Trends of Technologies in the Crew boat/Offshore Marine Industry Part 1 Many of the technologies being created today for

offshore marine transportation are related to the MARPOL Annex limiting emissions. Several of these, in fact, are either in direct compliance with the NOx and SOx limits or are tools to help boats ease into these new laws. Here are a few of the technologies happening now: Volvo Penta Glass Cockpit System A glass cockpit exists on planes and is a single-screen that can be adjusted to show any information of interest for a pilot to see. This is now being applied towards boats. The glass cockpit comes in 8-inch, 12-inch and 15-inch multi-function display or 15-inch, 17-inch, and 19inch monitor with accompanying black bock processor, a remote input device, and SD card reader. This cockpit can easily be applied to any boat type. The displays are designed with ease of use first and foremost and one or more displays can be mounted on the dashboard. Like in a car, all gages light up with the machine is turned on. This can also drive the boat. By searching through relevant nautical charts, it creates a route that avoids shallow water and buoys and drives the both through this route. ZF Marine Propulsion Systems ZF is a marine industry whose name is linked with the idea of clever engineered solutions to many problems. The company is mainly an automotive one, but it has presently been making its way into the maritime business. Wolfgang Schmid has spent the last eight years of his employment leading his companys North and Central American marine propulsion division. They are now manufacturing products such as transmissions, pod drives, steerable azimuth thrusters, controls, propellers and surface drivers, and tunnel thrusters. The company is now working on making gears lighter and stronger. Their new product is called a z-drive, but it hasnt been easy to sell in the slow-to-change maritime world. However, this product can save the operator 10 to 25% of the money they spend on fuel. These smaller motors get the same advantages as the bigger ones and have increased advantages in maneuvering the vessel. Improvement of Thrusters MARINE, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands, uses thrusters in many of their projects. For a normal model scale (1:50 to 1:60), small thrusters are needed. In the past, these thrusters were always modeled with a horizontal shaft. Now, however, the nozzles are being tilted, thus improving the operation of said thrusters. Bunker Fuel Blending

The Smart Sulfur Switch (S3 Switch) is a prototype to blend two fuels to a desired sulfur content, thereby helping vessels comply with MARPOLs Annex VI, without fitting expensive scrubber units. This is presently being tested on several ships in Northern European Waters. Commercial production is planned for later this year. In a ship that runs on more than one fuel, one service tank typically has one fuel while a separate tank houses another. At some point, the fuel source must be switched over. This is where the S3 takes over. It allows a captain to either switch over entirely or switch to a blending of fuels that meets restrictions set by the captain. To fit one of these onto a boat, the procedure is very simple, and the only three lines connected to it: one for a gas oil line, one for an HFO line, and a discharge line. The installation can be accomplished in a few hours and is relatively inexpensive. Cummins Engines Cummins has now created Tier III engines to comply with MARPOLs strictest level of emissions restriction. The engines run stronger and cleaner. They also last a very long time and are dependable. Barge, tug, and towboat operators will see huge differences in increased fuel economy after the implementations of these engines, especially from the new 1600-rpm ratings. MAN Diesel & Turbo MAN Diesel and Turbo has now created an engine that is electronically controlled and camshaftles. They are still diesel engines, however, the company realizes that it must comply with MARPOLs new standards. Internal engine optimization is not efficient. New technology is needed. Technologies to achieve NOx reduction have been tested at MAN Diesel & Turbos R&D center. The engine will be capable off of lower sulfur and also have options that comply with the sulfur limits by other means, enabling HFO (heavy fuel oil) operation. In late 2010 MAN came up with the first Tier III compliant 2-stroke diesel engine. The company has introduced a SCR system that removes NOx from the exhaust. It boasts more than 80% NOx reduction and easy switching between on/off modes for high performance on varying types of water. Soren Jensen, the companys VP Research and Development, described their project as this: We havent just provided an engine and added a SCR system to it. On the contrary, we have delivered a bespoke system. As engine designer, builder and catalyst designer, MAN Diesel & Turbo and Hiatchi Zosen comprise a group of specialists that have delivered an optimized propulsion/emissions package of engine, engine-control system and SCR system.

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An EGR system was installed onboard the vessel Alexander Maersk in 2010. The basic idea of an EGR system is the exchange of the in-cylinder oxygen with carbon dioxide. The exhaust air is then recirculated into the clean air. This leads to a decrease of combustion speed, which results in lower peak temperatures during combustion. Lower combustion temperatures result in lower formation of thermal NOX. The use of LNG in dual-fueled engines is likely to continue into the new definition of the industry. This is why the engines allow the ability to switch between different fuel sources.

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