CSD500 CUTTER SUCTION DREDGER

Detailed description of CSD500 cutter suction dredger

1. General The CSD500 Cutter Suction Dredger of steel construction, the non self-propelled, dismountable type, is able to berth and dredge at any waters both in the coastal area and inland rivers, with similar conditions to that in navigation area A or below the A-line specified in code for inland river steel engineering ship manufacture of P.R.China. The dredger can be used to excavate and transport cohesive sediment below the class specified in code for dredging engineering construction technique issued by Ministry of Water Resources(MWR) of P.R.China. In the course of technical designing, we have considered special requirements for tropical climate conditions of Bangladesh such as meteorological and waters distributing state etc. Its hull consists of a main pontoon, two side pontoons and one spud carriage pontoon, to be easy to dismantle or mount for transportation by road, rail or water, and is to be easy to reassemble at project site. The dredger is powered by diesel engines. the main diesel engine is to drive the dredge pump, and the auxiliary diesel engine will in turn power other all equipments such as cutter, swing and ladder winches, and the spud rams etc. 2. Arrangement in whole

You can see the following from foreword to end of the dredger: ------cutter ------cutter ladder ------ladder gantry ------anchorboom ------swing winches ------ladder winch ------operating cabin ------emergency diesel engine generator set ------deck crane ------dredge pump ------main diesel engine ------auxiliary diesel engine ------generator and high pressure hydraulic pump, emergency hydraulic pump ------two spuds and spud hoisting rams 3. Main parameters total length(cutter ladder in horizontal position): abt.41.5m total length of pontoons: 29.8m breadth: 8.4m depth: main pontoon: 2.46m side pontoon: 2.44m mean draught with full bunkers approx.: 1.5m max. standard dredging depth: 14m suction/discharge pipe diameter: 550/500mm continuous power of main diesel engine at 1600r/min which drives dredge pump: 895KW continuous power of auxiliary diesel engine at 1800r/min: 339KW output: 500m3/h 4. Technical characters 1) Hull A. Main pontoon dimension: steel plating thickness: bottom plating: 8mm; number: B.Side pontoon dimension: C.Spud carriage pontoon dimension: total contents of fuel oil tank: contents of fresh water tank: aboard:

13.03.42.46m shell plating: 6mm; deck plating: 6,8,10,12mm 1

21.02.442.44m

7.64.02.44m 59m3 3.5m3

swing anchor(two): swing wire length(two): mooring wire length: 2) Suction/discharge equipments dredging distance: dredge pump: type: speed: suction pipe: inner diameter: wall thickness: discharge pipe: inner diameter: wall thickness: 3) Cutter power at shaft: speed(max.): type: diameter of cutter: 4) Spuds diameter: length: 5) Deck machinery A.Ladder winch:one line pull, 1st layer: line speed, 1st layer: wire diameter: B.Swing winches(two) line pull, 1st layer: line speed, 1st layer: wire diameter: C.Anchorboom winches(two) line pull, 1st layer: line speed, 1st layer: wire diameter: 6Deck crane lifting power: outreach: 7) Grease apparatus voltage: power: contents of tank:

800Kg(each) 120m(each) 28m(each)

1500m YWB3100-62 466rpm 550mm 8mm 500mm 8mm

170Kw 34rpm YWJ1450-170, 5-bladed with serrated edges 1450mm

600mm 19m

100KN 0-20 m/min 28 mm 100KN 0-20 m/min 28 mm 40KN 0-25 m/min 18 mm

30KN3t 3.5m

220/380V, 50HZ 0.37KW 8L

8) Electric installation A.Emergency diesel engine generator set voltage: emergency generator power: B.Accumulator battery set number: 9) Power engines A.Main diesel engine continuous power: speed: type: make: B.Auxiliary diesel engine continuous power: speed: type: make: 10) Auxiliary equipments A.Gland pump number: capacity: manometric head: B.Cooling water pump capacity: manometric head: C.Oily-water separator capacity: discharge distance: D.Hydraulic motor number: for cutter drive: for ladder winch: for swing winches: E. Spud hoisting rams diameter: ram stroke: F. Ventilation number of fans: capacity (each): 5. Building & Equipments 1) Hull The hull of the dredger has a rectangular shape and is subdivided into 3 pontoons: ---one main pontoon ---one side pontoons on port side ---one side pontoons on starboard side

230/400V,50HZ 24KW 1set

895KW 1800rpm KTA38-M2 Cummins in China 339KW 1800rpm KTA19-M Cummins in China

2 50m /h 0.8Mpa 40m3/h 0.3Mpa 50m3/h 20m

3

1 1 1 each 160mm 2.1m 2 5,000 m3/h

---one spud carriage pontoon on the end of main pontoon The hull is of all welded, steel construction to give the dredger the necessary strength required for dredging operations. The side pontoons are connected to the main pontoon by means of bolts. 2) Deck arrangement Manholes, tanks, hatches to the engine room, a hatch to permit passage of dredge pump parts are fitted on the pontoons, including open railing, ventilation, signal mast, nameplates etc., and corresponding bollards, lights, hawsers too. 3) Piping systems For the draining of the dredger a bilge pump with pipes is installed. The ballast tanks are executed with suction/filling pipeline, fuel tanks and waste oil tank are provided with air pipeline, filling pipeline and lubricating pipeline. In addition, fuel oil pipeline, lubricating oil pipeline, cooling water pipeline, and hydraulic oil pipeline etc. are provided. 4) Dredge pump system Dredge pump is connected with main diesel engine though a reduction gearbox. The casing and impeller is made of abrasive resistant metal alloys. Water flushing sealing is arranged on the suction and shaft sides of the pump. Reduction installation has a clutch and lubrication cooling system. Suction pipe is connected to suction cover of the pump though suction hose pipe. A non-return valve is installed on board in the discharge line, in addition, included vacuum and pressure gauges for dredge pump etc. 5) Cutter The cutter is of the 5-bladed crown type with serrated cutting edges, and the heavy duty one piece cutter is replaceable edges. Hydraulic motor drives the cutter mounted on the cutter ladder which is hinged to the main pontoon, and the suction pipeline is fitted under the ladder by means of brackets, has a special suction mouth. 6)Deck auxiliaries Two swing winches is positioned on the deck, and driven by a hydraulic motor. The cable speed can be regulated, the winches can be braked. Other one ladder winches is positioned on the deck, and also driven by a hydraulic motor. The cable speed can be regulated, the winches can be braked, and secured by a hand-operated locking pin. Deck crane is equipped with a hand-operated tackle for hoisting pump parts, can be gyred. Operating cabin is positioned such as to give good view in all directions, and arranged two control master console and corresponding instrumentation, signal and operating & control switches. A separate intercom system is provided between control and engine room, to ensure that one man can handle the controls all whole dredger conveniently, effectively and safely. The two spuds are of heavy wall tubular steel with cast steel points positioning holes and pins at the aft end of the dredger, and titling facilities for spuds is equipped on the dredger in order to keep water level for spuds, is good to navigation and transfer to project site.

7) Hydraulic system The hydraulic system is to consist of two double vane hydraulic pumps with high pressure driven by the auxiliary engine, to supply hydraulic oil for overall hydraulic installations, and to include filters, coolers, and corresponding indicating gauges, simultaneously to provide emergency hydraulic pump to supply power, in case of stoppage of auxiliary engine. 8) Electrical system Electrical system is to consist of a emergency diesel engine generator set of 24KW to supply power for all electrical power installations: lighting, signals, battery charger, funs. Electrical system is equipped with switch boards and power take off panels. Electrical system is equipped with an accumulator battery set for starting diesel engines, emergency lighting and electromagnetism valves controlling. 9) Power engines the dredger has a main diesel engine to drive dredge pump, an auxiliary diesel engine to drive generator and high pressure hydraulic pump, an emergency diesel engine generator set to drive emergency hydraulic pump and supply electrical power at case of stoppage of dredger, for protection of all auxiliary equipments of dredger. Diesel engines and emergency diesel engine generator set both have corresponding indicating gauges, and warning devices. 10) painting All steel surfaces are prepared to receive marine type zinc primes prior to painting. Pursuant to relevant code or fitting buyers requirements, dredger is painted with non-corrosive marine grade enamel or other one which is used in the salt water. 6. Trial and inspection A pre-shipment trial of diesel engines, generator, hydraulic system etc. of the dredger, is carried out to adjust and test by supplier. 7. Pipeline system (total length 500m, including 350m floating pipe, 150m shore pipe) Pursuant to buyers requirements, the supplier may provide the pipeline of floating and shore section at extra cost, not included in the dredger price, and warranty their reliable performance and quality to fit the requirements for transporting soils and sands. The design is to include the number of pipe sections, pipe sections with flanges, hoses, floaters, and all other necessary components and equipment.

The modeling of the swing winches of a cutter dredge in relation with simulators

S.A. Miedema1[1]

Abstract
When developing a simulator for cutter suction dredges, the different processes have to be considered non-stationary and dynamical. A simulator usually consists of a combination of input by a user and hard- and software processing this input and generating output. In the case of a cutter suction dredge simulator the manual control of the swing winches, by means of joysticks, is one of the important inputs for the simulation process.

The position of the joysticks determines a set point for either the swing velocity or the revolutions of the hauling swing winch. By means of a control algorithm the hauling winch will generate a hauling torque, while the braking winch exerts a brake torque. This results in pulling forces in both the swing wires. These forces, combined with the cutting forces and the current forces, result in a rotation around the active spud. This rotation can be described with the equilibrium equation of the dredge around the active spud.

Introduction
The dredge motions consist of the six degrees of freedom of the pontoon complemented with the rotation of the ladder around the ladder bearings. This gives a total of 7 degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, roll, pitch, yaw and ladder rotation). For a dredge operating in still water, when wave forces are ignored, the motions in the horizontal plane are relevant (surge, sway and yaw) as well as the ladder rotation. The three pontoon motions can be reduced to the rotation around the spud if the spud is considered to be infinitely stiff. If the ladder rotation is considered not to be the result of a mass-spring system, but controlled by the ladder winch, only one equilibrium equation has to be solved, the rotation of the pontoon around the spud. The other 6 equilibrium equations are of interest when working offshore, when wave forces have to be taken into account, but using these equations increases the calculations to be carried out enormous.

The motions of the dredge

1[1] Associate Professor, Chair of Dredging Technology, Director of Education, Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology.

The equilibrium equation of rotation around the spud is a second order non-linear differential equation, with the following external forces:

The inertial forces of pontoon and ladder The water damping on pontoon and ladder The spring forces resulting from the swing wires The external forces resulting from the current The external forces resulting from the cutting process The external forces resulting from the swing winches The external forces resulting from the pipeline The reaction forces on the spud

1.

The inertial forces (moments) determine whether there is an acceleration or deceleration of the rotation around the spud. These forces are the result of the equilibrium equation and thus of the external forces.

Fig. 1: The display of the top view of the cutterdredge, also showing the channel.

2.

The water damping and the current forces depend on the value and the direction of the current and on the rotational speed of the pontoon around the spud.

3.

The spring forces resulting from the swing wires and the forces resulting from the swing winches strongly depend on the characteristics of the winches and the wires and the winch control system. The position of the anchors in relation to the position of the spud and the position of the swing wire sheaves on the ladder determines the direction of the swing wire forces and thus of the resulting moments around the spud. Figure 4 shows the winch output of a research simulator.

Fig. 2: The display of the back view of the cutterdredge, also showing the cross-sectional channel profile.

4.

The forces and moment excerted on the pontoon by the current influence the rotation around the spud depending on the current speed and the swing speed. For small values of the current speed this effect can however be neglected. For high values of the current speed the influence depends on the direction of the current and the swing angle. It may occur that the swing winches do not have enough power to pull back the pontoon out of a corner due to the angle of the swing wires and a high current speed.

5. 6.

The cutting forces and the cutting torque strongly influence the rotation around the spud, these will be discussed in the paragraph concerning the cutting forces. The winch forces and the winch moment strongly influence the rotation around the spud, these will be discussed in the paragraph concerning the swing winch characteristics.

7.

The forces resulting from the pipeline can be neglected if the position of the swivel elbow is close to the position of the work spud, because in this case this force hardly influences the rotation of the pontoon around the spud.

8.

The reaction forces on the spud can be determined by the equilibrium equations of forces and complement this equilibrium. These forces however do not contribute to the moment around the spud.

The rotation of the pontoon around the spud is dominated by the cutting forces, the winch characteristics, the inertia of pontoon and ladder and placement of the anchors, while damping and current play a less important role. The equilibrium equation can be formulated as:

(1)

The water damping is combined with the current moment, the wire spring force, the pipeline moment and the spud moment are not taken into consideration. Equation 1 thus reduces to:

(2)

The equilibrium equation in question is non-linear, while some of the data is produced by interpolation from tables. This implies that the equation will have to be solved in the time domain, using a certain time step. This is also necessary because the simulation program has to interact with the console (the user input). To simulate the motions of the dredge real time, a time step of at least two times per second is required. A time step of 5 to 10 times per second would be preferred.

Fig. 3: The display of the side view of the cutterdredge, also showing the longitudinal channel profile.

The influence of the swing angle on the wire moment

With fixed anchor positions, the angle of attack of the swing wires relative to the axis system of the pontoon, changes continuously with the value of the swing angle. With large swing angles this may result in a large decrease of the effective pulling or braking moment of the swing wires. This decrease of course depends on the anchor positions relative to the pontoon.

In this paper the following coordinate system definitions are applied:

1. 2. 3. 4.

The origin is placed in the centerline of the work spud. The two wire sheaves are positioned on the centerline through the work spud and the cutterhead. The positive swing direction is counter clock wise, with an angle of zero degrees when the centerline of the dredge matches the vertical axis (y-axis). The distance from the center of the workspud to the center of the sheaves is Lss.

Fig. 4: The output of the winch parameters.

With the coordinates if the swing sheaves on the ladder xss and yss according to:

(3)

And

(4)

Fig. 5: The coordinate system with the dredge in the neutral position.

The length of the port wire and the angle of the port wire with the centerline of the channel can be determined according to:

(5)

and

(6)

The length of the starboard wire and the angle of the starboard wire with the centerline of the channel can be determined according to:

(7)

and

(8)

Fig.

6: The coordinate system with the dredge at a swing angle s.

The angle of the port wire with the centerline of the dredge is:

(9)

The angle of the starboard wire with the centerline of the dredge is:

(10)

The moment around the spud, resulting from the forces in the swing wires can now be determined by:

(11)

The relation between the rope speed of the port wire and the angular speed of the dredge is now:

(12)

The relation between the rope speed of the starboard wire and the angular speed of the dredge is now:

(13)

This results in loss of effective power of both winches. The power mobilized by the winches to the angular speed of the dredge is:

(14)

The power consumed by the winches is:

(15)

The winch characteristics

The torque speed characteristic of the winches consists of two parts if an electric drive is assumed. The first part runs from 0 revolution up to full revolutions and has a linear decrease of

the torque, from a maximum at zero revolutions to the full torque at full revolutions. At this last point also the full power of the drive is reached. At higher revolutions the drive will use field weakening, while the power stays constant. In the simulator it is assumed that the characteristics for hauling and braking are equal.

If

one winch is in hauling mode, the other one will always be in braking mode. Fig. 7: The torque-speed characteristic of the winches.

The control system of the winches

The hauling winch is controlled by a setpoint for the winch revolutions. The braking winch is controlled by a setpoint for the braking torque. So for the hauling winch, the available torque results from the revolutions, while the pulling force also results from the drumdiameter and the number of layers on the drum. The mobilized torque also depends on the loads (cutter and current) and on the angular acceleration of the dredge around the spud pole.

Fig.8 shows the actual revolutions of the hauling winch, the setpoint of the hauling winch, the setpoint of the braking winch and the load curve for the hauling winch. The load curve includes the cutting process, the current and water damping and the braking winch. The difference between the available torque and the torque resulting for the loads is available for the acceleration of the pontoon. In the example given in fig. 8, it is assumed that the actual revolutions of the winch are smaller then the setpoint and that the available torque is larger then the required torque for compensating the loads.

The actual torque mobilized by the hauling winch, is always the resulting torque necessary to reach or stay on the setpoint. If in a certain situation, the torque available is less then the torque required, then the available maximum torque is assumed.

In this case the working point is the intersection point of the load curve with the vertical dotted line through the setpoint of revolutions. The maximum available torque is not fully mobilized.

Fig.

8: The torque-speed characteristic of the winches with the setpoints. Case where the required torque is sufficient.

Fig.

9: The torque-speed characteristic of the winches with the setpoints. Case where the required torque in the setpoint is not sufficient.

Fig. 9 shows the case where the winch torque required in the setpoint is not sufficient. In this case, the working point is the intersection point of the load curve with the torque-speed curve. The maximum available torque is fully mobilized. The setpoint is not reached because there is not sufficient torque available.

Fig. 10 shows the case where the setpoint is smaller then the actual revolutions. In this case, the pontoon will decelerate. The working point is the intersection point of the vertical through the setpoint and a minimum torque required keeping the wire from going slack.

Fig.

10: The torque-speed characteristic of the winches with the setpoints. Case where the setpoint is smaller then the actual revolutions.

Case studies.

To

show the behavior of the dredge-winch system two cases will be shown. In the first case the dredge starts on the centerline of the channel. The dredge and winch layouts are shown in Figure 11.

Fig. 11: The dredge, winch and channel layout.

Fig. 12: The dredge 30 degrees to port (left) and 30 degrees to starboard (right).

Case 1:

The winches have a drum diameter of 0.84 m, a full power of 158 kW at 8.87 rpm. The resulting full torque is 167 kNm. The anchor positions are symmetrical with respect to the centerline and are 65 m in horizontal direction and -21.5 m in vertical direction, away from the sheaves on the ladder. The ladder is not in contact with the bank and is moving free through the water.

The following actions are taken:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

The setpoint for the swingspeed is set to 24 m/min to starboard. The dredge swings from 0 to 30 degrees to starboard. The setpoint for the swingspeed is set to 24 m/min to port. The dredge swings from 30 degrees starboard to 30 degrees port. The setpoint for the swingspeed is set to 24 m/min to starboard. The dredge swings from 30 degrees port to the centerline.

Fig. 13 shows the rope speeds and pulling forces for both the port and the starboard winch. It is clearly shown in the graphs in Figure 13 that, while the rope forces increase instantly, the rope speed increases or decreases according to a first or second order system. This is caused by the mass-spring-damper system according to equation 1, but also by the inertia of the winches themselves. In the simulator, the winches are modeled as a first order system. The winches and the dredge need some time to accelerate or decelerate.

The deceleration requires more time in case 1 then the acceleration, because the braking force is set to 30% of the maximum force, which is about 180 kN. The pulling force however, can be much higher, depending on the characteristic of the winches. Setting the braking force to a higher value, will increase the speed of the deceleration.

Typical for this case is, that the pulling wire is more and more perpendicular to the ladder when the swing angle approaches 30 degrees. This results in a decreasing pulling force, which can be seen in Figure 13. The braking force is set to a constant value and will only differ from this value if the braking force is larger then the torque-speed curve permits it to be. In that case the braking force will follow the torque speed curve.

Fig.

13: The rope speeds and forces for case 1.

Case 2:

The winches have a drum diameter of 0.84 m, a full power of 158 kW at 8.87 rpm. The resulting full torque is 167 kNm. The anchor positions are symmetrical with respect to the centerline and are 65 m in horizontal direction and +3.5 m in vertical direction, away from the sheaves on the ladder, as is shown in Figure 15. The ladder is not in contact with the bank and is moving free through the water.

The following actions are taken:

1. 2.

The setpoint for the swingspeed is set to 24 m/min to starboard. The dredge swings from 0 to 30 degrees to starboard.

3. 4. 5. 6.

The setpoint for the swingspeed is set to 24 m/min to port. The dredge swings from 30 degrees starboard to 30 degrees port. The setpoint for the swingspeed is set to 24 m/min to starboard. The dredge swings from 30 degrees port to the centerline.

Fig. 14 shows the rope speeds and pulling forces for both the port and the starboard winch. Because the anchors are moved 25 m forward in the channel, now the angle between the pulling wire and the ladder decreases when the dredge approaches the 30 degrees swing angle. This results in an increase of the pulling force as is visible in Figure 14. The start and stop behavior is almost equal to case 1.

Fig

14: The rope speeds and forces for case 2.

CONCLUSIONS

The modeling of the winches and the wires consists of solving the equilibrium equation of motions of the dredge around the spudpole in combination with the characteristics of the winches. The two cases show that it takes about 10 seconds to accelerate to a swing speed of 24 m/min. The time required for the deceleration is of the same magnitude, but depends of course on the setpoint of the brake force.

The two cases also show, that the shape rope speed and force as a function of time, strongly depend on the position of the anchors relative to the sheave positions at the ladder. The two cases describe symmetrical configurations, which of course is not always the case. An infinite number of configurations can be chosen. Which configuration is the best depends on the work to be carried out and on the boundary conditions of the work to be carried out.

Recommendations

In a next paper the control system of the winches will be described in greater detail. Also the influence of the current and the cutting process will be included more extensively.

Fig. 15: The dredge and anchor layout for case 2.

REFERENCES

Cox, C. M., Eygenraam, J. A., Granneman, C. C. O. N., and Njoo, M., A Training Simulator for Cutter Suction Dredgers: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice, Proceedings of World Dredging Congress, WODCON XIV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November, 1995. Digital Automation and Control Systems (DACS), Hydraulic Dredging Simulator, Houston, Texas, 1994. Miedema, S. A. Considerations in Building and using Dredge Simulators, Proceedings of the Western Dredging Association XIX Technical Conference and 31st Texas A&M Dredging Seminar, Louisville, KY, Center for Dredging Studies, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, May 15-18, 1999. Miedema, S. A. Modeling and Simulation of the Dynamic Behavior of a Pump/Pipeline System, Proceedings of the WEDA Technical Conference and Texas A&M Dredging Seminar, New Orleans, June 1996. Miedema, S. A., Production Estimation Based on Cutting Theories for Cutting Water Saturated Sand, Proceedings of World Dredging Congress, WODCON XIV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November, 1995. Randall, R. E. and Albar, A. Cutter Suction Dredge Simulator Training Manual, Center for Dredging Studies, Ocean Engineering Program, Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, January 2000.

Randal, R.E. and deJong, P.S. and Miedema, S.A., Experiences with Cutter Suction Dredge Simulator Training. Proceedings of the WEDA Technical Conference and Texas A&M Dredging Seminar, Rhode Island, June 2000.

LIST OF SYMBOLS USED

cyaw Fpw Fsw Iyaw kyaw Lpw Lss Lsw Mcurrent Mcutting Mpipe Mspud Mwires nfull Ppw Ppwm Psw Pswm Pw Pwm Tacc Tfull Tmax vpw vsw xpw xss xsw ypw yss ysw fs jpw jsw

Spring constant of the yaw motion Rope force of the port wire Rope force of the starboard wire Mass moment of inertia of pontoon in yaw direction Damping coefficient of pontoon in yaw direction Length of the port wire Distance from working spud to swing sheaves on ladder Length of starboard wire Moment around the spud exerted by the current Moment around the spud exerted by the cutting process Moment around the spud exerted by the floating pipeline Moment around the spud exerted by the spud Moment around the spud exerted by the swing wires Full revolutions of the swing winch Power of the port winch Power of the port winch mobilized on the dredge Power of the starboard winch Power of the starboard winch mobilized on the dredge Power of both winches Power of both winches mobilized on the dredge Winch torque available for acceleration or deceleration Full torque of the winches Maximum torque of the winches Rope speed of the port winch Rope speed of the starboard winch X coordinate of the port anchor X coordinate of the swing sheaves on the ladder X coordinate of the starboard anchor Y coordinate of the port anchor Y coordinate of the swing sheaves on the ladder Y coordinate of the starboard anchor Swing angle Port wire angle Starboard wire angle

kNm/rad kN kN kNms2/rad kNms/rad m m m kNm kNm kNm kNm kNm rpm kW kW kW kW kW kW kNm kNm kNm m/sec m/sec m m m m m m rad rad rad

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IHC Beaver 5514 C Cutter Suction Dredger

2011 DredgeMasters International, Inc

The IHC Beaver is well known for its robust construction, reliable operation and excellent performance. To date, IHC Holland has supplied more than 600 of these standard cutter and wheel dredgers, worldwide.

Intensive research combined with the latest technology mean that the New Generation IHC Beaver Dredgers are available to the dredging industry. The improvements in efficiency and savings in fuel consumption are spectacular. The relationship between installed power and type designation in past dredgers is no longer applicable. The installed power in the NG series is significantly lower than with its predecessors, yet equivalent or even higher dredging output is still provided.

The full range of demountable standard dredgers consists of several models of both cutter dredger and wheel dredger. The NG dredgers have catamaran-shaped hull, with the engine room located at deck level. The dredgers are equipped with a single high-pressure submerged dredge pump, mounted on the ladder. This high efficiency pump is directly driven by the diesel engine, via the IHC Pivoting Gearbox.

The prime mover for the dredge pump is a modern computercontrolled diesel engine with low fuel consumption, and low NOx and soot emissions.

This combination results in the lowest possible costs per cubic meter of dredged material, for both cutter and wheel dredgers. The type designation of the NG IHC Beaver series relates to the diameter of the delivery pipeline, the dredging depth and the cutting tool.

This type is designated the NG IHC Beaver 5514 C. 55 diameter of the delivery pipeline is 550mm 14 max. dredging depth is 14 metres C dredger is equipped with a cutter

The dredger can also be supplied as a standard wheel dredger, designated the NG IHC Beaver 5014 W, with a delivery pipeline with a diameter of 500mm.

IHC Beaver 5514 C Cutter Suction Dredger

Features Highly efficient fuel consumption and overall operating costs New highly effective cutter/wheel drive system Fresh water cooling system Hull consists of two side pontoons connected by small coupling pontoons Completely assembled and fully tested before delivery Very simple and fast assembly, afloat of onshore Ready for operation on arrival at site Standard design, allowing short delivery times Standard spare parts available from stock Designed as standard to qualify for Coastal Waters Certificate Optional equipment available

Principal particulars Length overall, ladder raised Length over pontoons, moulded Breadth, moulded Depth, moulded Side pontoons, moulded Mean draught with full bunkers approx. (standard design) Maximum standard dredging depth Internal diameter of suction tube Internal diameter of discharge pipes Total installed power Total dry weight approx.

Dredge pump Type IHC HR/MD 101-21-50 Power at shaft 885kW (1,204hp) Prime mover: Caterpillar 3512 B-SCAC developing 954kW (1,298hp) continuous power at 1,600rev/min. Specific fuel consumption 214g/kWhr Dredge pump driven via pivoting gearbox Ball clearance 213mm

Auxiliary power (cutter, winches, spuds) Caterpillar 3412 DI-TA developing 537kW (730hp) medium duty power at 1,800rev/min. Specific fuel consumption 213g/kWhr

Electrical installation Voltage Battery capacity Voltage (50Hz) Installed electrical power

Cutter Type IHC 20CB-1700-265 Power at shaft Diameter Maximum speed (approx.)

2000

Pump output in m3 of in situ solids per effective pumping hour

1800

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

36.80m 26.00m 10.64m 2.75m 26.00 x 2.97 x 2.75m

1.80m 14.00m 550mm 550mm 1,491kW (2,028hp) 235t

19m 711mm 7,837kg

353kN 2.10m 3.05m

32.50m 41.00m

20kN 3.50m

24V DC 770Ah 230/400V AC 20kVA

280kW (380hp) 1,700mm 30rev/min

Winches (ladder winch / swing winches) Line pull, 1st layer 150/150kN Max. line speed 20/20m/min Wire diameter 28/28mm Drum diameter 610/610mm All winches have independent hydraulic drive The two swing winches are supplied with wires of 125m and anchors of 750kg

Spuds Length Diameter Weight

Spud hoisting rams Force Ram stroke Spud stroke (each time approx.)

Swing width with 35 swing each side At max. dredging depth At min. dredging depth

Deck crane Lifting power

Outreach

Classification Bureau Veritas Class I, X Hull dredger coastal area Engine installation after construction MOT

Tools Special tools are supplied for connecting and disconnecting pontoons and cutter ladder, and for maintenance of dredge pump and diesel engine

Optional equipment Anchor booms Spud carrier Increased dredging depth Double walled dredge pump Dredge automation systems Swivel bend Spud tilting facility Air conditioning Harbour set Production measuring equipment

internal diameter of discharge line 550mm maximum standard dredging depth maximum volumetric concentration of in situ solids of 30% final elevation at end of pipeline 4m

Output calculated for:

Soil type A fine sand B medium sand C coarse sand D coarse sand + gravel E gravel

Decisive grain size 100m 235m 440m 1.30mm 7.00mm

Situ density 1,900kg/m3 1,950kg/m3 2,000kg/m3 2,100kg/m3 2,200kg/m3

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2000

3000 4000 5000 Pipeline length in meters

6000

7000

IHC Holland bv

Molendijk 94 P.O. Box 204 3360 AE Sliedrecht The Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)184 41 15 55 Fax +31 (0)184 41 18 84