New test centre recovers waste energy
The Danish Prince Joachim pressed the button to start the engine
About 150 MAN business partners witnessed the recent inauguration ceremony, during which the Danish prince Joachim pressed the button to start a 16-cylinder common MAN 16V32/44CR rail engine as the official commencement of operation.
Commenting on the inauguration of the test centre, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s CEO Dr Uwe Lauber, who has been heading the company since the beginning of this year, said, ”We now have one of Europe’s most advanced maritime test centres with, for example, an inclination test bench, which can tilt a generator set weighing 200 metric tonnes to an angle of 25 degrees while running. These inclination tests are particularly relevant for the offshore sector, which has stringent requirements with regard to reliability and performance in extreme conditions”.
”Soon we will also start with the production of our brandnew MAN 175D high-speed engine, introduced to the public at the last SMM show in Hamburg, here at the Frederikshavn plant,” Dr Matthias Schlipf, project manager of MAN 175D, added during the event. Pilot applications of MAN 175D engines, which will be offered with an output spectrum from 1,500 to 2,200 kW, will start in the early months of 2016 with first engine deliveries scheduled for 2017.
Heat recycling
Under the motto ”Our testing warms you up” MAN Diesel & Turbo also presented its heat recovery scheme for the town of Frederikshavn. The waste energy generated from the engine testing will be converted to hot water to heat approximately 200 households. This way, MAN Diesel & Turbo said, CO2 emissions, excessive water consumption and energy waste will be avoided.
