Turbocharger Choice
Turbocharger Makes
The MC engines are designed for the application of the following makes of turbochargers: MAN B&W Asea Brown Boveri, Ltd. (ABB) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) The engine is equipped with one turbocharger located on aft end (4 59 121) on 4 to 9 cylinder engines, and with two turbochargers on exhaust side for 10 to 12 cylinder engines (4 59 126).
For other layout points than L1, the number or size of turbochargers may be different, depending on the specified MCR point chosen. Figs. 3.02, 3.03, 3.04 and 3.05 show the approximate limits for application of the MAN B&W, the ABB, and the MHI turbochargers.
Cleaning of turbochargers In order to clean the turbine blades and the nozzle ring assembly during operation, the exhaust gas inlet to the turbocharger is provided with a dry soft blast cleaning system using nut shells (4 59 205) and, on MAN B&W and ABB turbochargers also, with water washing (4 59 210).
Turbocharger types The relevant type designations of the turbochargers applied on these engines are stated in Fig. 3.01:
Cyl. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
MAN B&W 1 x NR24/R 1 x NR24/R 1 x NR29/R 1 x NR29/R 1 x NA34/S 1 x NA34/S 2 x NR24/R 2 x NR29/R 2 x NR29/R
ABB 1 x VTR254 1 x VTR254 1 x VTR304 1 x VTR304 1 x VTR304 1 x VTR354 2 x VTR254 2 x VTR254 2 x VTR304
MHI 1 x MET26SR 1 x MET30SR 1 x MET30SR 1 x MET33SD 1 x MET33SD 1 x MET42SD 2 x MET30SR 2 x MET30SR 2 x MET30SR
178 43 20-8.0
178 54 64
3.01
178 54 64
3.02
178 43 24-5.0
178 54 64
3.03
178 43 40-0.0
178 54 64
3.04
178 43 40-0.0
178 54 64
3.05
178 43 27-0.0
178 54 64
3.06
178 43 27-0.0
178 54 64
3.07
178 43 30-4.0
178 54 64
3.08
178 43 30-4.0
178 54 64
3.09
178 06 72-1.1
178 54 64
3.10