our expec-
tations to the EGR system performance.
After some minor modifications, the sys-
tem is now fully functional.
ME-GI
The first gas-fuelled two-stroke engine
went into operation in July 1994, at
the Chiba power station in Japan. This
12K80MC-GI-S engine went on to op-
erate on gas fuel for 20,000 hrs. from
1994 to 2001, successfully proving the
technology behind the MAN Diesel &
Turbo two-stroke gas-fuelled engine
concept. The engine concept has been
class approved, and all the experience
gained from Chiba has been incorpo-
rated into the ME-GI engine design.
In order to promote the ME-GI concept
further, MAN Diesel & Turbo has de-
cided to make a full-scale demonstra-
tion and performance verification test of
the gas injection principle for all kinds of
marine applications on its R&D research
engine, which was rebuilt to a 4T50ME-
GI engine ready to operate on natural
gas at the beginning of 2011.
MAN Diesel & Turbo sees significant
opportunities arising for gas-fuelled
tonnage, as fuel prices rise and exhaust
emission limits tighten. Indeed, previ-
ous research indicates that the ME-GI
engine, when combined with exhaust
gas recirculation (EGR) and waste heat
recovery (WHR) technologies, delivers
significant reductions in CO
2
, NO
X
and
SO
x
emissions and, thereby, fulfilling
Tier II and Tier III regulations.
The test plan continues the momentum
built up at a ceremony in Copenhagen
in 2010, where MAN Diesel & Turbo
signed an agreement with Koreas Dae-
woo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Co., Ltd. (DSME) to jointly develop and
exploit the adaptation of DSMEs high-
pressure cryogenic gas-supply system
for installation with the ME-GI engine.
ME-GI two-stroke engines features
economical and operational benefits
compared with other low speed engine
plants, irrespective of ship size. Based
on the successful electronically con-
trolled ME heavy-fuel-burning diesel
engines, the ME-GI design accommo-
dates natural gas and liquid fuels.
MAN B&W ME-C and ME-GI engines
are broadly similar, and essentially
share the same efficiency, output and
dimensions. In comparison, the key
components of the ME-GI engine are
its modified exhaust receiver, modified
cylinder cover with gas injection valves
and gas control block, an enlarged top
gallery platform, high-pressure fuel sup-
ply pipes, and gas control units.
Gas Supply System
Dual fuel operation with ME-GI requires
the injection of both pilot fuel and gas
fuel into the combustion chamber. Dif-
ferent types of fuel valves are used for
this purpose, with two additional valves
fitted for gas injection together with the
two original HFO fuel valves, which are
used for pilot fuel injection.
As known from LNG carriers, the ar-
rangement of LNG systems on board
ships must fulfil class rules more
about this in the section titled Class
requirements.
The fuel gas supply (FGS) system for
the ME-GI engine requires a delivery
pressure of 300 bar and a temperature
of 45C 10C. Today, several supply
companies can deliver high-pressure
cryogenic pumps or compressor sys-
tems to fulfil these requirements, see
Fig. 25.
Fig. 25: LNG FGS unit suppliers
MAN B&W Diesel
21 Quantum 9000
These suppliers have experience with
FGS systems, and are able to supply
LNG tanks for ME-GI projects in some
cases. In this project, the most relevant
FGS system consists of a high-pressure
cryogenic pump with capacity for BOG
GCU *
No boil off gas
pressurized tank
Fuel tanks
HP pump
LNG Drum
LNG damper
Cool down and mini ow line
LNG vaporizer
Supply system
ME-GI engine
Two-stroke engine
M
PC PC
* Optional
Fig. 26: LNG Fuel Gas Supply (FGS) system with high-pressure cryogenic pump (courtesy of
Cryostar)
ACCU
V5
V3
GAS BLOCK
GAS
VALVE
FUEL
VALVE
CONTROL
OIL
PILOT OIL
FUEL
VALVE
GAS
VALVE
SEALING OIL
ELFI
XC
6103
PT
6110
PT
6405
HYDRAULIC OIL DRAIN
FUEL OIL INLET
FUEL OIL DRAIN
ELGI
FUEL OIL
PRESSURE
BOOSTER
HYDRAULIC OIL
SEALING OIL UNIT
ELWI
DRAIN
PT
6104
621
620
421
420
6333
XT
V4 625
FUEL GAS
SUPPLY SYSTEM
V1
NC
V2
NO
SILENCER
V7
NC
ZS ZS ZS ZS
ZS
PT
ZS
SILENCER
PT
Gas control
system
6017 6011 6010
6013 6012
6015 6016 6006
Gas venting pipe
K3
INERT GAS
DELIVERING
UNIT
PT
V9
6321
6023
ZS
6022
ZS
NC
V6
NC
AIR SUPPLY 7BAR
P9 P2
??
????
XC
6001
INERT GAS
DELIVERING
UNIT
XC
6018
XC
6014
XC
6019
9BAR
XC
6320
<0,1bar
6021
ZS
6020
ZS
PT
6024
INSIDE
ENGINE
ROOM
OUTSIDE
ENGINE
ROOM
INERT GAS SYSTEM
GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM
CYLINDER COVER
XT
6231
XT
6232
VENTING
AIR
INTAKE
XC
XT
AIR SUCTION
FS
6302
6332
FS
6303
6312
VENTILATING
SYSTEM FOR
THE ENGINE
SEALING OIL SYSTEM
HYDRAULIC OIL,
PILOT OIL,
SEALING OIL SYSTEM
Fig. 27: Diagram of ME-GI auxiliary systems
burn off in a gas combustion unit. In
fact, for all vessel types other than LNG
tankers it would probably not (depend-
ing on tank size/route) be necessary to
have a reliquefaction system installed
on board, and a high-pressure cryo-
genic pump would be the most energy
efficient method of gas fuel delivery to
the ME-GI engine. The energy required
by the FGS system is very low, and cor-
responds to an approx. 0.5% reduction
of the efficiency of the ME-GI engine
compared with an ME-C engine.
The gas injection valve design is shown
in Fig. 28. This valve complies with tra-
ditional design principles of the com-
pact design. Gas is admitted to the
gas injection valve through bores in the
cylinder cover. To prevent a gas leak-
age between the cylinder cover/gas
injection valve and the valve housing/
spindle guide, sealing rings made of
temperature and gas resistant material
have been installed. Any gas leakage
through the gas sealing rings will be led
through bores in the gas injection valve
to the space between the inner and the
outer shield pipe of the double-wall gas
piping system. Such a leakage will be
detected by HC sensors.
Head Gas valve
Housing
Spring
Spindle
Spindle guide
Holder
Nozzle Sealing ring
O-ring
Fig. 28: Gas injection valve
22 Quantum 9000
The gas acts continuously on the valve
spindle at a max. pressure of about
300 bar. To prevent gas from entering
the control oil actuation system via the
clearance around the spindle, the spin-
dle is sealed by sealing oil at a pressure
higher than the gas pressure (25-50 bar
higher). The pilot oil valve is a standard
ME fuel oil valve without any changes,
except for the nozzle. The fuel oil pres-
sure is constantly monitored by the GI
safety system in order to detect any
malfunctioning of the valve. The fuel oil
valve design allows operation solely on
fuel oil up to SMCR, with capacity for
10% above SMCR once every consec-
utive 12-hour period. In the gas engine
mode, the ME-GI can be run on fuel oil
at 100% load at any time, without stop-
ping the engine. However, for prolonged
operation on fuel oil, it is recommended
to change the nozzles and gain an in-
crease in efficiency of around 1% when
running at full engine load.
As can be seen in Fig. 29, the ME-GI
injection system consists of two fuel oil
valves, FIVA (fuel injection valve actua-
tor) to control the injected fuel oil profile,
and two fuel gas valves, ELGI (electron-
ic gas injection) for opening and clos-
ing of the fuel gas valves. Furthermore,
it consists of the conventional fuel oil
pressure booster, which supplies pilot
oil in the dual fuel operation mode. The
fuel oil pressure booster is equipped
with a pressure sensor to measure the
pilot oil on the high-pressure side. As
mentioned earlier, this sensor monitors
the functioning of the fuel oil valve. If
any deviation from a normal injection is
found, the GI safety system will not al-
low opening for the control oil via the
ELGI valve. In this event, no gas injec-
tion will take place.
Under normal operation where no mal-
functioning of the fuel oil valve is found,
the fuel gas valve is opened at the cor-
800
600
400
200
0
0 5 10 15 20 30 35 25 40 45
Deg. CA
Bar abs
Pilot oil pressure
Control oil pressure
Low pressure fuel supply
Fuel return
I
n
j
e
c
t
i
o
n
Gas supply
Position sensor
Measuring and
limiting device.
Pressure booster
(800-900 bar)
300 bar hydraulic oil.
Common with
exhaust valve actuator
The system provides:
Pressure, timing, rate shaping,
main, pre- & post-injection
FIVA valve
ELGI valve
Fig. 29: ME-GI fuel/gas injection system.
rect crank angle position, and gas is in-
jected. The gas is supplied directly into
an ongoing combustion. Consequently,
the risk of having unburnt gas, eventual-
ly slipping past the piston rings and into
the scavenge air receiver, is considered
very low. Monitoring the scavenge air
receiver pressure and combustion con-
dition safeguards against such a situa-
tion. In the event of too high a combus-
tion pressure, the gas mode is stopped,
and the engine returns to burning fuel
oil only. The gas flow to each cylinder
during one cycle is be detected by
measuring the pressure drop in the ac-
cumulator. By this system, any abnor-
mal gas flow, whether due to seized gas
injection valves or blocked gas valves, is
detected immediately. In this event, the
gas supply is discontinued and the gas
lines are purged with inert gas, and the
engine continues running on fuel oil only
without any loss of power.
MAN B&W Diesel
23 Quantum 9000
LNG Tanks
For merchant ships, several possibili-
ties of equipping the ship with an LNG
tank are available. For smaller ship
sizes, prefabricated vacuum-isolated
cryogenic tanks can be found in a wide
range of sizes with an allowable work-
ing pressure of up to 20 bar. Some of
these tanks have been installed and are
already in operation on ferries and sup-
ply vessels.
For bigger ships, several other possi-
bilities exist, some of which are listed
below:
Membrane tank design
Dominating for LNG carriers, but vul-
nerable to sloshing.
BOR range 0.14-0.2%/day.
Spherical tanks, i.e. Moss type
Self-supporting and invulnerable to
sloshing, but space problems and
very few manufacturers.
BOR 0.14-0.2%/day.
IHI type B tanks
Self-supporting and invulnerable to
sloshing. Low-pressure tanks and
built on a licence in some yards.
BOR 0.14-0.2%/day.
TGE type C tanks
Single or bilobe design, 4 barg pres-
sure vessel tank design (up to 50
travelling days), self-supporting and
invulnerable to sloshing.
BOR 0.21-0.23%/day.
The IHI B-type tank design and the C-
type design from TGE seem to be the
most promising for larger conventional
ships. Common for both tank designs
is that it is possible to operate the ship
with a partially filled tank, which is a ba-
sic requirement when using the tank for
fuel storage. The above tank designs
have advantages and disadvantages.
For instance, in the IHI design it is pos-
sible to adapt the tank form to follow
the shape of the ship. Practically any
tank size can be chosen. In the TGE de-
sign, the hull form can only be followed
to some extent if the bilobe design. The
max. tank size in the bilobe design is in
the range of 20,000 cum.
The space required for the LNG tanks
is almost 2.5 times the size of an HFO
tank system, due to lower density and
the heavy insulation required to keep
the LNG cold an area where shipyards
need to develop new arrangement ideas.
An advantage of the TGE tank design
is the ability to accumulate the BOG in
the tank during operation, thanks to its
allowable working pressure of up to 4
barg. If a non-pressurised tank design
is used, an alternative method to han-
dle BOG has to be incorporated in the
fuel gas supply system. Therefore, the
C-type tank has been chosen for this
project, eliminating the need for any reli-
quefaction system. The pressure rise in
the LNG storage tanks for this vessel is
illustrated in Fig. 30.
With this in mind, it can be concluded
that the technology for a gas driven
two-stroke ME-GI engine is available.
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Teglholmsgade 41
2450 Copenhagen SV. Denmark
Phone +45 33 85 11 00
Fax +45 33 85 10 30
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Phone +47 67 57 99 00
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