Gas engine successfully tested

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MTU engine parts （New）

Apr 25, 2017

MTU will be presenting the new gas engine at the international maritime trade fair SMM (stand 305, Hall 3A) from 6 to 9 September in Hamburg.
We can now confirm that the engine meets both our requirements and those of our customers.

The new MTU gas marine engine has already successfully completed 3,000 on the test bench.

The new MTU gas marine engine has already successfully completed 3,000 hours on the test bench. “We can now confirm that the engine meets both our requirements and those of our customers: its performance and its acceleration behaviour are similar to the excellent characteristics of a diesel engine. It is economical, reliable and clean,” said Dr. Ulrich Dohle, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG. As of 2018, MTU will deliver the first certified series production gas engines for commercial vessels. MTU will be presenting the new gas engine at the international maritime trade fair SMM (stand 305, Hall 3A) from 6 to 9 September in Hamburg.
Dr. Ulrich Dohle, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, said: “We are convinced that gas engines will become increasingly more important as supplements to our proven diesel engines for marine applications. Natural gas is an important fuel of the future. It will be available longer, it is cheaper to obtain in many regions of the world and has a better environmental footprint than heavy oil or diesel.” Future emission regulations will demand even more environmentally friendly propulsion systems than are currently available. In the case of the gas engine, health threatening substances in the exhaust gas have been reduced by 80 - 100 per cent compared with the diesel engine and greenhouse gases by up to 11 per cent. The new MTU gas engine will meet the IMO III emission standards in force since 2016 with no additional exhaust gas treatment required.

The Reverse Stern Drive (RSD)® Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)tug is powered by two high-speed 16-cylinder pure gas MTU engines.The tug has excellent seakeeping behaviour, superb manoeuvrability and outstanding towing characteristics.

In the gas engine portfolio as of 2018: 16V 4000 with up to 2,000 kW power output The 16-cylinder gas engine will cover a power range from 1,500 to 2,000 kW and will be based on MTU’s proven 16V 4000 M63 diesel engine for workboats. As of the end of 2017, the first series engines will be used to power a tug built by Damen Shipyards for Svitzer towage and salvage company. The two companies have entered into collaboration with MTU to jointly put the world‘s first tug powered by high-speed gas engines into service. It is to feature high performance in addition to reduced fuel costs and emissions. As a result of their dynamic acceleration behaviour, their low environmental impact, reliability and economy, the new MTU gas engines are ideally suited to tugboats, ferries, push boats and special purpose vessels such as research vessels.

The new ferry of Stadtwerke Konstanz will be one of the first in Europe to be powered by a high-speed pure-gas engine. MTU will develop the new gas engine 8V 4000. In the picture: The latest Stadtwerke Konstanz ferry "Lodi" (2 x 8V 4000 MTU Diesel engines)

As of 2019 as propulsion system for Lake Constance ferries: 8V 4000 with a power output of 750 kW The gas engine portfolio will initially be supplemented by an 8-cylinder engine, which is to be available on the market with a power range of 750 to 1,000 kW. As of 2019, this MTU gas engine is to provide the propulsion for a new Lake Constance ferry operated by the local public utility, Stadtwerke Konstanz, which will ply between the two Lake Constance towns of Constance and Meersburg. The new ferry will be one of the first in Europe to be powered by a high-speed pure-gas engine. It is to feature low emissions and improved economy while delivering the customary high performance.

MTU Series 4000 gas engine

In the 2018 gas engine product portfolio: 16V 4000, up to 2,000 kW power output: 16-cylinder gas engine power range of 1500 to 2,000 kW, will be certified by the MTU 16V 4000 M63 diesel engine based. The new MTU gas engine will be equipped with a multi-point gas injection system, a dynamic motor management system, an advanced turbocharger and a double gaseous gas supply line. Natural gas is an important fuel for the future. It will be available for a longer period of time, in many parts of the world get cheaper, heavier oil or diesel has a better environmental footprint. Thus, Rolls-Royce believes that the gas engine will become increasingly important as a complement to the proven MTU diesel engine for offshore applications.

First, a new mobile MTU gas engine will be developed for the ship. Other applications will be rail and construction and mining vehicles.

Future emissions regulations will require more environmentally friendly propulsion systems than is currently available. In the case of a gas engine, the health hazard in the exhaust gas is reduced by 80-100% compared to the diesel engine without exhaust gas, and the greenhouse gas emissions are as high as 11%. The concept of controlled combustion ensures that IMO III emission standards are met without additional waste gas treatment and that efficient use of fuel is ensured. In the case of gas engines, the number of healthy threatening substances in the exhaust gas is reduced by 80 percent to 10 percent compared to diesel and greenhouse gases, reaching 11 percent. The new MTU gas engine will meet the IMO III emission standards that have been in force since 2016 and do not require additional waste gas treatment. Due to its dynamic acceleration behavior, its environmental impact is low, reliability and economy are poor, the new MTU gas engine is very suitable for tugs, ferry, pushers and special vessels such as research ships will use single-stage turbocharged, The turbocharger operates in parallel. The turbocharger comes from the third generation ZR series, providing high efficiency and enhanced sealing characteristics. In addition to the exhaust valve, a compressor bypass is used to cover the wide range of engine performance charts. This provides sufficient power reserve for ambitious maneuvers throughout the speed range. As of 2018, Rolls-Royce will provide the first certified 16-cylinder MTU gas engine with a power range of 1,500 to 2,000 kW. The gas engine assembly will initially be supplemented by an 8-cylinder engine, which will be available in the market with a power range of 750 to 1,000 kW. As of the end of 2017, the first batch of engines of the MTU Gas Turbine 16V 4000 will be used to build tugs for the Da Vinci Tractor and the life-saving company's Damen Shipyard. By 2019, the MTU 8V 4000 gas engine will advance the new Konstanz Lake ferry operated by the local utility company Stadtwerke Konstanz.

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