Aweigh Out is a 16 meter-long yacht of a simple design, and represents the final vessel built by Viking Yachts this year. The ship features a light gray hull and 2 MAN diesel engines. The V12 CRM model has gone through many tests and now boasts 1,400 of horsepower. The exterior and interior of the vessel are of a simple and spacious design. The anchor is secured with a 91metre-long corrosion resistant chain. The electronics and navigation are easily operated. Aweigh out is worth 1,895,000 USD and is currently on the market.
MAN Adds Three New Engines to its Programme
MAN Diesel & Turbo has added three new engines to its large-bore engine programme that are aimed at, among other types, ultra large container vessels (ULCVs) and container feeder ships. The Mk 10 are weight optimised, compared to their Mk 9 counterparts, and form the new design platform for a new Mk 10 engine portfolio. Key to the new platform is the development of the top controlled exhaust valve (TCEV) and fuel booster injection valve (FBIV) components. The MAN B&W G90ME-C10 type, MAN B&W S60ME-C10 type and MAN B&W S70ME-C10 type units are a new generation of engines that ultimately will involve the upgrading of all S type and G type engines to the Mk 10 platform. The Mk 10 platform is based on a much more mass optimised design platform that results in lighter engines with reduced overall length, width and height.
Major Changes for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has announced sweeping changes to its marine business. This includes the elimination of 800 jobs and the creation of a new Research and Development center in Norway. The company supplies a broad range of products and services for the marine sector including Bergen diesel engines, gas turbines and also offers ship design services for merchant, offshore and naval vessels. The company has not specified where the job reductions will be and said the move was a result of continuing weakness in the maritime market. Rolls-Royce added that planned measures include a further simplification of the structure of the business and an estimated $50 million to $62 million of annualized savings from mid-2017.
Chevrolet Continues with Production of Diesel Engines
After diesel engine sales have dropped significantly, car manufacturers are doing their best to get back on track. Chevrolet has launched a project that will open up a new way of production and sales. It will focus on the production of cars that have a 1.6-liter turbo diesel engine with 4 cylinders, with low fuel consumption that can reach 140 horsepower and will be within an affordable price range. GM Authority stated engine production will launch in 2017. The value of the diesel engines is $24,670, giving hope for next year.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Accepts $650 Million Order
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received a $650 million order to build 10 ships equipped with the most powerful diesel engines for Iran’s state-owned shipping company. The company will build 10 container ships and tankers for the ports of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Delivery will start in 2018. MAN Diesel will probably construct the diesel engines for the vessels, which reach up to 100,000 horsepower and have a very short reaction time. “The contract was signed on Friday and it is the first order from Iran in a long time,” said Yonhap, South Korea’s News Agency.
North Sea Trawler Receives Quick Turnaround
MAN Diesel & Turbo recently completed a noteworthy job, carrying out a turbocharger retrofit with just five weeks. The vessel in question, Faeroese trawler, ‘Sjurdaberg’, was constructed in 1985 and has successfully operated in the North Sea for over 30 years. Equipped with a 1984-built MAN 9L28/32A Alpha engine and NA34/K turbocharger, the trawler has accumulated more than 115,000 operating hours in one of the world’s major fishing grounds. Gottfried Eberle, Head of Turbocharger Retrofit – MAN Diesel & Turbo – said: “During the retrofit, we replaced the original axial MAN NA34/K unit with a modern, radial MAN TCR20 turbocharger. The main advantages of the new turbocharger are its small size and efficiency, and its short reaction time.
Thermal design of a natural gas
The fuel was tested using a special method for the engine V18 MAN 51/60DF. The study presents a detailed method on the thermal design of a natural gas – diesel dual fuel internal combustion engine. An 18 cylinder four stroke turbocharged engine is considered to operate at a maximum speed of 500 rpm for marine and power plant applications. Thermodynamic, heat transfer and fluid flow phenomena are mathematically analyzed to provide a real cycle analysis together with a complete set of calculated operation conditions, power characteristics and engine efficiencies. The method is found to provide results in close agreement to published data for the actual performance of similar engines such as V18 MAN 51/60DF.
120 years since Rudolph Diesel invented compression ignition engines
One man, and so many anniversaries. 120 years ago, Rudolph Diesel began to work on the compression ignition engines, that would soon be named after its creator. The first prototype was completed and passed the first tests during the same year. The first diesel engine factory was established 115 years ago. The engine invented by Diesel was used in ships for the first time 110 years ago, and it has been 90 years since the first diesel-powered truck went on the road. The car MINI was first fitted with a diesel engine ten years ago. Each of these anniversaries is reason enough to commemorate the inventor, who died exactly 100 years ago.
MAN Diesel and Turbo in Germany has hired an expert to digitize the editor
A new employee, Audi Lucas, has the job of maintaining and replacing “analog” devices with digital ones for MAN Diesel turbines. Lucas came from the global consulting firm Wipro Technologies where he was a director. Lucas said: “Digitization is not only crucial in technology but also in trade development and much more. That’s why exploring new paths to success is the best and fastest way. ” MAN Diesel Editor-in-Chief Uwe Lauber said: “As a creative business, digitization does much more than our current technology.” and concluded that MAN Diesel and Turbo in Germany will have an easier development of current diesel engine projects.
Leclanché and Narada Power signed a strategic agreement
Leclanche, the leading vertically integrated energy storage solution company, and Narada Power, the leading global battery manufacturer, announced today a strategic partnership for the manufacturing and development of lithium-ion battery technology for the Chinese and global markets. As part of the alliance, Narada will manufacture both G-NMC and LTO batteries, to complement manufacturing at Leclanché’s Willstätt, Germany and Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland sites. The opening of a new 2.5 GWh fabrication facility in Hangzhou, China, is planned for 2017. Leclanché will support Narada with technology transfer to achieve low-cost, scale manufacturing of Leclanché’s proprietary high-cycling and fast-charging lithium titanate (LTO) and high energy density graphite nickel manganese cobalt (G-NMC) battery storage technologies.