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MHI-MME Turbocharger Selected for WinGD Dual Fuel Engines
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) today announced that its MET66MB turbocharger has been selected as the first turbocharger for dual-fuel X-DF engines produced by Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. (WinGD).
"Against a backdrop of increased demand for eco-friendly solutions and a predicted increase in demand for dual-fuel engines, MHI-MME will continue to contribute to the preservation of our environment by providing a variety of ecofriendly products, including MET turbochargers, for dual fuel engines," said MHI-MME.
The MET66MB is set to be implemented on two W5X72DF engines manufactured by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.(HHI) and installed on a 180k cubic metre (cbm) liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME).
Two sets of MET66MB turbochargers are noted to have been successfully tested in both diesel and gas mode during verification tests, which were carried out using an X72DF test engine at Diesel United, Ltd.
The MET Turbocharger has been approved by WinGD for mounting on X-DF series engines - said to be the first time a MET turbocharger has been selected for use in combination with such engines.
"The MET Turbocharger boasts the world's largest market share, at around 40 percent of the two-stroke marine engine market. Win-GD’s X-DF engines represent the next generation of dual-fuel marine engines, and are capable of operating using diesel fuel and low-pressure gas fuel," said MHI-MME.
As Ship & Bunker has reported, the MET turbocharger is said to have been designed to reduce both bunker consumption and reduce CO2 emissions.
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