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 Contents
Features
May 2014 RAIL TRACTION
EMD Focused On LNG And India ..............................................................6
Reporting For Duty...................................................................................26
On Track To Tackle Emissions.................................................................50

ADVANCES IN COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY

Audacity To Tackle Opacity .....................................................................10
Resisting 300 Million Highly Stressed Cycles ..........................................20
Avoid Cold Corrosion In Two-Strokes .....................................................24
Cover designed by Amanda Ryan

MAN Fine-Tunes MGT6100/6200 Combustion System ...........................64

CONTROLS, SENSORS & INSTRUMENTATION

Complex Analysis And Diagnosis ............................................................13
Sensing Marine Fuel Problems .................................................................14
Weld-Free Sensors For Large Engines ......................................................18
On The Cover: GE adds
air-cooled H-class. Coverage INDUSTRY NEWS
begins on page 30.
New Air-Cooled H-Class ..........................................................................30
Stimulating Simulations ...........................................................................36
From Automotive To Industrial ...............................................................38
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OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY
Challenges Of Power Generation On Offshore Heavy Oilfields ...............42

POWER GENERATION
Global Markets
Shore-To-Ship Power ................................................................................49
Global Coverage
38th POWER GENERATION ORDER SURVEY
Growth For All Reported Driver Types ....................................................54

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ALSTOM gines — a combination of G3608 engines rated at 1.7

• Alstom will supply four GT13E2 gas turbines and ac-
companying equipment to Eni S.p.A. as part of an engi-
neering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for
Iraq’s 740 MW gas-fired Zubair power plant near Basra.
CAPSTONE
• Capstone will supply 50 C65 (65 kW) microtur-
bines for multiple oil and gas customers in the U.S.
• Capstone will supply 3 MW of microturbine stand-
alone power for palm oil processing plants in Malaysia.
CATERPILLAR
• Caterpillar will supply 20 of its C175-16 generator
sets — each rated at 1930 bkW at 1200 r/min — and
four C32 gen-sets (backup power) to Longzhu Oilfield
Services to power four jackup newbuild rigs for FTS
Derricks Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of Falcon Energy.
• Caterpillar will supply five G3516 marine engines
— a total of 7.75 MW — to Hybrid Port Energy for an
LNG-powered
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• Caterpillar will supply more than 70 of its G3600 en-
MW and G3612 engines rated at 2.6 MW — to MarkWest
Energy Partners LP to support gas gathering operations
across the Utica and Marcellus shale producing regions.
GE
• GE will supply one J612 and two J620 Jenbacher
gas engines — powered by syngas derived from straw
and wood chips — for a 5 MW biomass-to-energy plant
being built near Stroevo, in Plovdiv province, Bulgaria.
• GE will supply Tata Energy with two 3.3 MW Jenbacher
J620 cogeneration gas engines to power Tata’s Salfi textile
mills in Karachi, Pakistan.
• GE will supply four of its trailer-mounted, mobile
TM2500+ aeroderivative gas turbines — each produc-
ing more than 26 MW — to help the General Electric-
ity Co. of Libya (GECOL) meet the country’s growing
power needs.
MAN DIESEL & TURBO
• MAN will supply Alstom with 200 six-cylinder
D2676 LE621 engines — each producing 338 kW and
grouped 4 to 6 on each railcar — for installation in
Alstom’s Régiolis diesel electric railcars.

MTU ONSITE ENERGY

• MTU Onsite Energy will supply the Horseshoe Ca-
sino Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., with its
Series 4000 combined heat, power and cooling (CHP)
trigeneration system and a diesel-powered Series 1600
emergency backup generator set.

ROLLS-ROYCE
• Rolls-Royce will supply four LNG-fueled Bergen
C26:33L9PG engines (two per vessel) and two Rolls-
Royce US 205 CP azimuth thrusters (one per vessel) to
Chinese state oil company CNOOC to power Asia’s first
We Manufacture and gas-powered tugs.

Remanufacture the SIEMENS

• Siemens will supply Korean construction com-
World’s Largest Engine pany Samsung C&T with six model SGT6-5000F gas
turbines, three model SST6-5000 HI-L steam turbines,
Crankshafts and nine SGen6-1000A-series electrical generators for
three power plant units that will make up the Rabigh 2
Ellwood Crankshaft Group IPP combined-cycle power plant in Saudi Arabia.
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or 724-347-0250 Flex50DF engine, which will be used in a new lique-
ecgsales@elwd.com fied natural gas (LNG) carrier vessel being built for the
www.ellwoodcrankshaftgroup.com Chinese ship owner and operator, Zhejiang Huaxiang
Shipping Co. Ltd. A
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EMD Focused On LNG And India
Company progressing LNG strategy; final testing stages for highest horsepower Indian locomotives
A drive toward the increased use
of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in loco-
motives and the development of India’s
highest horsepower diesel-electric lo-
cos are two major projects for Electro-
Motive Diesel Inc. (EMD). Based in Il-
linois, U.S.A., EMD is owned by Cater-
pillar subsidiary Progress Rail Services.
EMD and Indian Railways are joint-
ly designing and manufacturing the
WDG5 locomotive, which will fea-
ture EMD’s 20-710 engines that pro-
duce approximately 4100 kW each.
In India, EMD and Indian Railways
are in the final testing stages involv-
ing oscillation trials of new WDG5 lo-
comotives, which will have the high-
est horsepower on existing rail tracks
there once they enter service. When
trials are complete, serial production
of the WDG5 will begin in India.
In 2010, EMD started supporting
the development of the WDG5 with
Research Designs and Standards Or-
ganisation (RDSO) and Diesel Loco-
motives Works (DLW). RDSO is a
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EMD and Indian Railways are in the final testing stages
of new WDG5 locomotives.
research and design organization of
Indian Railways and also technical
advisor. Varansi, India-based DLW is
a factory owned by Indian Railways
that makes diesel-electric locomotives
and spare parts.
EMD said the WDG5 locomotive
has the capability to integrate the
company’s Intellitrain remote di-
agnostic and monitoring systems to
reduce maintenance costs, enhance
safety and increase asset utilization,
reliability and availability.
EMD said it is also supporting the
Indian Railways goal to meet emis-
sions norms as they are introduced.
The WDG5 has electronic fuel injec-
tion technology, split cooling and
suitably sized radiators. The company
is working to introduce radial bogies,
which reduce wear and tear on wheels
and rails. For EMD, the next logical
step was progressing technologies for
the use of LNG in locomotives.
The company said it would soon
introduce LNG retrofit kits that fea-
ture its dynamic gas blending (DGB)
dual-fuel technology. The retrofit kits
enable EMD customers to use natural
gas while maintaining performance
and reliability.
While EMD regards India as just
one of the countries that could benefit
from the dual-fuel option of using ei-
ther LNG or diesel fuel, it is exploring
the introduction of Caterpillar LNG en-
gines on diesel multiple units (DMUs)
for hub and spoke operations of around
200 km distance in that country.
This would require only one fill-
ing station per hub and avoids the
requirement for large-scale filling sta-
tion infrastructure across India. Re-
peated runs characteristic of a typical
DMU operation can save significant
fuel, the company added.
In North America, EMD is testing
DGB engines and locomotives. The
commercial launch of EMD’s LNG
technology will start in North Amer-
ica, followed by other markets, the
company said. A
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June
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June 3-6 – Energy Lebanon *Sept. 22-25 – Turbomachinery
Symposium, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: +1 (979) 845-7417
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Web: www.energy-lebanon.com
*Sept. 23-26 – InnoTrans 2014
*June 16-20 – ASME Turbo Expo 2014 Messe Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Dusseldorf, Germany Tel: +49 30 30 38 2376
Tel: +1 (404) 847-0072 Web: www.innotrans.de
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Congress West St. Petersburg, Russia
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Tel: +44 1449 741801
Web: www.neva.transtec-neva.com
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Oct. 1-3 – World Energy Engineering
Congress, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
September Tel: +1 (770) 271-7869
*Sept. 9-12 – SMM Hamburg Web: www.energycongress.com
Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +49 40 3569 2147 Oct. 6-10 – 11th International Rotor
Web: smm-hamburg.com Dynamics Seminar, Cologne, Germany
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Tel: +49 2267 6585-0
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*Oct. 7-9 – HHP Summit 2014
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (888) 993-0302
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Oct. 12-14 – Power-Gen Middle East
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +44 1992 656 610
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Oct. 21-23 – Power-Gen Brasil
São Paulo, Brazil
Tel: +1 (918) 832-9305
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Oct. 21-24 – Shiptec China 2014
Dalian, China
Tel: + 86 411 3991 6904
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Shanghai, China
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Advances In Combustion Technology by jack burke
Audacity To Tackle Opacity
Johnson Matthey’s new catalyst counteracts plume opacity
Johnson Matthey has developed a
catalyst that is designed to counteract
plume opacity caused by NO2 emis-
sions, a challenge that sometimes devel-
ops in stationary diesel engine exhaust.
In a way, the problem of opacity
stems from trying to achieve the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) RICE NESHAP regulations,
which set limits for emissions of formal-
dehyde, methanol and nearly 200 other
toxic compounds that can be released
by stationary diesel and gas engines.
Under RICE NESHAP, formalde-
hyde is the regulated emissions, but
the EPA has determined that carbon
monoxide (CO) can be used as an ap-
propriate surrogate. Since testing for
CO emissions has many advantages
over testing for emissions of hazard-
ous air pollutants (HAPs), most of the
emissions standards have been final-
ized in terms of CO.
Platinum catalysts are widely used
in HAP converters to reduce CO
emissions in order to comply with the
RICE NESHAP regulations. However,
platinum catalysts also convert the ni-
tric oxide (NO) in the engine exhaust
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to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which un-
der certain conditions can produce a
visible plume and cause an opacity
problem, Johnson Matthey said.
To solve this dilemma, Johnson Mat-
they scientists developed a catalyst that
selectively oxidizes CO but does not
oxidize NO. This enables diesel and
dual-fueled reciprocating engines with
high-exhaust NOx emissions to not
only meet the RICE NESHAP require-
ments, but also to comply with state
opacity regulations, the company said.
The specially formulated oxidation
catalyst was employed to solve a tech-
nical challenge faced by a peaking
power plant, where oxidation catalyst
systems were installed on Cooper-
Bessemer LSVB-20-GDT CI engines.
Standard HAPs converters were
fitted to these two 6 MW engines,
which operated on either ultralow
sulfur diesel fuel or dual fuel. The
standard converters met the RICE
NESHAP CO oxidation requirements
but also caused a high conversion of
NO to NO2, according to the com-
pany. This resulted in the formation
of an opaque yellow plume in the ex-
Johnson Matthey’s catalyst selectively
oxidizes CO — but not NO — in the
exhaust of stationary diesel engines.
haust stack, which exceeded a state
mandated 20% opacity limit and pre-
vented the operation of the engines.
Johnson Matthey said it set out to
tackle this technical problem by de-
veloping a new catalyst formulation in
the laboratory and moving it quickly
to the customer application. The field
application confirmed that the re-
quirements for CO conversion and
visible opacity can both be met with
this new catalyst, the company said —
the CO conversion efficiency exceeded
90%, and there was no conversion of
NO to NO2. The opacity with the new
catalyst was the same or less than it
was before the catalytic converter was
installed, the company said.
Johnson Matthey anticipates that
many diesel engines of 2 MW and
higher will encounter the same opac-
ity problem since these engines tend
to have high NOx emissions, but the
new catalyst can be applied to any
engine. The company said its oxi-
dation catalyst is the only one of its
kind available today that can solve
those problems as well as meet RICE
NESHAP requirements. A
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Newsmakers
WOOD GROUP MUSTANG: Wood
Group Mustang has named Christopher
M. Barton as the senior vice president,
C. Barton Global Offshore
Business Develop-
ment. Barton has
more than 30 years
of industry exper-
tise that includes
business develop-
ment, marketing,
and engineering,
procurement and
construction (EPC) project execution
and management. His roles have en-
compassed onshore and offshore facili-
ties ranging from subsea systems, fixed
platforms and deepwater floating pro-
duction facilities.
MAN DIESEL & TURBO: MAN has
D. Antoniazzi appointed David
Antoniazzi as di-
rector of Sales –
Cruise, Ferry and
Merchant. In his
new capacity, Anto-
niazzi will lead the
promotional sales
of MAN medium-
speed marine diesel
engines and related ship propulsion and
auxiliary machinery components — in-
cluding reduction gears, propellers and
shafting systems — to the major cruise
lines, large ferry operators and merchant
shipping companies throughout the
North American region.
Antoniazzi brings 20 years of sales,
marketing and operational experience
to the diesel engine industry. Prior to
joining MAN Diesel & Turbo, he was
with SHW Inc., a MAN company,
where he was appointed president in
1995. He began his career with MAN
at MAN Canada in 2008 as the manag-
ing director, later moving to MAN D&T
U.S. team as sales director, Stationary,
and developing the business for spare
parts and service sales for MAN Carib-
bean customers. In December 2012,
Antoniazzi added the interim leader-
ship position as general manager for
PrimeServ FLL and assisted with the
early stages of the Business Develop-
ment group.
12 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
Antoniazzi will be based in Fort Lau-
derdale, Florida, U.S.A.
COLFAX FLUID HANDLING: Col-
fax Fluid Handling, a business of Colfax
Corp. and a provider of fluid-handling
C. H. Bramstång products for criti-
cal applications, has
named Carl-Henrik
Bramstång as its
sales director – Ship-
owner Sales. His
new role includes
the sales efforts of
the company’s new-
est product, the
Smart Technology CM-1000 Series, an in-
telligent controller designed for sea water
cooling systems. He will also drive sales
for pumps and controllers.
Bramstång, who will be based in Swe-
den, has nearly 30 years of sales experi-
ence, including 22 years in various sales
positions of increasing responsibility
with Colfax Fluid Handling. He reports
to business leader Karl-Johan Brinck,
vice president, Colfax Fluid Handling –
Commercial Marine.
NAES: Andrew Gay has joined NAES
Corp. as its senior vice president, chief
financial officer and treasurer. His focus
will be corporate financial policy, gov-
ernance, corporate budgeting, reporting
and business analysis.
Gay has more than 25 years of finan-
cial and commercial experience in se-
nior leadership and consulting roles in
Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. Before
joining NAES, Gay was the CFO at URS
Flint Transfield Services in Canada; group
general manager, finance and investor re-
lations at Australand; and CFO at SoftLaw
Corp. in Australia.
HELLA MARINE: Hella marine has
A. Ramsden appointed Adam
Ramsden as a sales
manager for Europe,
focusing primarily
on Belgium, Den-
mark, France, Hol-
land, Norway, Por-
tugal, Spain, Sweden
and the U.K. An ex-
perienced sales and
marketing professional, Ramsden special-
izes in international business develop-
ment and client management.
Ramsden was formerly a sales director
for global marine electronics manufac-
turer Scanstrut, focusing on its world-
wide retail distribution and OEM client
base. Prior to that, he served as sales and
marketing manager for Goodridge Fluid
Transfer Systems.
CHROMALLOY: Ron van Gestel,
a 14-year Chromalloy business and
technical leader, was appointed head
of Business Development, Engineering,
for Chromalloy’s Holland facility. Van
Gestel will lead and manage all busi-
ness development activities from an
engineering perspective. He formerly
held technical and management roles in
quality assurance, research and develop-
ment, and marketing.
Prior to joining Chromalloy, van Ges-
tel was Business Unit manager at ITB,
and earlier was Repair Development and
Engineering manager at Interturbine. He
began his career as a development engi-
neer at Blerick Venlo.
MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER
SYSTEMS AMERICAS INC.: David
M. Walsh has been appointed president
and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi
Hitachi Power Systems Americas Inc.
(MHPSA). In this new role, Walsh is re-
sponsible for all aspects of the business in
the Western Hemisphere. Walsh will also
be a corporate officer of MHPSA’s parent
company, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Sys-
tems Ltd. in Japan.
Walsh served the company as senior
vice president of Sales & Marketing, Proj-
ects and Services with MHPSA prior to
his appointment. He joined the company
in 2001 and was responsible for Mitsubi-
shi Power Systems Americas’ Western
Hemisphere power generation service and
manufacturing business, including field
and plant service, parts manufacturing and
marketing for services related to Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries’ activities in the Americas.
Walsh came to MHPSA with broad U.S.
and international experience as a senior
executive in power generation roles that
included operations in China, Saudi Ara-
bia, Australia and South America.
Controls, Sensors & Instrumentation
Complex Analysis
And Diagnosis
Historical information collected, event causes identified,
corrective action determined
Prüftechnik has introduced additional
features to its Vibguard Viewer family of
online condition monitoring systems:
the Vibguard Viewer 1.1 version is now
geared for complex machine diagnosis.
The new software of Vibguard View­
er 1.1 includes Orbit Analysis, which
can determine the root cause of atypi­
cal shaft orbit movement in, for exam­
ple, turbomachinery and reciprocating
compressors.
Prüftechnik said that by connect­
ing a Vibguard to an existing real-time
protection system, the Vibguard View­
er processes the readings from the al­
ready installed displacement sensors
into useful information to diagnose
the exact cause of a problem.
Full Modbus (TCP/RTU) support is
another new feature that allows Vib­
guard to be integrated into the custom­
er’s processes and systems, the company
said. Signals from Vibguard can flow to
the PLC, while process parameters mon­
itored by the PLC can travel to Vibguard
for in-depth analysis and diagnosis.
Combining machine parameters such
as temperature, r/min or torque with vi­
bration data, the full bidirectional com­
munication not only gives the big pic­
ture of the monitored machines, but also
allows access to more complex analysis
when a problem arises, Prüftechnik said.
The optional feature Event Record­
The Vibguard Viewer 1.1 online condi-
tion monitoring system is now capable
of more complex machine diagnosis.
ing serves as a proverbial ‘black box’ —
when an alarm is triggered, Vibguard
records all relevant data, even the sig­
nals before the alarm occurred. Up to
22 channels are written into an FIFO
memory, and pre- and post-trigger du­
ration as well as the sampling rate can
be configured, the company said.
In this way, Vibguard collects use­
ful historical information to help iden­
tify the cause of an event and take Solutions Beyond
Expectations
the corresponding corrective actions.
The company said the tool is ideal for
catching transient events and under­
standing why they happened, as well
as monitoring and evaluating critical
parameters such as the torque in the
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Sensing Marine Fuel Problems
Increased emphasis on fuel monitoring; analysis system offers alternative
To safeguard efficient engine per-
formance and prevent damage to
components, effective fuel condition
monitoring systems have taken on
increased importance in the marine
industry. This has been caused in part
by the increasing use of biodiesel in
marine fuel and the lack of research or
in-depth understanding of its impact
on engine performance.
To address this challenge, diesel
engine control and instrumentation
company CMR Group has introduced
the Near Infrared Intelligent Sensor
(NIRIS) fuel quality sensor for use
on marine electronically fuel-injected
diesel engines. The company said the
NIRIS is suitable for continuous fuel
survey, which can trigger a request for
more in-depth laboratory analysis if the
NIRIS detects a serious quality change.
According to CMR, the NIRIS is
the world’s first commercial high-
horsepower diesel fuel quality sen-
sor and can reduce fuel consumption
by up to 5%, increase environmental
14 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
compliance and lower fuel analysis
costs. The NIRIS can also prevent
component damage due to incorrect
fueling, offers flexible fitting locations
and is easy to install due to its small
size, the company said.
The new technology is a near in-
frared spectrometry system that
performs continuous inline analysis
of fuel, measuring over 12 different
parameters involved in the specifi-
cation of fuel quality. CMR said that
hydrocarbon profiler technology
measures the molecular structure of
the fuel, continuously transmitting
information to the engine control
unit to allow real-time optimization
of injection, combustion and post-
treatment for all types of fuel, in-
cluding biofuels.
“The technology behind the sen-
sor is based on a smart combination
of established infrared hardware and
data treatment software,” said James
Thwaites, CMR Group marketing
manager based in Wallsend, England.
CMR Group has introduced
its NIRIS fuel quality sensor,
shown here on a test engine.
“These elements have been brought
together in a package that is no larger
than a juice bottle. It can be easily
mounted on an engine and connected
to other control technology and sys-
tems to deliver major user benefits in
terms of advanced monitoring capa-
bilities, financial savings and better
onsite emissions control, leading to
improved environmental compliance.
“The NIRIS sensor provides a rela-
tively low-cost inline fuel analysis sys-
tem when compared with traditional
laboratory based analysis of fuel sam-
ples, although the latter remains use-
ful and mandatory in some cases.
“As familiarity with biofuels grows,
it is likely that the challenges they
pose will only be overcome and man-
aged with the introduction of spe-
cialist monitoring systems capable of
ensuring proper engine performance
and the prevention of time-con-
suming and costly damage to com-
ponents caused by inferior or low-
grade fuels.” A
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Featured Products
Combustion Analyzer
E Instruments has introduced its E8500
combustion analyzer, a portable tool for
EPA compliance level emissions monitor-
ing and testing. The E8500 is suited for
regulatory and maintenance use in boiler,
burner, engine, turbine, furnace and oth-
er combustion applications.
The device features electrochemical
sensors for O2, CO, NO, NO2, SO2 and
H2S; NDIR sensors for CO, CO2 and
CxHy; and an internal thermoelectric
chiller with automatic condensate remov-
al. The E8500 also measures stack gas,
ambient air temperatures, and draft and
differential pressures.
www.e-inst.com
Data Display
Automation
Products Group
Inc. (APG) has
introduced its
MND Modbus
Network Dis-
play, a sensor
display that pro-
vides data from
multiple sensors.
The company
said the IP67
display can operate in sniffer or master
mode to locally display volume, level, dis-
tance and/or pressure readings from any
of the up to 10 sensors in a Modbus RTU
network. Numerous user-selectable stan-
dard or custom units of measure are avail-
able, and readings are presented as a full
five-digit display with 1.01 cm characters
for at-a-glance readability, APG said.
The flexible nature of MND displays
can be used in a variety of roles, such as
master mode, in which a battery-powered
MND can provide enough power to itself
and to a single slave sensor to create a self-
contained monitoring system.
www.apgsensors.com
16 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
Green Machine
ElectraTherm announced the availabil-
ity of its 35 kW Green Machine, the 4011-
F, which is a turnkey organic rankine cycle
(ORC) packaged system. The machine, the
company’s first plug-and-play ORC pack-
age, is designed for smaller heat sources,
such as 500 kW stationary engines.
The system generates fuel-free, emis-
sions-free electricity using waste heat
between 77° and 116°C and flow rates
between 3.2 to 12.6 L/s to produce
up to 35 kW. Other features include a
liquid-loop radiator, working fluid, 50
and 60 Hz availability and hot water by-
pass (if needed).
www.electratherm.com
Bargraph
OTEK Corp. has released its loop-
powered DIN bargraph, which features
a digital display. The device is designed
to alert users of a process failure. When
loop power fails, the device will flash its
display for about 20 seconds, transmit the
isolated serial I/O and then go dark. The
system, known as the LPD-0, meets the
45 x 92 mm panel cutout and is 50.8 mm
deep. The LPD-0 can be secured in either
a plastic or metal case.
www.otekcorp.com
Spark Plug Measurement
Celle, Germany-based Motortech has
introduced its high-voltage indicator
SparkView, a handheld device that en-
ables measurement of spark plug condi-
tions while the engine is running.
The measurement can be carried out
with either the capacitive high-voltage
clamp SparkScan1 or with a BNC cable
that is connected directly to ignition coils
with a diagnostic output. Voltages of up
to 40 kV are displayed with a resolution
of 1 kV and a tolerance of ±2 kV. The
high-voltage indicator features a colored
scale that can be easily configured; and
two degrees of brightness allow for indoor
and outdoor operation.
SparkView is available in a kit that in-
cludes the capacitive clamp SparkScan1
or a BNC cable in a carrying case, the
company said.
www.motortech.de
Current Switches
NK Technologies has introduced its
ASC Series switches, which combine a
current transformer, microprocessor-
based signal conditioner and limit alarm
contact in a single compact package for
use in status monitoring or proof of op-
eration applications.
The switches, which according to the
company provide results within 1% accu-
racy, are ideal for proof of flow, conveyor
jam and overload detection, multiple-
section conveyor interlocking, and control
of lighting circuits or electrical heaters.
Compatible with most automation sys-
tems, ASC switches provide a magnetically
isolated N.O. or N.C. solid-state output for
control circuits rated up to 135 Vac or Vdc.
ASC switches are offered in two config-
urations: a solid-core case with a 19 mm
thru-hole sensing aperture, or a split-core
case with a hinged opening to provide a
21.6 mm square-sensing aperture for eas-
Energy System Technology
Mineral Oil Treatment Solutions for Diesel Engine and Turbine-based Power Plants

Product Range Overview Features

Centrifuge based systems featuring high efficiency/high • GEA Westfalia Separator hydrostop hydraulic
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• Fuel oil with maximized solids ejection ports and provides
highly concentrated solids
• Lube oil
• GEA Westfalia Separator unitrolplus monitoring
• Oily water/sludge system offers improved sensor technology for
automatic continuous monitoring and control
(no regulating rings required)
• Unsupervised, continuous and automatic operation
• Self-cleaning effect of the bowl without CIP system
• High separation efficiency
• Discharge of the light and heavy phase under
pressure by internal centripetal pumps, or single
pump and gravity drain of a selected phase
• Belt drive with fewer components and a reduction in
wear parts
• Major maintenance work is required only after 8,000
to 16,000 operating hours

State-of-the-art Centrifugal Separation

Types of Centrifugal Separators
• Self-cleaning separators with disc bowl and automatic
bowl ejection
• Manual cleaning separators with solid-wall disc bowl
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• Throughput capacities up to 80 m3/h per separator
• Maximum separator efficiency
• Especially robust and durable
• Highest economy throughout the entire lifecycle

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Removal of residual oil content to 15ppm without
Diesel Oil Treatment chemicals or filters, or to 5ppm with adsorption filter
Reduce impurities
such as particles,
heavy metal trace
elements and
water to promote
operational reliability
and to minimize
abrasion, corrosion
and ash deposits.

GEA Westfalia Separator Containerized Solutions

ViscoBoosterUnit • Mobile, turnkey containerized solution
• Automatic viscosity control
• Quick and easy to set up
• Automated control
• Easiest operation, fully automatic, completely
system via common
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control cabinet with
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• Automatic
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system for particle • Fuel oil unloading module
removal • Fuel oil transfer module
• Heat recovery module
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• Efficient separation • Water booster module
of solid and liquid • Air compressor module
impurities
• Substantial
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Featured Products
ier installation. Operating environment is
rated for -20° to 50°C, 0 to 95% relative
humidity noncondensing.
www.nktechnologies.com
Linear Position Sensors
Alliance Sensors Group, a division of
H.G. Schaevitz, has released the LA-25-A
Series LVDT linear position sensor, de-
signed to handle extreme industrial en-
vironments. Available in ranges from 75
to 375 mm, the LA-25-A sensor is ideal
for roller gap positioning, process valve
displacement, head box and actuator po-
sition feedback. The company said it has
the durability to withstand the environ-
ments found in steam and hydro power
plants, building and bridge monitoring,
and industrial automation and fluid pow-
er systems.
The sensor has a 25.4 mm diameter
aluminum or stainless-steel housing, two
double-contact shaft seals that keep fluids
and solid contaminants out of its bore,
and offers a choice of axial connectors or
a cable in a metal cord grip. It is designed
to operate continuously in temperatures
up to 105°C.
www.alliancesensors.com
Pressure Transmitters
American
Sensor Tech-
nologies offers
its AST4300
and AST43LP
Class I Division
2 nonincen-
dive pressure
transmitters
with a Turck
mini-fast elec-
trical connection, eliminating conduit re-
quirements from installation.
The AST4300 series is available with
gauge and compound ranges from 1 to
1378.9 bar, while the AST43LP pressure
transmitter can measure low- and bi-
directional pressures from 0.07 to 1 barg.
The AST43LP is suited for low-pressure
measurement for a variety of applications
in process instrumentation, oil and gas
equipment, process control, and gas com-
pression and storage.
Packaged for indoor or outdoor use,
the AST4300 is available with a variety
of pressure port threads — including 6.4
mm NPT and 12.7 mm NPT — and out-
put signals including long transmissions
(4 to 20 mA) or low power (V) applica-
tions for remote SCADA systems.
www.astsensors.com
Power Film Capacitors
AVX Corp., a manufacturer of passive
components and interconnect products, has
launched its FFLC Series medium-power
film capacitors for dc filtering applications.
Available in case sizes up to 35 L, the
capacitors feature AVX’s controlled self-
healing technology, which enables safe,
reliable, long-lifetime performance with
no risk of explosion, the company said.
The capacitors feature two mounting
brackets and either four M8/15 female
connections or four M12/30 male connec-
tions. Voltage ratings for the series span
800 to 1350 V; capacitance values span
1750 to 20 600 µF; and parasitic induc-
tance values span 32 to 55 nH. Exhibit-
ing a ±10% tolerance, the capacitors have
a maximum RMS current value of up to
400 A and an average lifetime of 100 000
hours at rated dc voltage, 70°C hot-spot
temperature, and a less than 2% change
in capacitance value.
www.avx.com
BLDC Actuator
Sonceboz introduced a new electroni-
cally commutated brushless dc (BLDC)
actuator, specifically developed for large
diesel engines applications.
Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide M a y 2 0 1 4 17
The actuator delivers torque from 2 to
20 Nm in a compact housing, ideal for
narrow engine compartments. It can op-
erate in a supply voltage range between
9 and 32 V. In the event of power failure,
an integrated return-to-zero spring is in-
cluded. The failsafe position is customiz-
able as well.
The actuator delivers short position-
ing times — 125 ms — while providing
positioning accuracy for finer flow con-
trol. The core rotor/stator design allows a
mounting in a wide array of applications
on any diesel engine’s (typically from
4 to 16 L) throttle valves, EGR valves,
turbocharging and exhaust brakes. Op-
eration is guaranteed for a temperature
range between -40° to 140°C.
www.sonceboz.com
IO Control
The new control generation GEA West-
falia Separator IO was developed to con-
trol the company’s centrifuge products,
with a special focus on reducing complex-
ity and enhancing user-friendliness.
Displays have been streamlined, sym-
bols are self-explanatory and the color
code is based on international stan-
dards, the company said. The IO can
also evaluate, showing how efficient
the centrifuge is running in relation to
energy consumption, performance or
separation efficiency. It also offers op-
tional efficiency programs that set the
optimum status for the centrifuge: max-
imum separating efficiency or perfor-
mance, minimum energy consumption
or auxiliary materials.
The IO control features remote capabil-
ity, so the operator can access the centri-
fuge via tablet or smartphone. Even re-
mote diagnosis by the experts from GEA
Westfalia Separator is possible.
www.westfalia-separator.com
Controls, Sensors & Instrumentation
Weld-Free Sensors For Large Engines
Sensors must withstand high temperatures and injection pressures, long operational lifetime requirements
Swiss manufacturer Trafag AG has
been producing common rail pres-
sure sensors for measuring peak pres-
sures of up to 3000 bar for more than
15 years. The company said its high-
pressure 8298 Series sensors meet the
demands of heavy-duty large engines
because of their robustness, stability
to withstand harsh operational condi-
tions, and with their high-performance
electronics that are capable of quickly
processing the measured data and
demonstrating a high level of accuracy
over a wide range of temperatures.
18 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
High-pressure sensors by Trafag uti-
lize thin-film on steel technology for
fewer temperature-induced errors
and increased long-term stability.
Ulrich Staiger, project manager,
Engine Pressure Sensors at Trafag
AG, said that among the various
sensor technologies available on the
market today, the most frequently
used in the high-pressure sector are
based on metal strain gauge tech-
nology and thin-film designs.
The 8298 series high-pressure sen-
sors by Trafag utilize thin-film on steel
technology with a production process
that essentially makes use of two coat-
ing techniques. First, in order to elec-
trically insulate the active sensor com-
ponents from the body of the device,
a SiO2 glass layer is laid down using a
process called chemical vapor deposi-
tion to provide insulation from the de-
vice housing. The resistors for the mea-
surement circuit are made of nickel
and nickel-chrome alloy and are sput-
tered directly onto the SiO2 surface. In
subsequent process steps, convention-
al lithographic techniques are used to
create the meander-shaped conductor
paths typical of the strain gauge.
Staiger said that, in contrast to the
widely used silicon-based pressure
sensor systems, sensors using thin-
film technologies show much lower
temperature errors and an increased
long-term stability due to the fact that
all materials used in their construc-
tion have similar coefficients of ther-
mal expansion.
The latest generation of the Trafag
high-pressure sensor utilizes a non-
welded design based on a monolithic
body of precipitation-hardened 17-
4PH CrNi stainless steel. The sensor di-
aphragm, which must be of an exactly
defined thickness, forms the bottom of
a highly accurate deep bore machined
into the center of the device body. The
membrane is designed to operate at
very high pressures, in excess of 3000
bar. The thin-film structure is not di-
rectly located on the diaphragm, but is
deposited onto a tiny cantilever beam
attached to it at the thinnest point.
This avoids the need to create the sen-
sor structures on diaphragms individ-
ually, which would be laborious and
inefficient, the company said. In such
highly loaded sensors, it is essential to
maintain low stress levels in relation to
the elastic limit in order to maximize
the operational lifetime.
In contrast to welded construc-
tions, a monolithic sensor body of-
fers enhanced security under fatigue
Controls, Sensors & Instrumentation

stress conditions due to the seamless lows sensors to operate on large mization of the fuel injection modu-
design and a lower internal-residual engines using heavy fuel oil (HFO) lation process by the motor control
stress level. where the viscous oil is preheated to system. Trafag said that by also using
Dieter Zeisel, head of R&D at Traf- up to 150°C before injection. economically priced sensors to moni-
ag AG, explained that numerous tests The nonwelded, high-pressure sen- tor injector needle lift and cylinder
were carried out by Trafag on the sen- sor design by Trafag allows reliable pressure, the combustion process
sors’ performance, starting with finite operation for the direct measurement in each cylinder can be individually
element analysis. These tests have of pulsating injection pressures in optimized, thereby allowing opera-
indicated a good resistance to defor- large internal combustion engines. tors to reduce emissions, increase fuel
mation and stress, as well as a very The fast signal processing electronics efficiency and monitor engine health
stable output signal generated by the with 4 kHz bandwidth permits opti- more closely. A
measuring circuit.
The signal is measured with a
bandwidth of 4 kHz, so that very
fast transient effects in the fuel in-
jection process can be recorded.
The sensor electronics meet all EMC
requirements as per IEC 61000
(level 4) as well as current marine
and railway standards.
As far as the sensors’ performance
over their lifetime, Trafag said it car-
ried out elaborate simulated lifetime
tests and intentionally destructive
tests. Those involved exposing sen-
sors to high operating temperatures
for extended periods, as well as to the
combination of constant, high nomi-
nal pressure and exposure to maxi-
mum operating temperature. A typical
test run involved exposing the sensors
for 2000 hours to 120° to 140°C.
Zeisel said that highly accelerated
life tests (HALT) were also employed
to definitively evaluate the design, as
these tests are intentionally driven
outside product specifications to de-
termine the weak points in the sen-
sor. In fact, sensors with a specified
vibration tolerance of 25 g within a
temperature range of -40° to 125°C
are subject to a 50 g vibration test,
while the temperature in the test
chamber is raised within a few sec-
onds from -80° to 160°C. The com-
pany said the aim of these tests is to
have sensors still functioning within
specifications at the conclusion of the
selected test series, or for as long as
possible during the tests. The Trafag
high-pressure sensors registered still
valid output signals at the end of the
tests (0.5 V at ambient pressure).
According to Zeisel, thin-film CLEAN AIR SOLUTIONS
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“Spring designers and manufactur-

Common rail systems have become a prime
method of injecting fuels into the cylinders of
diesel and reciprocating engines at extremely
high pressure.
ers seeking a higher level of fatigue re-
sistance performance are interested in
the duplex stainless-steel spring wire
we have recently introduced,” said
Clas Paulin, Sandvik Materials Tech-
nology. The company is a manufac-
turer of wire in a wide range of materi-
als including stainless steels and nickel
alloys. “The material, Sandvik Spring-
flex SF, sits in the market alongside the
17-7PH steels and its variants, and is
particularly well suited for springs for
common rail fuel injection valves.”
The company said that testing as a
compression spring confirmed that
Springflex SF could resist more than
300 million highly stressed cycles.
This result greatly exceeded expecta-
tions and has led to line qualification
for the new material by a major man-
ufacturer of common rail systems.
Springflex SF — the SF stands
for Super Fatigue resistant — is a
modified version of the existing du-
plex stainless-steel Sandvik Springflex
grades. The new material is duplex
steel with an austenitic-ferritic grain
structure and combines high tensile
strength with relaxation, fatigue and
corrosion resistance properties.
“The severity of demand on fatigue
performance in spring wire depends
on the number of load cycles and the
type of stresses applied,” Paulin said.
“Probably the toughest fatigue chal-
lenge at the moment for stainless-steel
springs is on plunger springs in com-

Resisting 300 Million mon rail diesel injection systems.”

In a common rail system, the fuel is

Highly Stressed Cycles constantly available at the pressure re-

quired for injection. Injection nozzles
Duplex stainless-steel spring wire material offers higher level of fatigue for diesel engines inject the fuel into
resistance performance the combustion chamber, atomize it
and seal the combustion chamber by
means of the nozzle needle, which is
The common rail system has been The higher the injection pressure, closed by a spring. When closed, the
used in diesel engines for more the better the fuel atomizes during needle blocks the injection orifices.
than a decade and is applied today injection. The valves controlling the For fuel injection, the nozzle needle
to small as well as large reciprocat- amount of fuel injected into each of is raised by the hydraulic servo sys-
ing engines. The requirements for the engine’s cylinders are key compo- tem of the injector so that the injec-
low emissions levels and low fuel nents in the common rail system. The tion orifices are opened.
consumption have made common plunger spring, which is part of each In order to maximize fatigue per-
rail technology a prime method of fuel valve, closes the needle once per formance, the company developed
injecting fuels into the cylinders at combustion cycle. This requires an a new manufacturing process that
extremely high pressure. extremely high fatigue resistance. continued on page 22
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A comparison of targeted tensile strength ranges for Sandvik Springflex SF — which combines
high tensile strength, relaxation, fatigue and corrosion resistance properties — versus 17-7 PH.
includes a patented peeling process
on the hot-rolled wire rod prior
to cold drawing. This significantly
reduces the number of surface de-
fects, subsequently improving fa-
tigue resistance.
In the context of spring wire perfor-
mance, fatigue strength is defined as
a material’s capability and probability
to withstand fracture when dynami-
cally loaded. For fatigue strength to
be maximized, the wire manufacturer
has to optimize a number of proper-
ties like tensile strength and ductility.
The company said the size of in-
jection valves varies depending on
the engine output, but in general the
space for the valve spring is limited.
In many cases, the spring needs to be
as small as 40 g of wire. A much larg-
er spring, weighing perhaps 1000 g,
would be preferred in order to meet
strength and fatigue requirements
more easily, but this would be impos-
sible for practical reasons.
Along with 17-7PH and the ASTM
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300 series materials, Springflex SF is
included in the EN-10270-3 Euro-
pean spring wire standard covering
spring wire applications. Application
has also been made for inclusion in
another international standard, the
ASTM A313.
Sandvik said a rigid quality assur-
ance plan has been created to con-
trol the reliability and integrity of the
product from start to finish.
“The spring designer looks for a
design for the end user that will mini-
mize stress levels in the spring when
it is operating between its designated
positions,” said Jonas O. Eriksson,
Sandvik Materials Technology. “This is
achieved by balancing the number of
coils, the diameter of the wire and the
spring diameter. The spring manufac-
turer’s role focuses on optimum spring
coiling, prestressing, heat treatment,
shot peening, etc. However, both the
spring designer and manufacturer rely
on the wire material properties to opti-
mize performance.”
Within the duplex microstructure,
the benefits of both austenitic and fer-
ritic structures need to be exploited and
to remain stable throughout the wire
drawing, spring coiling and heat treat-
ment processes, the company said.
The chemical composition and man-
ufacturing route mean that no tendency
for martensitic transformation exists
and ductility remains throughout the
entire production process.
“Martensite is harder than austenite
and contributes to the tensile strength,”
Eriksson said. “However, martensite is
brittle and prone to cracking, espe-
cially longitudinally. Martensite has a
lower density compared with austen-
ite, which means that it increases stress
levels in the surrounding austenite as
it tries to swell within the steel during
cold working.”
In duplex material, grain boundar-
ies between the austenite and ferrite
phases work as barriers against fa-
tigue crack propagation. Another ad-
vantage of the duplex material is that
it is less sensitive to crack propaga-
tion than austenitic steels.
There appears to be some evidence
that low-quality diesel fuel with high
levels of water content has led to
stress corrosion cracking in common
rail plunger springs. Apart from the
strength and fatigue resistance prop-
erties, the corrosion properties of du-
plex steels are another advantage and
will benefit the plunger spring appli-
cation, the company said.
Springflex SF has high corrosion
resistance, not only to stress corro-
sion cracking in chloride-bearing and
hydrogen sulphide environments,
but also to general corrosion, pit-
ting and crevice corrosion, erosion
corrosion and corrosion fatigue. In
general, spring applications chlorides
represent the most common source
of corrosion, and austenitic steels in
particular corrode relatively quickly.
The company said that in addi-
tion to overcoming the challenge of
fatigue resistance of plunger springs,
the new material may find applica-
tions in other markets and potential
end users where enhanced material
properties are a requirement. A
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Avoid Cold Corrosion In Two-Strokes
Presence of cold corrosion should prompt increase in engine’s lube-oil feed rate, BN level
The fuel injectors on top of a six-cylinder S70ME-C engine from MAN Diesel & Turbo.
MAN Diesel & Turbo has recent-
ly communicated with owners and
operators of a number of its MAN
B&W two-stroke marine diesel en-
gines regarding the question of cold
corrosion, with guidelines to resolve
an engine-operation issue.
The cold corrosion phenomenon
is caused by liners operating at tem-
peratures below the acid dew point.
The cylinder liners of some of the
company’s newest engine types have
proven to be prone to cold corro-
sion. These engines have been de-
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signed to comply with Tier 2 NOX
regulations and the latest guidelines
of the Energy Efficiency Design In-
dex (EEDI).
Through a number of different
initiatives, including increasing the
cylinder-liner surface temperature
and adopting higher-BN cylinder
lube oil, MAN Diesel & Turbo said it
has successfully reduced cold corro-
sion to the level for which the liners
and piston rings are designed. Based
on individual applications, a further
increase in BN level has shown that
a reduced cylinder lube-oil feed rate
(the ACC factor) is possible in cer-
tain cases, the company said.
In order to improve the engine
performance at lower loads, the
pressures Pcomp and Pmax have been
increased at part-load in the lat-
est engine designs. This calls for an
optimization of the cylinder liner
surface temperature. Furthermore,
this development has also required
a rebalancing of the cylinder lube
oil’s ability to lubricate in order to
neutralize the acid formation creat-
ing cold corrosion, MAN said.
Based upon experience and careful
evaluation of testing high-BN cylin-
der oils on engines with a relatively
high corrosive level, it was decided
to introduce BN100 as the new de-
sign basis for ME-C/ME-B/MC-C8.1
— and also higher mark number —
engine types.
“An excess of cold corrosion is
damaging to cylinder liners and de-
mands prompt attention from en-
gine operators,” said Kjeld Aabo, di-
rector of Customer Support – MAN
Diesel & Turbo. “Through coopera-
tion with lubricating-oil manufac-
turers, and after extensive onboard
testing, we recommend increasing
the oil BN to 100. This would neu-
tralize any condensing acid on the
liner otherwise causing cold corro-
sion, while maintaining the same
cylinder lube oil-feed rate, or incur-
ring just a moderate increase.”
For engine designs prior to mark
8.1, the risk of cold corrosion is, in
general, limited as these engines’
layout, load variations and part-
load operation do not lend them-
selves to fostering the same level
of acid conditions. However, based
on a number of applications inves-
Advances In Combustion Technology

tigated, the company has also observed cold corrosion

of some pre-8.1 engines.
“Therefore, despite the fact that many pre-mark 8.1
engine designs operate successfully using mid-BN-range
lube oils (50<BN<60) commonly available on the mar-
ket, we recommend paying close attention to any engine
wear by using MAN-recommended drain-oil analyses
and by making regular cylinder inspections,” Aabo said.
“Accordingly, mid-range oils should only be used when
there is positive wear data directly backing up this course
of action.”
Essentially, any presence of cold corrosion should
prompt an increase in the affected engine’s lube-oil feed
rate or BN level. To achieve the optimum cylinder oil dos-
age, the optimum BN level and cylinder lube oil should
be employed. To this end, iron (Fe) and BN levels in the
drain oil should be regularly measured.
As a standard procedure, MAN recommended initial
observation to actual lubricating demand when circum-
stances change, such as operating a new engine, chang-
ing cylinder oil type, etc. MAN advised beginning with
a high feed rate (ACC factor) of 0.40 g/kWh x S%. With
this knowledge of the actual wear rate, a solution can
be obtained. If the wear is confirmed as low, then the
cylinder-oil dosage can be reduced by lowering the ACC
factor in incremental steps of 0.05 g/kWh x S%.
“Piston ring wear can be measured directly at scavenge-
port inspections, either by measuring the remaining
depth of the CL grooves or, on large-bore engines with
cermet coated top piston rings, by measuring the coating
thickness with a coating-thickness gauge,” Aabo said. “A
faster response may be obtained by onboard measuring
of the iron content and the remaining BN in the drain oil
from each cylinder.”
The major oil companies have been working on
bringing BN100 cylinder oils into the market in recent
Power meets precision:
months. Several BN100 cylinder oils have already ob-
tained MAN’s interim or full approval to allow them to
REINTJES high-speed gearboxes
be used in its engines. BN100 cylinder oils are already
available in many ports from some suppliers and are ex- The high-speed gearboxes of the RTG series were
pected to be available from all major oil companies dur- specially developed for use in turbine drives for
ing 2014, according to the company. industrial applications such as power plants.
MAN recommends that vessels operating in and out
of SOX-ECA areas carry low-BN cylinder oil and simul-
Our experience and know-how in the manufacture
taneously switch from the BN100 oil to the low-BN
oil when switching from high- to low-sulfur fuel. The of compressor wheel sets is also reflected in the
BN100 cylinder oil can be used continuously for fuels high-speed gearboxes. Maximum precision, proven
with sulfur content greater than 1.5%, and occasionally REINTJES quality, efficient project management and
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The new MTU Series 1600 locomotive engine
has been designed for the drive system of small
shunting locomotives and covers the power
range up to 690 kW.
Reporting
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MTU’s latest rail engine enters service
Locomotives equipped with MTU’s
newly developed 12V 1600 R50 en-
gine have gone into service for the
first time. MTU unveiled the 12V
1600 R50 engine in 2010, with the
series production beginning this year.
Sixteen locomotives will used for in-
plant freight transport at the BASF
plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and
available for BASF plants in Schwar-
zheide, Germany, and Antwerp, Bel-
gium, as part of a locomotive pool.
The 12V 1600 R50 engine has been
designed for the diesel-hydraulic drive
system of small shunting locomotives
and covers the power range up to 690
kW, which takes the Vossloh type G6
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locomotives up to a top speed of 80
kph. The G6 locomotives were com-
missioned within the scope of a pro-
gram for modernizing in-plant freight
transport at BASF. Twenty-two mod-
ern diesel locomotives will replace the
older fleet.
In addition to the 16 G6 locomo-
tives, four type DE 12 and two type
DE 18 locomotives are included in
the program. Both models are pow-
ered by MTU series 4000 engines:
DE 12 locomotives are equipped
with the 8V 4000 R43; and the DE
18 is powered by the 12V version of
the same engine.
The 12V 1600 R50 marks the lat-
est addition to the MTU Series 1600
diesel engine line first introduced in
2009 (See June 2009 Diesel & Gas
Turbine Worldwide, p. 38). The Series
1600 engines expanded the compa-
ny’s product offering at the lower end
of its output spectrum.
The MTU 12V 1600 R50 engine
complies with the European Stage 3B
emissions standard and was devel-
oped in accordance with the special
requirements of the European rail
sector, the company said. For exam-
ple, the 12V 1600 R50 incorporates
EGR and two-stage turbocharging to
meet the variable and dynamic re-
quirements of the rail application. A
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 Industry Drivers

WÄRTSILÄ
M Wärtsilä is designing and supplying power equipment for
a new platform supply vessel (PSV) to be built for operat-
ing in arctic conditions. This is the first confirmed contract for
Wärtsilä Ship Design’s new series of arctic PSVs.
Wärtsilä will also supply an integrated package that includes
machinery as well as the electrical and automation systems, in-
cluding its own Low Loss Concept (LLC). The LLC is a highly re-
dundant diesel-electric system that provides additional reliability
for continuous operation in various failure modes.
The contracts with Kleven Verft AS were signed in January. The
ship will be built at the Kleven yard in Norway on behalf of REM
Offshore AS, the Norwegian fleet owner. The vessel is scheduled
for delivery in the first half of 2015 and will feature the latest de-
velopments of Wärtsilä Ship Design’s VS 485 design.
The ship will be strengthened and equipped for arctic opera-
tions, with the hull and propulsion fitted to comply with DNV ice
class ICE 1B. This verifies that the vessel has sufficient strength,
power and equipment to operate in arctic conditions.

GEA
P GEA Batignolles Technologies Thermiques (GEA BTT), a
subsidiary of GEA Heat Exchangers, has secured a record
order worth more than US$54 million from the plant contract-
ing companies Technip and JGC. The order was for more than
400 air-cooled heat exchangers for the three-line liquefied natu-
ral gas plant under construction on the Siberian peninsula of
Yamal, Russia.

CRANKSHAFT GEA BTT will design the heat exchangers, manufacture them
over a period of three years, and deliver them to the customer.
Technip and JGC are developing and building the first arctic LNG
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The heat exchangers will be installed in the three LNG lines,

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each of which will process 5.5 million tonnes/yr of gas.

GE
P Tata Energy, a part of Tata Industries, has selected two of
GE’s 3.3 MW Jenbacher J620 cogeneration gas engines to
power Tata’s Salfi textile mills in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city.
The project represents GE’s 1000th and 1001st Jenbacher gas en-
gines to be installed in the country.
In addition to generating electricity, the Jenbacher units will
TIME´S also recover heat from the engine exhaust to produce steam for
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70
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LOAD BANKS DIRECT

I Load Banks Direct LLC has moved to a larger facility in
Erlanger, Kentucky, U.S.A. Formerly a division of Pow-
erohm Resistors, Load Banks Direct manufactures high-capacity
load banks used in the testing and commissioning of standby
emergency power systems including generators, uninterruptible
power supplies, turbines, battery systems, regenerative power ab-
sorption of large motors and other load applications.

The company, which late last year launched its new LBD
LP1000 portable load bank for testing and commissioning of
emergency power systems (see November 2013 Diesel Progress),
was previously based in Covington, Kentucky, U.S.A.

SIEMENS ENERGY
P Siemens Energy has received an order to supply six gas
turbines, three steam turbines and nine generators for the
Rabigh 2 IPP combined-cycle power plant in Saudi Arabia. The
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The Rabigh plant will comprise three power plant units. For
each of these units, Siemens is delivering two model SGT6-5000F
gas turbines, one model SST6-5000 HI-L steam turbine, and
three SGen6-1000A-series electrical generators. Siemens will also
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 Industry News by brent haight

New Air-Cooled H-Class

GE adds air-cooled H-class to its gas turbine lineup

GE introduced the first high-
efficiency H-class gas turbines to the
power generation industry in 2002.
The steam-cooled units have logged
200 000 hours of operation and count­
ing, and have proven themselves to
be stalwarts within GE’s gas turbine
lineup. Now, thanks to advances in
technology and shared knowledge
from its myriad business units, GE
is introducing the 7HA and 9HA air-
cooled gas turbines.
“We are offering our air-cooled
H-class gas turbines in two versions
for the 50 Hz market —­ the 9HA.01
and 9HA.02 — and two versions for
the 60 Hz market — the 7HA.01 and
7HA.02,” said Vic Abate, president and
CEO, Power Generation Products, for
GE Power & Water. “The air-cooled
H-class gas turbines are designed
for cyclic and base-load operation
in a simple-cycle and combined-
cycle applications.”
In a simple-cycle configuration,
the 9HA.01 is rated 397 MW and
the 9HA.02 is rated 470 MW, each
at 3000 r/min, offering greater than
41% efficiency. In a 1x1 combined-
cycle configuration, the 9HA.01 is
rated 592 MW and the 9HA.02 is
rated 701 MW, each at 3000 r/min,
offering greater than 61% efficiency.
In a simple-cycle configuration,
the 7HA.01 is rated 275 MW and
the 7HA.02 is rated 330 MW, each at
3600 r/min, offering greater than 41%
efficiency. In a 1x1 combined-cycle
continued on page 32

The first 9HA gas tur-

bine was manufactured
in Belfort, France, and will
be delivered to GE’s Green-
ville, South Carolina, U.S.A.,
test facility during the second
quarter of 2014, where it will under-
go full-scale, full-load testing.

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configuration, the 7HA.01 is rated
405 MW and the 7HA.02 is rated 486
MW, each at 3600 r/min, offering
greater than 61% efficiency.
“The high-efficiency segment ac-
counts for more than 30% of the pow-
er generation market,” Abate said.
“That is where the air-cooled H-class
comes in. The 7HA.01 is 275 MW.
The 7HA.02 is 330 MW. Those two
machines, in the 60 Hz market, give
you a 400 MW combined-cycle pow-
er plant and a 500 MW combined-
cycle power plant, respectively, and
then you can bulk into 800 and 1000
MW, or 1200 and 1500 MW. Those
sizes fit extremely well with the retire-
ment of coal that we see and some of
the natural markets for fixed gears.
“In the 50 Hz market, they are
a scale version, the 9HA.01 and
9HA.02, at 397 MW and 470 MW.
So, those then reach 600 MW and
700 MW in combined-cycle, and can
bulk into 1200 and 1400 MW, or
1800 and 2100 MW.
“We define H-class as over 2600°F
(1427°C) firing temperature. The en-
tire industry has probably 250 000
hours. GE has been in the H-class for
more than a decade. We have a tre-
mendous amount of experience and
32 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
GE’s new 9HA gas turbine rotor on the half shell casing. The
air-cooled H-class gas turbines are designed for cyclic and base-
load operation in simple-cycle and combined-cycle applications.
are confident in where we are going
with this next step.”
According to Abate, air-cooled
H-class gas turbines offer the reli-
ability, flexibility and availability of
GE’s popular F-class fleet and lever-
age technology from GE’s aviation
business as well as its extensive ex-
perience within the power generation
marketplace.
The air-cooled H-class gas tur-
bine incorporates an aerodynamic
14-stage compressor, leveraged from
GE’s aircraft engine technology, and
includes an advanced radial diffuser.
Combined with the Dry Low NOx
(DLN) 2.6+AFS (Axial Fuel Staged)
combustion system, this allows im-
proved operation of the combustion
liner and transition piece cooling,
according to GE. The DLN 2.6+AFS
combustion system provides ad-
vanced fuel staging for enhanced
steady state and transient perfor-
mance. To modulate airflow, a vari-
able inlet guide vane (IGV) and three
stages of variable stator vanes (VSVs)
manage compressor operability dur-
ing start-up, control compressor air-
flow during turndown, and facilitate
variations in ambient temperature
and load.
“We’ve taken the engine compres-
sor design from our aircraft engine
division and implemented it into
our air-cooled H-class gas turbine,”
Abate said. “What that does, the
compressor has to compress twice
the amount of air that you need be-
cause half of it goes to produce pow-
er and half of it goes to driving the
compressor. If you can get the com-
pressor to be more efficient, that is a
huge opportunity.
“With regard to combustion, as
you fire hotter you trade emissions.
Holding emissions at world class lev-
els is paramount for GE as we have
always been an emissions leader.
We’ve continued to develop our DLN
emissions technology, which en-
ables us to hold emissions with our
air-cooled H-class gas turbines. The
enhanced DLN 2.6+AFS combustion
system supports improved fuel distri-
bution and operability while reduc-
ing thermal loading on the cap, liner
and transition piece. When you think
about the power turbine section, we
release about 1 million hp in 3 ft.
(746 000 kW in 0.91 m). These en-
gines are operating 400°-plus above
the melting point of metal. It’s a
continued on page 34
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A fully assembled 9HA gas turbine being

transferred for packaging and shipping.

very high-tech, chal-

lenging environment. generation of machines by
Advanced materials coatings, pushing the power generation
including thermal barrier coatings on industry to achieve new perfor-
the airfoil and single-crystal super al- tion engineering and also mitigate mance standards.
loys on the airfoil wall, promote du- risk with application. “The whole strategy surrounding
rability and extend parts life by 1.5% “Natural gas is becoming the fuel GE is technology leadership. The
versus comparable technology.” of choice globally and for custom- beauty of a high-tech natural gas plant
The first 9HA gas turbine was ers who operate larger blocks of is that you don’t sell them on style –
manufactured in Belfort, France, and power. The desire for increased op- you sell them because they have the
will be delivered to GE’s Greenville, erating efficiency and flexibility has best economics, they have the best
South Carolina, U.S.A., test facility never been greater. Technological technical capability and they provide
during the second quarter of 2014, advancements and increasingly strin- our customers the best return.” A
where it will undergo full-scale, full- gent environmental regulations are Editors Note: Complete specifications
load testing. helping to answer the call for a new can be found at www.dieselgasturbine.com.
The Greenville test facility rep-
A 9HA gas turbine traveling through Belfort, France, from the GE manufacturing facility to the Port
licates real-world plant conditions
of Strasbourg. More than 3000 people turned out to see the 9HA make its way through Belfort.
with the required accessories to run
a fully loaded gas turbine on natu-
ral gas and liquid fuel. To eliminate
limitations of the grid, testing is per-
formed without a generator and grid
connection. The facility is capable of
testing 50 and 60 Hz products. (See
“Beyond Real-World Testing,” Diesel
& Gas Turbine Worldwide, September
2012, p. 54.)
“What is interesting about this
test facility is that by being inde-
pendent of the grid, we have the
ability to modify speed, we can get
off-design conditions and monitor
the responses of air foils, structural
components, etc.,” Abate said. “We
can see all ranges of the unit’s per-
formance. With that, we can un-
leash more value through applica-
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Industry News by mauro belo schneider
The two dome simulators are designed to allow crews to hone their winch operations skills in realistic surroundings.
Stimulating Simulations
Rolls-Royce’s new maritime training center offers simulation training
Rolls-Royce has opened its first
maritime training center in Brazil,
in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. The com-
pany said the US$3.6 million project
is intended to give its offshore clients
the capability to explore oil and gas
opportunities in the depths along the
Brazilian coast.
“Brazil is a key market for Rolls-
Royce,” said Rodrigo Barbosa, cor-
porate communications director for
Rolls-Royce. “The offshore industry in
the country has enormous potential,
especially due to the pre-salt explora-
tion.” The presalt layer is a geological
formation on the continental shelves.
This is the third global training
center for Rolls-Royce. Prior to the
new center’s construction, this style
of training — training through simu-
lators — was offered only in Norway
and Singapore.
The training center will provide a
wide range of training programs, ini-
36 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
tially in support of winch and dynamic
positioning (DP) operations in which
satellite technology automatically con-
trols a vessel’s propulsion system to
maintain position in heavy seas. It’s
expected that the center will offer pro-
grams for 750 professionals a year.
The training center is equipped with
a main simulator, two operator seats
and two dome simulators that allow
180° of visibility. The two dome sim-
ulators are installed for winch train-
ing and are designed to allow crews to
hone their winch operations skills in
realistic surroundings. A similar dome
houses a crane simulator.
“It allows training in a safe way,
without losses,” Barbosa said. “It also
makes the course shorter.”
A classroom sits adjacent to the
simulator domes, while another room
houses four DP training stations and
DP cabinets to provide a mix of op-
erational and maintenance training
options. System maintenance and
fault-finding exercises are an essential
part of the courses, the company said.
Instructors can show trainees the func-
tion of components in the control cab-
inets and even arrange for faults to ap-
pear, providing hands-on experience
in diagnosing and fixing problems.
Francisco Itzaina, Rolls-Royce’s
president in South America, com-
mented on the importance of the in-
vestment. “Allowing training to our
clients in Brazil is fundamental in
maximizing our value and the com-
plete potential of our machinery and
systems onboard,” Itzaina said.
Barbosa said the training center is not
the only major news this year for Rolls-
Royce, as the company will also offi-
cially open its Santa Cruz plant in Rio
de Janeiro. The plant will feature the as-
sembly and testing of turbo generators
slated for the oil and gas markets.
“We are also planning for the con-
struction of a plant for the assembling
and testing of engines and compo-
nents for the maritime segment in
Duque de Caxias in Rio,” Itzaina said.
“This will be a US$36 million invest-
ment and the unit will be opened in
the first quarter of 2015.” A
Industry News by roberta prandi

The original design of the SGF couplings is a combination of cord inlays and rubber, elastic components called SGF-Links. While the cord inlays
carry most of the load, the rubber adds dampening.

From Automotive To Industrial

With roots in automotive, SGF is applying its experience to marine, power generation and railway applications

SGF is a well-known automotive
supplier of flexible products for
torque transmission and vibration
dampening. Now, the German-based
company is targeting the indus-
trial sector, applying its experience
to marine, power generation and
railway applications.
SGF was founded in 1946 with
the name Süddeutsche Bremsbelag
GmbH and today is a family-owned
enterprise with about 600 employ-
ees and four manufacturing plants,
all in Germany.
38 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
Johann Löw, team leader, Prod-
uct Development Non-Automotive,
explained that the company offers a
wide range of flexible couplings for in-
dustrial applications, and agriculture
and construction machinery. “With
the 2008 crisis in the automobile in-
dustry, the company decided that
diversification measures would have
to be stepped up, so business in the
non-automotive sector was expanded
to form its own division,” Löw said.
“With the development of flexible
link couplings, the conditions for ex-
panding in the market to include oth-
er applications have been met.”
Löw said that the company offers
a wide range of couplings for drive
and steering shafts, dampers for drive
shafts, exhaust hangers and absorbers,
as well as a variety of rubber-metal parts
for the bearing of different aggregates.
“SGF’s core competence lies in the
combination of cord inlays and rub-
ber,” Löw said. “While common elas-
tic couplings are working with shear
load or pressure load on the rubber,
SGF couplings are based on tension
Industry News

load. This solution is possible be- eration to combined diesel and gas tion to individual requirements that
cause the cord inlays carry most of operation, the coupling characteristic can include a user-oriented develop-
the load. The combination of rubber can be changed by only replacing the ment, support with the installation
and thread inlay also grants a high link elements.” maintenance, engineering services
tolerance to shock loads.” SGF said its aim is to provide inte- and the supply of spare parts.
The transmission of torque in SGF grated and coordinated system solu- In order to save costs over lifetime,
couplings happens via Tenpu fibers tions for torque transmission coupled SGF offers for many couplings re-
that are under tension. One of the with vibration and noise insulation. placement parts in the form of com-
advantages of this is that less space The company focuses on the products pletely overworked parts as well as
is needed for installation. In many but also on service, with a customiza- complete service contracts. A
cases, the installation of the coupling
can take place even after the engine/
generator or engine/transmission has
already been installed.
Löw added that the elastic com-
ponents of SGF couplings could be
designed as small, single elements
— called SGF-Links — that can be
used as a modular component when
ZF IS PROPULSION.
building up a whole coupling system.
“Thanks to this characteristic, SGF
couplings can be designed in a very ZF Marine Propulsion Systems supplies a complete
simple and effective way.” line of commercial transmissions, thrusters,
Löw said that there are some key dif- propellers and control systems, offering the
ferences between the automotive and maneuverability, dependability and operating speed
industrial markets. “While automotive the marine industry requires. A global customer
customers purchase components in service and after-sales support is availble on demand.
large quantities, sales figures for the www.zf.com/marine
industrial sector can amount to some
thousand units at best, or just one sin-
gle unit, in the worst case.”
“Furthermore, certification require-
ments in the industrial sector vary
greatly. In some cases, for example ma-
rine or railways, a host of certification
requirements have to be fulfilled, often
with higher standards than in the au-
tomotive industry. In our experience,
for the industrial sector it is essential to
create modular options to offer tailor-
made solutions, while in automotive
applications customer demands are
only linked to serial production.”
The company said SGF couplings
are a very cost-effective system, es-
pecially in case of components over-
hauling. In fact, it is enough to re-
place the link elements and the whole
coupling is as good as new, SGF said,
adding that the metal parts normally
do not have to be changed.
“Our products are also easy to tune
to the customer’s requirements,” Löw
said. “When something in the com-
ponent changes, such as in the up-
grading of a gen-set from diesel op-
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Industry Drivers
continued from page 29
provide support services for erection and
commissioning of the power plant.
CATERPILLAR MARINE
M The first shipment of Cat 3500 se-
ries marine gas engines from Cater-
pillar Marine’s Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.,
manufacturing facility has been completed.
Five Cat G3516 marine engines were
selected by Becker Marine Systems sub-
sidiary, Hybrid Port Energy, to power an
LNG-powered barge in the Port of Ham-
burg, Germany. The LNG-Hybrid barge
will provide clean and efficient shore
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power to cold ironing cruise ships and
serve as a backup power provider for the
local Hamburg electric power and heat
grid, the company said.
The G3516 is a spark-ignited, gas en-
gine specially designed to operate in com-
mercial vessel applications. The solution
is compliant with the strict Marine Clas-
sification Societies requirements (SOLAS)
and is certified by Bureau Veritas. The
gas-fueled units will be capable of provid-
ing up to 7.7 MW of electric power.
CAPSTONE TURBINE
I Capstone Turbine Corp. has re-
ceived an emissions reduction
certificate from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Combined Heat and
Power Partnership.
Through its U.S. distribution partners,
Capstone has installed 471 combined
heat and power (CHP) systems that have
avoided an estimated 3.1 million tonnes
of carbon dioxide compared to conven-
tional energy sources.
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In 2013, Capstone’s customers avoided
emissions of more than 298 000 tonnes,
equal to those from the generation of elec-
tricity used annually by 40 955 homes.
CHP applications can achieve overall ef-
ficiencies in excess of 80%, Capstone said.
MAN DIESEL & TURBO
M The nearly 70 m Herøyhav fishing
vessel ordered by the Ervik family
of Fosnavåg, Norway, has arrived, com-
plete with a new propulsion package that
features MAN equipment. The vessel is
designed for pelagic trawling and purse-
seine fishing in the Atlantic Ocean along
Norway’s coast.
The propulsion package consists of a
MAN 9L27/38 engine and a two-speed
reduction gear that drives a MAN Alpha
4200 mm diameter-ducted propeller. The
propeller nozzle is a customized MAN Al-
pha AHT design. MAN also supplied its Al-
phatronic 2000 propulsion control system,
including the ECO Speed Pilot for optimal
voyage planning and speed setting.
The Herøyhav’s propulsion system has
several power modes: diesel-mechanical,
diesel-electrical and hybrid combinations.
Its auxiliary generators can deliver 1500
kW auxiliary power to the hybrid system,
which — in combination with the main-
engine power of 3285 kW — offers a total
propulsion output of 4785 kW for trawl-
ing or full-speed steaming.
VOITH TURBO
R Voith is investing €25 million in
the construction of a new plant
for rail vehicle components in Shang-
hai. Groundbreaking is expected in De-
cember, with production set to start in
spring 2016.
The opening of the new plant is meant
to boost the step-by-step expansion of
rail vehicle component production in
Industry Drivers

China for the Asia-Pacific region. The
new production line will encompass an
area of 10 000 m2. In addition, Voith will
set up an engineering center to develop
and adapt components on-site to meet
local customer requirements.
Voith Turbo already has an assembly
and production site for rail and com-
mercial vehicle drive components that
was opened in 2007 at the Xinzhuang
Industrial Park in the Minhang District
outdoors in a sound-attenuated, weath-
erproof enclosure.
Once opened, the Horseshoe Casino
Baltimore will be the second largest ca-
sino in Maryland with an 11 334 m2 gam-
ing floor.
WOOD GROUP GTS
O Wood Group GTS has secured an
initial one-year contract from Cen-
trica Storage Ltd. to provide maintenance
and support services for three TB5000 gas
turbine generators.
Wood Group will provide preventa-
tive and corrective maintenance services
for Centrica Storage’s Rough platform in
the southern North Sea. The contract in-
cludes providing manpower for routine
maintenance activities and unscheduled
continued on page 48

of Shanghai.

METSO
P Metso has received an order for
its Neles rotary and globe valves,
as well as its Jamesbury valves, includ-
ing control, on/off and safety valves. The
order, which will be delivered to Saudi The Full Range of Control Solutions
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MTU ONSITE ENERGY
P The Rolls-Royce Power Systems
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Offshore Technology by michael welch

The Siemens SGT-500 gas turbine — from 15 to 20 MW output — can be used in dual-fuel operation, burning a range of different fuels that
includes even firing heavy fuel oil.

Challenges Of Power Generation

On Offshore Heavy Oilfields
A case for gas turbines

Many physical and financial factors
determine the optimum power gen-
eration solution on an offshore instal-
lation, including space requirements,
weight, reliability, maintenance and
environmental impact.
In conventional offshore oilfields,
associated gas is usually available to
provide the fuel for power generation.
Heavy oilfields tend to be gas-deficient,
with insufficient associated gas over
field life to fully fuel a power plant.
Thus, the import of fuel such as diesel
or heavy fuel oil (HFO) might be nec-
essary, increasing operational costs.
Michael Welch is the industry marketing
manager – Oil & Gas, Siemens Industrial
Turbomachinery
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It may be necessary to look at using
the produced crude oil itself as the
fuel for power generation, requiring a
careful consideration by the providers
of the different potential power gen-
eration technologies.
When considering the design of
the energy plant, numerous factors
need to be considered. Fuel capabil-
ity, availability and flexibility are key
criteria, as well as energy efficiency,
footprint, weight, ease of transporta-
tion, capital cost (CAPEX), resupply
and the environmental impact.
For offshore operations, there are
two basic choices to be made when
considering the main power supply:
power from shore, or in-situ power
generation.
Power from shore involves supply
of electricity from the host country’s
electricity grid to the offshore plat-
form by subsea cable. Very likely,
some power generation will be in-
stalled on the platform anyway as a
backup supply in case of loss of sup-
ply from shore. The platform opera-
tor also has to be aware of the poten-
tial of increases in power prices over
the lifetime of the oilfield.
In-situ power generation allows the
platform operator to be autonomous,
and a typical power plant based on an
‘n+1’ unit design has built-in redun-
dancy to ensure the highest reliability.
Power from shore has a drawback
in heavy oil production: the need for
continued on page 44
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process heat. The high quantities and
high temperatures of heat required
would lead to the need for offshore
installation of fired boilers, while in-
situ power generation could incor-
porate a waste heat recovery system
(WHRS) to produce some or all of the
required heat, reducing the number
and size of fired boilers required.
With in-situ power generation, the
fuel source or sources need to be se-
lected, especially if associated gas is
not sufficient. In some locations, it
may be economically feasible to im-
port gas from shore or from a nearby
gas-rich platform to use as the plat-
form fuel. If gas import is not feasi-
ble, then the operator needs to look
at liquid fuels. There are a wide range
of liquid fuels that can be considered
based on cost and availability, but
liquid fuels have higher carbon con-
tent than natural gas and so will lead The HelWin1 is the first connecting grid offshore platform that Siemens has installed in the
to a higher carbon footprint. Addi- North Sea.
tionally, combustion emissions tend
to be higher on liquid fuels compared with crude oil are viscosity, alkali The boiler/steam turbine solu-
to gas fuels. The platform design also and heavy metal content, and total tion is potentially the most robust
needs to take into account the space acid number (TAN). Viscosity can be as it has no moving parts, but has a
required for correct unloading and reduced to a suitable level by heat- drawback in space and weight. Such
storage of liquid fuels — fuel contam- ing the crude oil, or by blending the a system also has the lowest power
ination can lead to equipment failure. crude oil with a lighter fraction such generation efficiency of the available
Diesel and marine gas oil (MGO) as diesel. The effects of alkali and options, usually in the 18 to 25%
are the least technically challenging heavy metal contamination of the range. There are a number of recip
options. They are readily available crude oil can be mitigated by employ- engine models that can operate on
and can be used in most power gen- ing fuel treatment procedures. crude oil, but for such offshore ap-
eration technologies. Such premium From an operator’s perspective, plications it is more usual to con-
refined liquid fuels are expensive, the ideal situation would make maxi- sider dual-fuel technologies so that
though. An option could be to use mum use of the available associated the associated gas can be utilized.
lower quality refined fuels such as gas and then ‘top up’ with liquid fuel In this instance, diesel is often re-
intermediate (IF) and heavy fuel when insufficient gas is available. quired as the start-up fuel for liquid
oils (HFO). These fuels have higher This is known as bi-fueling, mixed fuel operation and as an intermedi-
viscosities and higher sulfur con- fuel operation or simultaneous fir- ate step when switching between
tents than diesels and MGO, which ing. There are technologies available gas fuel and crude oil operation. A
makes them cheaper but reduces the to profit from this option, even when small continuous liquid fuel pilot is
technology options available for the heavy crude oil is the liquid fuel. used in gas fuel operation and may
power plant. There are three main power gen- also be required on crude oil opera-
The final option for liquid fuel is eration technologies that can be tion. The TAN of crude oil can be
to use the produced crude oil itself. considered where crude oil is con- an issue, as at high levels it accel-
This eliminates the transportation cerned: gas turbines, recip engines erates degradation of lubricating oil
and storage issues, but crude oil, and boiler/steam turbines. In all and corrosion in the fuel injectors
especially heavy crude oil, is a chal- three cases, not all models of tur- and cylinders.
lenging fuel that few technologies bine, engine or boiler are able to The dual-fuel engine offers the
are able to burn, especially in low- operate on crude oil, and special highest electrical efficiency of the
emissions combustors. considerations such as fuel pretreat- three technologies — over 40% can
The main challenges for power ment are always necessary to ensure be achieved — and correspondingly
generation technologies associated reliable operation. continued on page 46
44 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
Offshore Technology
the lowest CO2 emissions for power
generation only, although on gas
fuel operation there are considerable
methane emissions through methane
slip. Most dual-fuel engines do not
have bi-fueling capability and so are
unable to maximize associated gas us-
age (mixed fuel operation is possible
on the so-called gas diesel technol-
ogy, but this requires the fuel gas to
be provided at very high pressures).
While the efficiency is high, dual-fuel
engines have some drawbacks, nota-
bly the size and weight of medium-
speed units, the need for a constant
supply of diesel to act as a pilot fuel,
and the level of consumption of lubri-
cating oil. Dual-fuel engines have the
shortest time between maintenance
intervals (approximately every 3000
hours of operation) and major over-
hauls have to be carried out on-site,
requiring major outages.
There are very few gas turbines
that can operate on crude oil due to
the viscosity and contaminant issues,
but those that can usually have bi-
fueling capability. These tend to be
more mature models with low firing
temperatures, and so have relatively
low electrical efficiencies compared
to modern gas turbines. The power
generation efficiency will be in the
25 to 32% range, depending on the
model. However, combustion effi-
ciency is very high and emissions of
unburned hydrocarbons are very low.
Gas turbines offer a very compact,
lightweight power generation pack-
age compared to the alternative tech-
nologies, with most auxiliary systems
mounted on the gas turbine skid or
on top of the enclosure, simplifying
the installation.
Generally, gas turbines require
minimal maintenance interventions
(every 6000 to 8000 operating hours
— extendable to 10 000 hours or
more if the turbine is not operating
at full load). Maintenance downtime
can be reduced by using a ‘core ex-
change’ philosophy, where compo-
nent exchange is undertaken onshore
at a specialized workshop.
It must be remembered that for
heavy oil developments, considerable
46 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
quantities of heat are also required
for processing and storage. The waste
heat from power generation can be
utilized to provide the required pro-
cess heat with a cogeneration plant,
and this can have a considerable im-
pact on the overall energy efficiency
with lower fuel consumption and
CO2 emissions.
All three power generation technol-
ogies considered are suitable for co-
generation. For a boiler/steam turbine
solution, the heat energy from pow-
er generation comes in the form of
steam picked at various points along
the turbine or by using a backpres-
sure type steam turbine rather than a
condensing type. The issue with in-
stalling a backpressure type turbine
is that with no heat load, it is not
possible to generate electricity, while
steam extraction from a condensing
type steam turbine will reduce the
amount of power generated. Steam
turbine solutions are best suited to
cogeneration applications with a high
heat-to-power ratio — 4:1 or higher
— in order to achieve optimum over-
all energy efficiency.
Dual-fuel engines have waste heat
that can be recovered from the en-
gine cooling and lube-oil cooling cir-
cuits and from the hot-exhaust gases.
Only the exhaust gases are suitable
for the high temperatures required
for producing steam or heating
thermal oil, so this limits the steam-
raising potential and the overall en-
ergy efficiency. For installations re-
quiring low-temperature hot water,
very high overall energy efficiencies
can be achieved (around 90%). For
steam production with a low heat-
to-power ratio (less than 1:1), rea-
sonably high energy efficiencies can
be obtained (around 60%). Shortfall
in steam production can be compen-
sated for by installing separate fired
boilers. This will boost the overall
energy efficiency of the system to the
70 to 75% mark but increases CA-
PEX and space requirements.
In contrast to dual-fuel engines, the
majority of waste heat in a gas tur-
bine lies within the hot exhaust gases,
making the gas turbine very suitable
for steam raising applications and
thermal oil heating. The gas turbine
is a good fit for projects with a heat-
to-power ratio between 1:1 and 1.5:1,
with overall energy efficiencies in ex-
cess of 70% achievable. With high
oxygen content still present in the
exhaust gases, supplementary firing
can be used to boost steam produc-
tion to achieve heat-to-power ratios
up to perhaps 4:1. This enables over-
all energy efficiencies of up to 90% to
be achieved.
Crude oil is not a suitable fuel for
dry low emissions (DLE) burners in
gas turbines, so if crude oil opera-
tion is required, then conventional
combustion technology must be em-
ployed. This creates higher emissions
than for a DLE system on both gas
and liquid fuels, but NOx emissions
can be reduced by water injection.
For dual-fuel engines, currently the
only possibility for NOx abatement is
post-combustion cleanup using SCR
or similar technology.
In terms of space and weight —
extremely important considerations
for offshore applications — the gas
turbine option offers the most com-
pact and lightweight solution with
less complex transportation. The core
exchange concept helps reduce main-
tenance downtime, manpower re-
quirements, spares storage space and
shipping costs.
In terms of energy efficiency, cogen-
eration is a winning solution with a re-
duction in the cost of fuel and in CO2
emissions. The technology that offers
the highest overall energy efficiency is
dependent on the heat-to-power ratio
required by the facility and the form in
which the heat is required.
As for reliability, all options are in-
teresting especially as redundancy is
usually designed in, with better than
99% reliability being achievable.
Overall, for offshore heavy oil op-
erations, a gas turbine option seems
more likely to provide the best overall
solution for the energy required, but
this depends on whether a gas tur-
bine model suitable for crude oil or
bi-fueling operation is available at the
power outputs required. A
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events; inspection kits and the supply of
OEM and Wood Group’s own range of
APM spare parts; technical support and
troubleshooting services; and spares in-
ventory management.
Centrica Storage operates the Rough
gas storage facility and also the Easington
onshore gas processing terminal in Eas-
ington, East Yorkshire, England.
ALSTOM
P Alstom received the engineering, pro-
curement and construction (EPC)
contract for Iraq’s 740 MW gas-fired Zubair
power plant near Basra. Eni SpA awarded the
contract, which is valued at US$550 million.
Alstom’s contract will cover the engi-
neering, building and commissioning of
the plant and include the supply of the
equipment, the main items of which will
be four GT13E2 gas turbines.
Technical support and engineering for
the project will come from Alstom’s
power generation headquarters in Baden,
Switzerland, and its gas turbine manufac-
turing facility in Mannheim, Germany.
The new plant will support the expansion
of the Dubai oil field near Basra.
Alstom said it is the only original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) to have
secured more than one EPC contract in
Iraq. It was awarded the Al Mansuriya
project, northeast of Baghdad, in 2011.
MANN+HUMMEL
GROUP
I The Mann+Hummel Group, a
Germany-based specialist in filtra-
tion solutions, has acquired Vokes Air
from The Riverside Co., an international
private equity firm.
Sweden-based Vokes Air is a filtra-
tion solutions provider that produces
and distributes filters for indoor and
process air purification. The company
employs 400 people in 11 locations in
Europe, primarily in Germany, Sweden
and the U.K.
Mann+Hummel said this acquisition
follows the company’s growth strategy,
which includes increasing their presence
in industrial filtration markets, thus add-
ing HVAC and gas turbine filters to its
product portfolio. Details of the acquisi-
tion were not disclosed.
EVEREST SCIENCES
O Everest Sciences Corp., a provid-
er of air-cooling and handling so-
lutions for the oil & gas, power genera-
tion and other industries, has received
an order for two of its ECOChill hybrid
turbine inlet chilling solutions from
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P., a
pipeline transportation and energy stor-
age company.
The ECOChill installations will pro-
vide filtered and chilled inlet air to two
gas turbines that power pipeline com-
pressor stations. The company said its
indirect evaporative inlet cooling pro-
vides cooler, denser air at a lower para-
sitic power load without requiring highly
treated water, allowing the Solar Taurus
70 and Centaur 40 gas turbines to op-
erate at consistent winter-like capacity
during warm weather days.
This order builds on earlier Everest
Sciences projects serving the oil and gas
continued on page 53
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side, high-voltage, shore-connection

The SuperSpeed1 ro-pax ferry will be the third Color Line vessel equipped with an ABB
shore-to-ship power system.
Shore-To-Ship Power
ABB supplies S2S power for ro-pax ferry
ABB has supplied a complete shore-
to-ship (S2S) system to the Norwegian
ferry operator Color Line, one of Eu-
rope’s largest ferry owners with six ships
on routes linking seven ports in Norway,
Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
The system is for the ro-pax (roll-on/
roll-off passenger) ferry, the Super-
Speed1. The 34 231 gross tonnes Super-
Speed1 was built by Aker Finnyards in
Rauma, Finland, and has been in serv­­­­­
ice on the Kristiansand — Hitshals
route since 2008. It is the third Color
Line vessel to be equipped with ABB’s
system, after the Color Magic and the
Color Fantasy.
ABB’s scope of supply comprises
compatibility assessment, installation
of the S2S connection switchboard, the
onboard transformer, the low-voltage
receiving switchboard, the extension of
the automation system, and the shore-
switchboard in Kristiansand, Norway.
The 11 kV system will supply the exist-
ing low-voltage 690 V system while the
ferry is in port.
The vessel is 211.3 m long with a
service speed of 27 knots and is capa-
ble of carrying 2315 passengers (maxi-
mum capability 2400) and 750 cars.
ABB said the installed system will be
one of the fastest connection systems
available, al­­­lowing the vessel’s opera-
tion to be switched to shore power in a
matter of minutes.
The ABB system complies fully with
IEC/ISO/IEEE standards — as well as all
other relevant rules — and allows opera-
tors to reduce fuel consumption as the
vessel is powered from the shore while in
port, reducing power costs substantially,
the company said. It eliminates CO2,
NOX, SOX and PM completely while the
vessel is in port, meaning annual reduc-
tions of CO2 and NOX emissions are up
to 3000 tonnes and 50 tonnes, respec-
tively, and particle and SOX emissions
are cut by several tonnes, ABB said. A

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The 567 kW Cummins Tier 4-compliant QSK19-R railcar engines will be fitted underfloor each DMU railcar for compact installation.

On Track To Tackle Emissions

Trains to have EPA Tier 4-compliant railcar engine

As the drive continues to drasti-
cally slash emissions from diesel
locomotives, a major contract has
been announced that may be a flag-
ship project in the sector.
Cummins’ QSK19-R railcar en-
gines will power the new Nippon
Sharyo Diesel Multiple (DMU) trains
designed for transit and commuter
services in North America.
The QSK19-R is the first railcar
engine certified to meet Tier 4 final
ultralow emissions standards set by
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Cummins said.
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The EPA has set demanding tar-
gets for reducing emissions from
diesel locomotives operating in
all applications — passenger rail,
switch and line-haul. Six years ago,
the EPA outlined a program to re-
duce diesel locomotive particulate
matter emissions by up to 90% and
NOx emissions by as much as 80%
when fully implemented.
The Nippon Sharyo DMUs should
play a major role in efforts to tack-
le locomotive emissions. Nippon
Sharyo U.S.A and Sumitomo Corp.
of America have secured contracts
for 32 railcars configured as ei-
ther two- or three-car DMU sets
with the 567 kW rated Cummins
QSK19-R engine fitted underfloor
in each railcar.
Beginning in 1982, Nippon Sharyo
U.S.A. partnered with Sumitomo
Corp. to produce railcars for North
America. To date, over 880 individ-
ual cars have been delivered, Nip-
pon Sharyo said.
Nippon Sharyo increased its com-
mitment in North America with a
new factory in Rochelle, Illinois,
U.S.A., which began operations in
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June 2012. Last year, the company QSK19-R enables a compact instal- in DMU operations in Germany, the
announced an expansion involving lation within a self-contained power U.K., Australia and China, powering
the construction of a new building module positioned underneath the more than 1700 railcars. The engine
for metal fabrication and machin- railcar body. Onboard power — can operate for up 20 000 hours be-
ing production. such as air conditioning — is gener- fore a rebuild may be required, de-
The parent company, Nippon Sharyo ated from the QSK19-R by a high- pendent on duty cycle.
Ltd., has been manufacturing railroad efficiency drive shaft, eliminating According to Cummins, the engines
vehicles for more than 110 years. Its the need for an additional engine for offer “multiple-life capability,” mean-
cars are running worldwide, notably hotel power. ing the engine can work at peak per-
in Japan, Asia, the Middle East, and The engine has been widely used formance even after three rebuilds. A
North and South America.
The 19 L Cummins engine has
been integrated with the compa-
ny’s selective catalytic reduction
(SCR) aftertreatment to meet Tier
4 regulations and equivalent Stage
3b standards for railcars in Europe.
The system reduces exhaust emis-
sions to low levels from the diesel-
hydraulic motive power, which
totals 1700 kW in the three-car,
three-engine DMU configuration,
Cummins said.
The engine also has a fast torque
response with a peak output of
3084 Nm, enabling the DMU to
accelerate quickly from idle. The
company said this is an important
advantage in reducing journey times
on routes with short distances be-
tween stations.
The top speed of the DMU is 145
kph and, according to Cummins, the
engine runs quietly with minimal vi-
bration due to an upgraded common-
rail fuel system that balances fueling
across the six cylinders.
The first Nippon Sharyo DMU is
scheduled for delivery this year for
the air-rail link under construction
from downtown Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, to the Toronto Pearson In-
ternational Airport, connecting the
two busiest transportation hubs in
Canada with a fleet of 18 railcars.
A further 14 railcars will be deliv-
ered to the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail
Transit (SMART) rail line, north of Read the full case study for more information.
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is under construction, each two-
car DMU train will be equivalent
to taking 100 automobiles off the
road, lowering emissions and help-
ing to reduce traffic congestion.
The horizontal envelope of the
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industry. A U.S. compressor station installation in the Rocky
Mountain region recently completed its second summer of op-
eration, providing inlet air temperatures between 7° to 12°C, re-
sulting in approximately 533 236 additional kWh each summer.
Other Everest Sciences installations serve natural gas processing
and natural gas liquids facilities in Texas, U.S.A.
ROLLS-ROYCE
(EPC) contractor for its two upcoming combined-cycle power
stations at Mostaganem and Naama.
Sonelgaz said it plans to build combined-cycle power plants at
six different sites with an aggregate capacity of 7200 MW. Each
power station will have an installed capacity of 1200 MW through
two power blocks, each comprising of two 250 MW gas turbines
and a 100 MW steam turbine. All six power plants will have the
same 2:1 combined-cycle, multi-shaft configuration.
Sonelgaz provided GE Energy with the overall equipment con-

M Rolls-Royce received an order from Chinese state oil com-

pany CNOOC to power Asia’s first gas-powered tugs. The
order is for two tugs to be built at the Zhenjiang shipyard in Ji-
angsu, China, with an option for an additional two. The first tug
is planned for delivery by the end of this year.
tract for combustion turbines, steam turbines and generator sets.
Sonelgaz currently operates power plants with a total gen-
eration capacity of 57.39 TWh (Terawatt hours), and there are
plans to increase the size of the network by 5% in the coming
years in order to reach isolated rural communities and hydro-
carbon developments in the Sahara Desert.

CHROMALLOY/SOLAR TURBINES
I Chromalloy has renewed a 10-year agreement with Solar
Turbines to provide component repairs and new produc-
tion support for the manufacturer’s power systems in the oil,
natural gas and power generation industries.
Under the agreement, Chromalloy will be the preferred suppli-
er for a number of component repairs including turbine blades,
nozzles and cases.
continued on page 62

Each tug features a pair of Rolls-Royce Bergen C26:33L9PG en-

gines fueled solely by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Rolls-Royce
power and propulsion systems package for each tug includes Rolls-
Royce US 205 CP azimuth thrusters, the company said.
The company said this order follows the delivery of the world’s
first gas-powered tug, the Borgøy, also powered by Rolls-Royce.

MTU
M The MTU Series 4000 diesel engine has received Naval
Vessel Rules (NVR) certification by the American Bureau
of Shipping (ABS).
The 20V 4000 M73 engine received the NVR certification, a re-
quirement for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutter (FRC)
program, after 1500 hours of testing, which included extensive
run times at 110% of the engine’s rated power in a variety of
extreme environmental conditions, the company said. Extensive
validation testing was also completed in commercial marine and
military applications.
The Series 4000 now joins the Series 8000 engine as ABS NVR
certified within the engine portfolio of MTU, a Rolls-Royce Power
Systems AG company.
The American Bureau of Shipping is a classification society for
the development and verification of standards for the design, con-
struction and operational maintenance of marine-related struc-
tures and equipment.

SAMSUNG C&T
P Government of Algeria-owned Societe Nationale de
l’Electricite et du Gaz (Sonelgaz) has selected Samsung
C&T Corp. as the engineering, procurement and construction
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Growth For All Reported
Driver Types
By Brent Haight

Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide’s
Power Generation Order Survey is part
one of three surveys designed to provide
details on the markets of large horse-
power reciprocating engines, steam tur-
bines and gas turbines used in power
generation, marine propulsion and me-
chanical drive applications.
We divide the data into three re-
ports in order to provide a more in-
depth look at each market segment.
The Power Generation Order Survey
examines reciprocating engines, steam
turbines and gas turbines for power
Recip Engine Orders, Five-Year Data
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5000
0 continued on page 56
2009 2010
RECIPROCATING ENGINE (DIESEL, DUAL-FUEL & GASEOUS-FUEL) POWER GENERATION ORDERS, January – December 2013
Total Type Of Generating
generation service. The Mechanical includes reciprocating engines starting
Drive Order Survey (to appear in the at 500 kW, gas turbines rated 1.0 MW
June issue) is devoted to engine orders and above, and steam turbines.
for mechanical drive applications in- New orders are broken into types
cluding pumps, compressors, oil ex- of generating service — standby,
ploration machinery, rail and other peaking and continuous. Manufac-
industrial applications. The Marine turers provide their own distinction
Propulsion Order Survey (to appear between peaking and standby service;
in the July/August issue) examines however, standby service typically re-
mechanical drive, auxiliary and diesel- fers to power generation in backup or
electric marine propulsion systems. emergency service. Peaking service
is associated with power generation
Procedures used in conjunction with local utili-
The Power Generation Order Survey ties. The time that peak service oper-
ates is dependent on the condition of
the local electrical grid. Continuous
service typically refers to continuous
power generation, stopping only for
maintenance or unexpected outages.
An accompanying table identifies
those companies that participated in
the 2014 survey. Every effort is made
to ensure that this survey is as com-
plete and comprehensive as possible
and would not have the level of detail it
2011 2012 2013
Engine Operating
Russia & CIS

Central,West,
East & South

Fuel
America &
Caribbean
Southeast

Output Units Engine Service Speed Ranges (r/min)

Australia
Western

America

America
Europe

Central

Central
Europe,
Eastern

Middle

Asia &

Range (MW) Ordered Output

Africa

South

Con- Below 300 - 720 - Above Diesel Heavy Dual Liquid Natural
North

North
Africa
East

East

Asia

(MWe) Standby Peaking tinuous 300

Far

600 1000 1000 Fuel Fuel Fuel Biofuel Gas

0.50 - 1.00 18 090 13 335 9316 477 8297 0 6 3 18 081 17 086 7 6 0 989 2358 1108 2895 2039 1257 2833 16 753 3389 457 985
1.01 - 2.00 10 635 15 407 5450 365 4820 0 0 151 10 484 9171 96 0 4 1325 1504 474 1145 2407 1649 680 0 289 1981 174 332
2.01 - 3.50 2485 6260 1482 143 860 0 0 35 2450 2137 12 0 1 334 396 52 194 385 256 39 1 46 994 38 84
3.51 - 5.00 196 834 13 0 183 0 0 102 94 22 87 0 4 83 15 13 53 13 16 8 0 61 10 3 4
5.01 - 7.50 142 863 39 0 103 0 0 92 32 56 42 6 0 44 43 19 31 28 6 1 0 4 4 0 6
7.51 - 10.00 179 1667 6 1 172 0 5 174 0 10 69 3 0 97 6 11 6 5 53 45 0 22 0 4 27
10.01 - 15.00 11 127 0 0 11 0 10 1 0 0 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6
15.01 - 20.00 75 1330 0 0 75 0 75 0 0 0 5 39 0 31 0 6 30 0 16 0 0 10 12 1 0
20.01 - 30.00 3 63 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
30.01 and
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
above
Totals 31 816 39 886 16 306 986 14 524 0 99 558 31 141 28 482 325 60 9 2904 4323 1683 4354 4877 3253 3606 17 1189 6390 677 1447

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 Power Generation Order Survey

GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATION ORDERS, January – December 2013

Russia & CIS

Central,West,
Total Type Of Generating Service Fuel

East & South

America &
Caribbean
Southeast

Australia
Output Units Engine

America
Western

America
Central
Europe

Central
Europe,
Eastern

Middle
Con­­- Diesel Heavy Dual Natural

Asia &

Africa

South
North

North
Range (MW) Ordered Output

Africa
Standby Peaking

East
East

Asia
tinuous Fuel Fuel Fuel Gas

Far
(MWe)
1.00 - 2.00 118 158 97 0 21 40 46 11 21 3 7 0 101 3 0 0 3 1 0 0
2.01 - 3.50 40 109 35 0 5 16 18 1 5 0 4 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.51 - 5.00 41 166 26 0 15 5 19 3 14 4 0 0 27 3 0 0 2 4 0 1
5.01 - 7.50 50 295 8 0 42 7 0 24 19 3 0 0 15 11 5 1 4 9 0 2
7.51 - 10.00 43 346 0 0 43 0 0 11 32 9 0 0 7 6 2 0 1 11 3 4
10.01 - 15.00 30 386 0 1 29 0 0 12 18 6 4 3 8 1 0 0 2 4 1 1
15.01 - 20.00 44 689 0 1 43 1 0 28 15 6 12 1 16 0 3 0 3 2 0 1
20.01 - 30.00 40 992 0 7 33 2 0 14 24 4 1 6 2 9 0 6 3 4 1 4
30.01 - 60.00 164 6901 2 14 133 22 0 29 113 2 23 30 20 34 3 0 18 4 3 27
60.01 - 120.00 19 1672 0 6 0 0 0 0 19 1 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 8 0 1
120.01 - 180.00 38 5588 0 0 12 0 6 16 16 0 9 6 12 1 2 1 6 1 0 0
180.01 and
83 21 151 0 0 1 0 0 9 74 1 2 22 11 3 0 31 0 13 0 0
above
Totals 710 38 453 168 29 377 93 89 158 370 39 64 70 258 71 17 39 42 61 8 41

contains without the generous contri-
butions of the participating companies.
Overview
The year 2013 revealed growth for
all reported driver types in our annual
Power Generation Order Survey. It is
important to note that fluctuations in
OEM participation beyond our con-
trol influence year-over-year compar-
isons. That being said, however, the
2014 Power Generation Order Survey
(2013 reporting data) reveals con-
tinued strength in the prime mover,
power generation marketplace.
Reciprocating engine orders total
31 816 units, beating last year’s count
by 0.4%.
Gas turbine orders rose by 58%
compared to last year’s report. The
2014 Survey reveals 710 gas turbine
orders, while 447 orders were report-
ed in the 2013 Survey.
Steam turbine orders set a new
high-water mark for the Power Gen-
eration Order Survey this year, log-
Gas Turbine Orders, Five-Year Data
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0 applications, claiming 90% of the
2009
ging 163 units, a 27% increase com- the Tohoku earthquake and related
pared to the 2013 Survey. tsunami that led to the destruction
Total units ordered in 2013 (com- of Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fuku-
bined gas turbine, steam turbine and shima Daiichi nuclear power plant
reciprocating engine order data) were and subsequent outages at other
32 689, a 0.3% increase compared plants. The decline in nuclear power
to 2012. has been compensated in large part
North America claimed the top by LNG, which analysts quantify ac-
geographic location for all reported counts for 48% of Japan’s energy mix.
driver types in 2013 with 6470 units Now consider China, which is ranked
ordered. The United States’ shale as the largest energy consumer and
fields once again played a prominent producer in the world. China’s rap-
factor. The Far East beat out the Mid- idly increasing energy demand, espe-
dle East and Western Europe for the cially for liquid fuels, will help keep
number two spot. the Far East as a top geographic desti-
The top five markets revealed in nation in the Power Generation Order
the 2014 Power Generation Order Survey for the foreseeable future.
Survey are: North America (20%),
Far East (16%), Middle East (14%), Diesel, Dual-Fuel And Gas
Western Europe (13%) and Central Engine Orders
Asia (11%). The number of diesel, dual-fuel
The 2014 Power Generation Order and natural gas engines ordered in
Survey reveals a 29% growth spike 2013 totaled 31 816, an increase of
for the Far East compared to last year. 0.4% compared to last year’s survey.
Japan’s use of fossil-fueled power The majority of orders (56%) were
generation remains high following once again in the power range of 500
kW to 1 MW, followed by the 1.01 to
2.00 MW range (33%).
The 2014 Survey reveals 51% of
the orders received were destined for
standby service, followed by continu-
ous duty at 45%. Peaking service rep-
resented roughly 3% of the orders.
Engine operating speeds above
1000 r/min comprised 98% of the to-
tal units ordered in 2013.
Diesel fuel continued its domina-
tion as the preferred fuel for recipro-
cating engines in power generation
2010 2011 2012 2013 continued on page 58

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Steam TURBINE POWER GENERATION ORDERS, January – December 2013

Type Of Generating Service Steam Turbine Types
Total

Russia & CIS

Central,West,
East & South

America &
Caribbean
Condensing

Condensing

Southeast
Output Units Engine

Extraction

Australia
Induction

Western

America

America
Output Standby Peaking Con­

Europe

Central

Central
Europe,
Range (MW) Ordered

Eastern

Middle

Asia &
Reheat

Africa

South
North

North
Africa
tinuous

East

East

Asia
Non-
(MWe)

Far
0.00 - 1.00 5 3 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
1.01 - 5.00 53 122 0 0 53 9 44 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 37 0 0 0 5 3 1
5.01 - 10.00 20 152 0 0 20 11 6 0 5 0 13 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0
10.01 - 30.00 20 378 0 0 20 18 2 0 9 0 6 1 0 8 1 0 2 0 1 0 1
30.01 - 60.00 11 423 0 0 11 6 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 0
60.01 - 120.00 1 100 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
120.01 - 200.00 19 2821 0 0 19 4 0 7 1 0 0 4 0 1 6 1 1 2 4 0 0
200.01 - 300.00 29 8266 0 0 29 13 0 14 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 3
300.01 - 500.00 1 317 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
500.01 - 700.00 1 660 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
700.01 -
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1000.00
1000.01 and
3 3465 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
above
Totals 163 16 707 0 0 163 63 57 25 19 0 25 11 15 12 50 2 16 5 19 3 5

Steam Turbine Orders, Five-Year Data

180 system efficiency, facilitate investment
160 in the power grids and alleviate power
shortages. The Chinese government
140
has prioritized the expansion of natural
120
gas-fired and renewable power plants
100 as well as the electricity transmission
80 systems to connect more remote power
60 sources to population centers.
40
20 Gas Turbines
0 Gas turbine orders reported in the
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Survey totaled 710 units, up
reported engines fuel type. Natural veloping an export infrastructure, it 58% compared to last year. Gas tur-
gas represented 9%. won’t hold the top spot for long. bines rated 30.01 to 60.00 MW saw
Top geographic locations for diesel, The Far East’s jump to second- the most activity, accounting for 23%
dual-fuel and gas engines were North highest geographic destination is of the orders.
America (20%), Far East (15%), evidence that China, which holds the Natural gas was the dominant fuel
Middle East (14%), Western Europe title of world’s most populous coun- type (52%), followed by dual fuel
(13%) and Central Asia (11%). try, is making progress in developing (22%), diesel fuel (13%) and heavy
The U.S. shale boom continued to its energy infrastructure. fuel (12%).
keep North America atop the geo- China’s electric generation is primar- The Far East was the top geographic
graphic destination list for recips, but ily controlled by state-owned holding location for gas turbine orders (36%).
unless the country gets serious in de- companies. China is seeking to improve continued on page 60

Combined Regional Total For All Reported Driver Types

January - December 2013

Western Europe 4387

Eastern Europe, Russia & CIS 1758
Middle East 4439
Far East 5147
Southeast Asia & Australia 3374
Central Asia 3625
North Africa 72
Central, West, East & South Africa 1236
North America 6470
Central America & Caribbean 688
South America 1493
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
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Southeast Asia & Australia claimed the number two spot

(10%), followed by the Middle East (9%). Power Generation Order Survey Participants
China’s growing need for reliable energy, coupled with Diesel, Dual-Fuel And Gas Engine Manufacturers
nuclear power’s continued uncertainty, should keep the Far • Caterpillar Energy & • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
East atop the geographic destination for gas turbines for years Transportation • MWM
• Caterpillar Inc. • Niigata Power Systems Co. Ltd.
to come. • Cummins Power Generation • PervomaiskDieselMash (PDM)
• Dresser-Rand, Guascor • Rolls-Royce
Steam Turbines • Fairbanks Morse • Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG
Steam turbine orders totaled 163 units in the 2014 Sur- • GE Power & Water • Wärtsilä Corp.,
• Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. Power Plants
vey, an increase of 27% compared to last year. • MAN Diesel & Turbo (including • Yanmar Co. Ltd.
Units rated 1.01 to 5.00 MW saw the most demand, ac- license built engines)
counting for 33% of all steam turbine orders. Gas Turbine Manufacturers
All units were classified as continuous duty. • Ansaldo Energia S.p.A. • Rolls-Royce
Southern Asia & Australia was the top geographic loca- • GE Oil & Gas • Siemens AG
• GE Power & Water • Siemens Industrial
tion (31%), followed by Western Europe (15%) and North • Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. Turbomachinery Ltd.
America (12%). • MAN Diesel & Turbo SE • Solar Turbines Inc.
• Mitsubishi Hitachi Power • UEC Gas Turbines (formerly
Annual Surveys Systems Ltd. NPO Saturn)
• Niigata Power Systems Co. Ltd. • Vericor Power Systems
On behalf of Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide, thank you • OPRA Turbines • Zorya-Machproekt
to all contributors for your continued participation in this • Power Machines
annual survey process. It is our hope that the three surveys
Steam Turbine Manufacturers
combined will provide an accurate snapshot of the entire • Ansaldo Energia S.p.A. • GE Power & Water
large engine landscape, with fine-tuned detail provided for • Dresser-Rand Co. • MAN Diesel & Turbo SE
three market segments through each individual report — • Elliott Group • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
•F incantieri S.p.A. - Marine Compressor Corp.
power generation, mechanical drive and marine propulsion.
Systems and Components • Mitsubishi Hitachi Power
Electronic versions of past surveys are available at our web- Business Unit Systems Ltd.
site: www.dieselgasturbine.com. Questions, comments and • GE Oil & Gas • Power Machines
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Country Information For Regions/Regional Codes, D&GTW Annual Market Surveys

Western Europe Belarus Israel Laos Central, West, Mauritania Costa Rica
Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Jordan Malaysia East & South Africa Mauritius Cuba
Austria Bulgaria Kuwait Marshall Islands Angola Mozambique Dominica
Belgium Croatia Lebanon Micronesia Benin Namibia Domin. Republic
Denmark Czech Republic Oman Palau Botswana Niger El Salvador
Finland Estonia Qatar Papua New Guinea Burkina Faso Nigeria Guatemala
France Georgia Saudi Arabia Philippines Burundi Rwanda Haiti
Germany Hungary Syria Samoa Cameroon Senegal Honduras
Greece Kazakhstan Turkey Singapore Cape Verde Seychelles
Solomon Islands Jamaica
Iceland Kyrgyzstan United Arab Emirates Cen. African Rep. Sierra Leone Mexico
Liechtenstein Latvia Yemen Tahiti Chad Somalia
Tonga Nicaragua
Luxembourg Lithuania Comoros South Africa
Thailand Panama
Italy Moldova Far East Congo Sudan
Tuvalu Puerto Rico
Ireland Poland China Cote d’Ivoire Swaziland
Vanuatu Virgin Islands
Malta Republic of Macedonia Hong Kong Djibouti Tanzania
Vietnam West Indies
Netherlands Romania Japan Equatorial Guinea Togo
Norway Russia Mongolia Eritrea Uganda
Central Asia South America
Portugal Serbia North Korea Ethiopia Zaire
Afghanistan Argentina
San Marino Slovac Republic South Korea Bangladesh Gabon Zambia
Slovenia Tajikistan Taiwan Gambia Zimbabwe Bolivia
India
Spain Turkmenistan Ghana Brazil
Maldives Islands
Sweden Ukraine Southeast Asia Guinea North America Chile
Nepal
Switzerland Uzbekistan & Australia Pakistan Guinea Bissau Canada Colombia
United Kingdom Australia Sri Lanka Ivory Coast U.S.A. Ecuador
Middle East Brunei Kenya Guyana
Eastern Europe, Bahrain Burma North Africa Lesotho Central America & Paraguay
Russia & CIS Cyprus Cambodia Algeria Liberia Caribbean Peru
Albania Egypt Fiji Islands Libya Madagascar Bahamas Surinam
Armenia Iran Indonesia Morocco Malawi Bermuda Uruguay
Azerbaijan Iraq Kiribati Tunisia Mali Belize Venezuela

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Chromalloy is a supplier of repairs,
coatings, investment castings and ser-
vices for turbine airfoils and other criti-
cal engine components, serving engine
manufacturers and operators in the en-
ergy industry, among others, the com-
pany said.
APR ENERGY
P APR Energy has signed a turnkey
power contract in Myanmar and
will provide the Myanmar Electric Power
Enterprise (MEPE) with a guaranteed
minimum of 82 MW of power genera-
tion, with plant capacity up to 100 MW.
Based in Kyaukse in the Mandalay Re-
gion and fueled by natural gas, the ther-
mal plant will be one of the largest in
the country and provide power to more
than 6 million people, APR said. The
contract is the first power generation
agreement signed by a U.S.-based com-
pany with the government of Myanmar
since the lifting of sanctions in 2013, the
company said.
The APR plant will feature mobile gas
power modules (GPMs). The contract is
due to commence in the second quarter
of 2014 and is expected to run through
to late 2015.
IMI SENSORS
I IMI Sensors (IMI), a division of
PCB Piezotronics Inc., has re-
ceived CSA approval for its Echo Wire-
less Vibration Monitoring System (model
CS672A01) for vibration monitoring in
Class 1 Division 2 Hazardous Area ap-
plications.
The new certification contains the fol-
lowing approval: Class I, Div. 2, Groups
A, B, C and D, T4 (-20°C < Ta < 70°C).
The company said possible vibration-
62 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
monitoring applications include place-
ment on motors, pumps and fans, espe-
cially those in remote, inaccessible and
hazardous locations.
The system’s wireless technology sup-
plements the collection of route-based data
on healthy machines and allows plant op-
erators to focus their manpower on higher
value tasks, such as fault analysis, to diag-
nose unhealthy machinery, IMI said.
It also enables the collection of machine
health monitoring data in hazardous ar-
eas, eliminating the need to collect routine
measurements from dangerous places.
The eight-channel junction box in-
stantly converts installed industrial sen-
sors to wireless operation. The default
transmission interval is eight hours but is
also user-programmable, IMI said.
MITSUBISHI POWER
SYSTEMS AMERICAS
P Mitsubishi Power Systems Amer-
icas (MPSA) has been selected to
supply a natural gas-powered M501J
gas turbine, an SRT-50 steam turbine
and associated electric generators for a
new Unit #3 at the Grand River Dam
Authority’s (GRDA) existing power
generation facility in Chouteau, Okla-
homa, U.S.A.
The GRDA is Oklahoma’s state-
owned electric utility. The company said
the Unit #3 powertrain will provide 495
MW of combined-cycle generation while
helping GRDA meet U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) emissions reg-
ulations. With a turbine inlet tempera-
ture of 1600°C, the J-series turbine can
reach an ISO efficiency of 61.5% LHV,
Mitsubishi said. Construction of Unit #3
will begin in 2015 and the plant is ex-
pected to become operational in 2017.
The M501J gas turbine to be installed
at the GRDA power generation facility
will be manufactured at MPSA’s turbine
manufacturing and service facility locat-
ed in Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.
Under a separate long-term service
agreement (LTSA), MPSA will also provide
comprehensive maintenance for the gas
turbine and associated electric generator.
CENTRAX
O Centrax is supplying 12 gas tur-
bine packages, each comprising a
single 5.2 MW Rolls-Royce 501-KB7 gas
turbine, for service at the UstTeguss field
in the West Siberian plain, about 1600
km east of Moscow, Russia.
In the Tyumen region, which is in the
heart of the Siberian oil and gas indus-
try, the Centrax units’ total generating
capacity of 62.4 MW will meet the facil-
ity’s growing energy demands. The units
will run on gas recovered from oil drilling
operations that would normally be flared,
Centrax said.
When commissioned, Rosneft will
operate 29 Centrax generating sets.
The Tyumen region has an average
yearly temperature of 1.3°C, with
continuous subfreezing conditions for
much of the winter.
ELECTRATHERM
I ElectraTherm, specializing in dis-
tributed power generation from
waste heat, has released its largest output
machine, the Green Machine 4020.
The company said the Green Machine
4020 accepts higher input flows and can
run in combined heat and power (CHP)
mode where exit condensing tempera-
tures are sufficient to feed district heat-
ing systems or industrial processes. The
unit can pair with larger reciprocating
engines sized greater than 800 kW to in-
crease both power output and efficien-
cy, and it opens market opportunities in
natural gas compression and processing,
Electra­Therm said.
Hot water enters the machine between
77° to 116°C and flow rates between 6.4
and 22.1 L/s, where it heats a working
fluid into pressurized vapor. As the vapor
expands, it drives a patented twin-screw
power block that spins an electric genera-
tor and produces up to 110 kW. Organic
rankine cycle (ORC) condensing heat can
be further utilized to supply 50° to 55°C
water to local heating loads.
The Green Machine 4020 comes avail-
able in three configurations: a stand-alone
Green Machine ORC at 2.4 x 1.8 x 2.2
m for the smallest footprint; a 6 m ISO
frame for ease of installation and multiple
condensing options; and a turnkey pack-
age that is available for plug-and-play
installation and includes a liquid-loop
radiator, all piping/pumps and minimal
engineering in a 12 m ISO frame.
Industry Drivers

ALFA LAVAL
I Alfa Laval has re-
ceived a repeat
order for its PureSOX
system from Dutch ship
owner Spliethoff. The
order comprises PureS-
OX systems for five Con-
Ro vessels, which will be
retrofitted between June
and December.
The company said
the PureSOX is a hybrid
scrubber system able to
operate with either sea-
water or fresh water, and
has been demonstrated
to reduce sulfur content
in vessel exhaust by more than 98%.
Spliethoff, one of the largest ship owners in the Netherlands,
has been operating with PureSOX aboard the M/V Plyca since its
2012 installation. Sailing within the North European emissions High-Performance
controlled areas (ECA), the M/V Plyca has logged more than
6000 hours in full compliance with the new IMO regulations, Separators
Alfa Laval said.
The system installed aboard the M/V Plyca is a multiple-inlet Safeguarding your diesel
system, able to clean the exhaust gas from both the main and
auxiliary engines: the same will be true for the deliveries in the
engines and gas turbines
new order. Each PureSOX system will serve four Wärtsilä engines
with a combined power of 28 MW, handling an exhaust gas mass
flow of 132 000 kg/h, the company said.
Technology from GEA Westfalia Separator Group
ROLLS-ROYCE protects the performance, safety and economy of
your power generator systems worldwide.
O Rolls-Royce has contracted to supply Abu Dhabi Marine
Operating Co. (ADMA-OPCO) with power generation
equipment and related services to boost oil and gas processing at Our separators shield your diesel engines and gas
the Satah Al- Razboot (SARB) offshore project in the United Arab
turbines from all aggressive by-products in fuel oils,
Emirates (UAE).
Rolls-Royce will supply five aeroderivative Trent 60 gas tur-
reducing service downtimes and failures.
bine generator sets — each capable of producing up to 66 MW
— to power offshore production platforms and oil and gas pro- Diesel engines are safe from destructive “cat fines”
cessing facilities on Zirku Island. Rolls-Royce will manufacture in low-sulphur residual oils. Gas turbines are
and package the equipment at its facilities in Montreal, Quebec, protected from corrosion caused by sodium
Canada, and Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S.A.
and potassium in untreated oils.
Hyundai Engineering and Construction (HDEC), the Korean
engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm, provided
the contract, bringing the total number of Trent 60 gas turbines
operating in the UAE oil and gas market to 14.
GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH
CSX/GE TRANSPORTATION Werner-Habig-Straße 1, 59302 Oelde, Germany
R CSX Corp. and GE Transportation, a division of GE,
announced an agreement to explore emissions-cutting
and efficiency breakthroughs in liquefied natural gas (LNG)
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Advances In Combustion Technology by roberto chellini

MAN Fine-Tunes MGT6100/6200

Combustion System
Single-digit NOx achieved in the 50 to 100% operating range

In addition to high efficiency, one

of MAN Diesel & Turbo’s (MDT)
main goals in the development of the
MGT6100/6200 gas turbine family
was to achieve an environmentally
friendly operation.
This characteristic was tied to the
development of an advanced combus-
tion system capable of maintaining
low NOx and CO values in an operat-
ing field that was as wide as possible.
This result was obtained by a de-
velopment program subdivided into
several successive steps.
The starting point was to capital-
ize on the experience gained during
the development of an advanced can
combustor (ACC) system. Based on
DLE premix technology for the ex-
isting THM gas turbine family, the
ACC system was originally designed
for diffusion flame technology of its
combustion system.
However, the differences be-
tween the THM and MGT combus-
tion systems were such that an in-
depth study and reengineering of
the whole system were required.
For example, the THM features two
cans powering a 10 MW class ma-
chine — that is, more than 5 MW
per can. The MGT is a 6 MW class
turbine with a combustion system
of six cans, 1 MW per can. This dif-
ference in size has a primary effect
on the reisdence time of the flame.
Also, the firing temperatures of the
two families are different: the tem-
perature is higher for the MGT, MAN’s MGT 6200 two-shaft gas turbine is shown on the test bench in Oberhausen, Germany.
which is designed according to the
latest technologies. ponents was widely known. In the namics (CFD) study followed by an
Frank Reiss, head of group com- MGT, all components — starting atmospheric test on an MGT can. The
bustion technology at MDT in Ober- from the axial compressor — were test gathered information on the can
hausen, Germany, said another new, while the actual performance behavior under boundary conditions
major concern was that in the case had yet to be proved. and measured the temperature lev-
of the THM development, only the In cooperation with Helmut Schmidt els in various spots of the combustor
combustor was new, while the be- University of Hamburg, MDT con- liner to access its lifetime.
havior of all other machine com- ducted a computational fluid dy- Successively, the testing program
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Advances In Combustion Technology
The six ACC combustors are fitted with in-
struments for testing.
on production units, adding that
lower limits will be possible once
experience has demonstrated that
they can be achieved under vari-
able boundary conditions (natural
gas fuel quality).
MDT is exploring options for op-
eration with fuels other than natural
gas: biogas, high hydrocarbon con-
tent, hydrogen rich gases and even
liquid fuels.
Reiss said it will be possible to
burn fuels with a hydrogen content
of 10% and above in the premix
mode, but for higher concentra-
tions the hydrogen would need to
be diluted with nitrogen or steam to
form a low calorific value mixture.
Such a mixture would be burned in
a low- temperature diffusion flame,
which would produce a moderate
increase in NOx emissions. A

was transferred to Deutsches Zentrum

für Luft und Raumfahrt (DLR), the
German aerospace center, for high-
pressure testing of industrial and aero
engines under controlled pressure and
temperature conditions.
The MGT test rig was connected
to the air and fuel gas supplies on
one side and to the exhaust stack on
the other to perform a pressure test
of about 15 bar and vary by 10%
the Wobbe Index of the natural gas
feeding the German network.
Finally, tests of the complete com-
bustion system (six cans) were trans-
ferred to the Oberhausen testing fa-
cilities and performed both on the
single-shaft MGT6100 and on two
two-shaft MGT6200 turbines.
These tests confirmed the single-
can results and highlighted that the
premixing systems ensure a ho-
mogeneous air/fuel mixture. This
characteristic is essential to avoid
hot spots in the flame that could af-
fect the life of the combustor walls
and contribute to NOx formation.
Single- digit NOx emissions were
recorded in the entire 50 to 100%
operating range with CO levels of
10 to 15 ppmv during the test pe-
riod of the MGT6100.
The company said that a pilot
flame is always on to ensure safe-
ty operation under sudden load
variations.
The MGT6200 prototype was
installed at SolVin, Rheinberg,
and was operating at NO x emis-
sions below 25 ppmv, which com-
plies with the German limit of
36.5 ppm (TA Luft). MDT said it INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. PROVEN PERFORMANCE®.
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CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida,
U.S.A., provides rail, intermodal and rail-
to-truck transload services and solutions to
customers across a broad array of markets
including energy, industrial, construction,
agricultural and consumer products.
GE said it has been testing low-pressure
natural gas technology since the spring of
2013 and is working closely with CSX and
other Class 1 partners. GE said its NextFuel
natural gas retrofit kits allow use of natural
gas as a fuel source, reducing emissions and
potentially fuel costs without compromising
performance. An Evolution Series locomo-
tive equipped with the NextFuel natural gas
retrofit kit will have dual-fuel capability and
meet U.S. EPA Tier 3 emission standards,
the company said.
CSX will develop a test plan and secure
regulatory concurrence and both compa-
nies will continue development of LNG
technology for other classes of locomo-
tives across a larger portion of the CSX
locomotive fleet.
HEINZMANN MEGGITT
I Heinzmann has acquired majority
shares in CPK Automotive GmbH
& Co. KG, a German manufacturer spe-
cializing in the development of environ-
mental solutions.
The company said its main business
focus is the development and produc-
tion of systems for monitoring and
controlling the aftertreatment of en-
gine exhaust gases; and CPK’s business
strategy has been to concentrate on de-
veloping devices that can be retrofitted
to diesel engines.
CPK will become a part of the Heinzmann
I Meggitt PLC and its Meggitt
Sensing Systems division have
opened a 17 652 m 2 facility in Ir-
Group. The brand CPK will continue to vine, California, U.S.A. The location
exist and be distributed through the houses the consolidation of opera-
worldwide Heinzmann dealer network tions from facilities in San Juan Cap-
as well as through the already existing istrano, California, and Londonderry,
CPK network. New Hampshire, U.S.A.
Heinzmann said the partnership will Meggitt PLC, a global engineering
further strengthen the company’s posi- group specializing in extreme environ-
tion as a leading system supplier world- ment components and smart subsys-
wide for diesel, gas and dual-fuel engines tems, said it is focusing on California to
and turbine management. expand sensor and electronics manufac-
Industry Drivers

turing. The company expects to grow
the workforce to nearly 500 over the
next five years with an investment of
US$24 million.
Meggitt Sensing Systems specializes in
high-technology products and systems
for power generation, oil and gas, civil
and military aerospace, energy, nuclear,
industrial, laboratory measurement, au-
tomotive, and space markets.
CATERPILLAR MARINE
kets — with a wide spectrum of power
nodes to meet emissions regulations
on U.S. flagged vessels.
The M 34 DF dual-fuel engine boasts
a power rating of 500 kW per cylinder
at 720 and 750 r/min in diesel and gas
modes, and will share the same foot-
print as the M 32 C engine series. As of
2015, the M 34 DF will be capable of
running on natural gas as an alternative
to marine diesel oil or large and com-
plex scrubber installations for Emission
system (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment, re-
ducing emissions by 50%. The non-urea
solution simplifies infrastructure and
frees up valuable cargo space, the com-
pany said.
GE said its non-SCR solution is based
on the L250 and V250 engine technology
and requires no supplemental equipment
or fluids. The 12V250 engine offers in-
creased power of 3150 kW at 900 r/min
and 3500 kW at 1000 r/min, while main-
taining low life-cycle cost, reliability and

M Caterpillar Marine Power Sys-

tems announced the EPA Tier 2
certification of all MaK engine
platforms with cylinder volumes of
above 30 L.
Included in the certification are
the M 32 C, M 43 C and M 46 DF,
as well as the M 34 DF engine plat-
form. Cat said the certification of the
broad range of MaK power solutions
provides customers operating in the
American market — specifically in the
commercial and offshore marine mar-
Control Areas (ECA) operations, the
company said.
GE TRANSPORTATION
M GE Transportation has sold its first
12V250 marine diesel engine to
Oceaneering, a global oilfield provider of
engineered services and products.
The 12V250 is designed to meet
EPA Tier 4i and IMO Tier 3 emissions
requirements.
GE said its technology eliminates the
need for a selective catalytic reduction
fuel efficiency.
Oceaneering will use five GE
12V250 marine diesel engines as
part of the gen-sets to power its
new subsea support vessel, model
MT6022. GE’s distributor Cummins
Mid-South Llc. will integrate the GE
engines and deliver them to vessel
constructor BAE Systems, a provider
of ship repair, maintenance, mod-
ernization, conversion, overhaul and
ship construction.
continued on page 68

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GE OIL & GAS/ stream and evolving unconventional oil Sawary Energy will cover the increased
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O GE Oil & Gas has agreed to ac-

quire Cameron’s Reciprocating
Com­­pression division for US$550 mil-
lion. The division provides reciprocating
compression equipment and aftermarket
parts and services for oil and gas produc-
tion, gas processing, gas distribution and
independent power industries.
Cameron’s Reciprocating Compres-
sion division, which generated sales of
approximately US$355 million in 2012,
has 900 employees and operates from 20
global locations. The acquisition is ex-
pected to close later this year subject to
regulatory approval.
After closing, Cameron’s Reciprocating
Compression division will become part
of GE’s Oil & Gas recently formed Down-
stream Technology Solutions business in
order to better serve the US$11 billion
downstream and distributed gas seg-
ments. The new business is designed to
deliver products, services and packaged
products for both the traditional down-
The acquisition complements GE’s
Oil & Gas’ existing High-Speed Recip-
rocating (HSR) business, which focuses
on low-horsepower units that are used
predominately in gas lift applications.
Cameron’s Reciprocating Compression
division portfolio complements GE’s
business by adding higher horsepower
models used in gas gathering, processing
and transmission, the company said.
MTU ONSITE ENERGY
I MTU Onsite Energy and Sawary
Energy have signed a distribu-
tion agreement for the local company to
market products bearing the Rolls-Royce
Power Systems AG brand MTU Onsite
Energy in Saudi Arabia.
The agreement spotlights marketing
rights for 60 Hz diesel generators produc-
ing up to 3250 kVA, and includes a ser-
vice agreement for MTU and Detroit Die-
sel engines for land-based applications in
the oil and gas, mining and rail sectors.
peak power in the Saudi Arabian market-
place by offering a range including MTU
Series 1600, 2000 and 4000 engines as
well as MTU Onsite Energy brand diesel
gen-sets for distributed power genera-
tion, the company said.
Sawary Energy has locations in Riyadh,
Jeddah and the Eastern Region and has
primarily marketed diesel generators
since 1975.
WÄRTSILÄ/VAN OORD
I Wärtsilä and Van Oord, a Nether-
lands-based contractor for dredg-
ing and offshore projects, have entered
into an exclusive partnership for all field
service and parts supply.
The agreement covers preventive and
corrective engine maintenance on Van
Oord’s fleet of dredging and other ves-
sels, and has a total value of €30 to €40
million over three years, the company said.
It will enable both parties to plan the
required service work well in advance,

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Van Oord said it will also benefit from
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sumption of fuel and lubrication oil.
Wärtsilä said it would allocate a per-
manent team to support the Van Oord
vessels included in the agreement.
For all new construction projects or NPP
repairs in these regions, Westinghouse Elec-
tric Germany will assess in advance whether
cooperation would be feasible, whereby it
will act as general contractor for construc-
tion or modernization and call on MTU’s
expertise in the field of emergency power,
the company said.
The two companies have joined on
the modernization of the Beznau nuclear
power plant in the Swiss canton of Aar-
gau, Switzerland. Four gen-sets are re-
sponsible for emergency power in two
blocks of the plant. These units comply
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features and increased power ratings,
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rating over the existing platform, in-
creasing the power output to 350 kW
per cylinder, Caterpillar said. The first
engines of the enhanced platform will
be available by the end of 2014.
Manufactured in Kiel, Germany, the
M 25 C will be offered in six-, eight-
and nine-cylinder configurations. The
platform will meet IMO 2 emissions
regulations in its standard configura-
tion and is designed to support the op-
eration of selective catalytic reduction
(SCR) systems in order to comply with
IMO 3 emissions regulations.
The engine will also feature the
new Caterpillar Monitoring Alarm and
Control System (MACS), providing
additional functionality regarding en- Cylmate® Sensors. Pressure
gine control, diagnostics and remote
monitoring, including the option to
under control.
extend these functions to control and
monitor engine-related systems as re-
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energy efficiency and lower the risk for off-hire costs.
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Tackling The Power Threat
On June 12, billions of people
around the globe will sit back and
watch the start of the 2014 World
Cup in Brazil. The host nation will
play Croatia in São Paulo, the coun-
try’s largest city and one of the most
populous in the world with just over
11 million inhabitants.
For football — soccer for U.S. read-
ers — lovers around the world, it
should be a festive experience, a fitting
climax to four years of anticipation
and excitement.
But imagine you are the man or
woman in charge of the power supply
at the Arena Corinthians (capacity
65 000). Enjoying free-flowing foot-
ball would be the last thing on your
mind. The fear of losing power would
be the nightmare scenario.
Should the worst happen and there
is a power cut, stadium floodlights
will go black, broadcasters would be
in turmoil and fans in dozens and
dozens of countries would be yelling
insults at their television sets.
It is not just a potential problem
linked to the power generation ca-
pabilities of emerging markets like
Brazil, where the need to satisfy a fast
growing economy and the associated
72 M a y 2 0 1 4 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide
need for large-scale infrastructure de-
velopment pose a particular headache
for the authorities.
The United States does, of course,
have a solid track record of provid-
ing reliable power generation. Yet,
in February 2013, a power surge
knocked out half the lights in the sta-
dium for 34 minutes during Ameri-
can football’s most popular event —
the Super Bowl.
Concern over such an occurrence in
Brazil is understandable. In February,
officials estimated that about 3 million
people were without power, some-
thing officials attributed to a short cir-
cuit in a transmission line.
Alarmingly for the World Cup orga-
nizers, two of the cities partially affect-
ed by the cut were São Paulo and Rio
de Janeiro. Some parts of the country
were without power for more than four
hours with the blackouts also causing
severe traffic disruption in places.
Temperatures had been particular-
ly high in parts of Brazil, prompting
speculation that the power cut may
have been caused by a massive hike
in electricity used by fans and air con-
ditioners. Another potential cause for
concern for the country’s power sup-
by ian cameron, ashbourne, england
ply is the low level of rain in January,
thus putting into doubt the output of
Brazil’s hydroelectric facilities.
The potential for power disruption
has failed to hit a nerve among some
senior government officials. One se-
nior minister offered his own relaxed
view of the scenario by saying, “Events
like these happen, they have nothing
to do with stress on the system.”
One consolation is that the estimat-
ed July temperature in Rio is antici-
pated to be around 21°C.
For providers of temporary power,
the increasing number of large sport-
ing events with a worldwide audience
provides rich pickings. One example
is Aggreko, which was chosen as the
official temporary power generator of
the World Cup.
The company will provide tem-
porary power for broadcasting of all
matches in each of the 12 host cities.
Aggreko will also provide power and
temperature control services for the
International Broadcast Centre (IBC),
which will be installed at Riocentro,
Rio de Janeiro.
Aggreko will encompass the sup-
ply, installation and operation of over
46 MW of generating capacity, 1000
distribution panels and 200 km of
electric cables.
So, when England beats Germany
— Hey, can you blame me? — in a
penalty shootout in the World Cup
Final on July 13 at the Estádio do Ma-
racanã, Rio de Janeiro, we can all hope-
fully reflect on a tournament free of
power disruptions. A
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