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Diesel Power Review

SACM Diesel (continued from page 29) production industry, SACM is one of Europe's leading suppliers of diesel generator sets with contin- uous, 60-cycle set ratings from 100 kw to 4,000 kw. The compact die- sel generator sets are in use on the world's largest semisubmersible, the Dyvi Delta, and on the largest production platforms, Statfjord B and Statfjord C.

SACM engines, from 100 hp to 8,400 hp, are in use throughout the world in a wide range of com- mercial and military high-speed vessels. These vessels include the well-known Bell Halter BH 110

SES, Westamarin Catamaran, and

SAR 33. SACM is a leader in the development of Reduced Volumet- ric Ratio (RVR), Hyperbar, and two-stage turbocharged engines, providing excellent power/weight ratios. The SACM 520 V12 S3 (Hyperbar) engine has a peak rat- ing for fast patrol boats of 1,400 hp / 2,500 rpm and a dry weight with accessories and gear of 7,480 pounds.

SACM is active in the develop- ment of crude and intermediate fuel burning capabilities for their medium and high-speed engines.

This development is based on over 13 years of experience gained since the delivery of SACM's first crude and intermediate fuel burning en- gines. For marine propulsion, these engines range from 100 hp to 5,600 hp, while for generator sets ratings from 100 kw to 3,600 kw are available.

Model PS Exhaust and Duct Systems are accepted by both the

U.S. and Canadian Coast

Guard for use aboard

Coast Guard inspected vessels.

Applications include main propulsion systems, auxiliary and emergency systems, and galley ventilation systems.

Model PS thermal and structural characteristics and limits have been defined through exhaus- tive in-house testing and by seven years of on-the- job performance on land based installations. And,

Model PS systems satisfy the requirements of

Chapter 4, Engine Ex- haust Systems in NFPA 302, Standard on Fire

Protection for Pleasure and Commercial Motor

Craft.

SELKIRK

METALBESTOS

Check these advan- tages over single wall piping systems: • Mo on-board welding is required. Systems are assembled quickly and easily with just standard hand tools. • Model PS is lightweight. • With modular design, it is possible to remove, in- spect, and replace Model

PS parts in much less time and without lay-up. • With no welding, fire hazard is diminished. • System offers lower outer skin temperature and heat radiation. • Sealed system maintains internal gas temperature. • Full technical, drafting and applications services available.

Selkirk Metalbestos

Box 19000,

Greensboro, NC 27419 (919) 299-4221

A HOUSEHOLD

INTERNATIONAL COMPANY

STORK-WERKSPOOR

Stork-Werkspoor Diesel (SWD) produces five models of heavy-duty four-stroke diesel engines from 320 hp to 22,000 hp. All of the engines are capable of operating on heavy fuel. Applications include ocean- going ships, naval vessels, coastal ships, supply and tug boats, fish- ing vessels, dredges, drill rigs and on-board auxiliary power.

In 1981, SWD introduced the

SW280. The new engine covers the range from 2,000 bhp to 5,000 bhp with four-cylinder configurations, 6, 8, and 9 in-line and 12 cylinder

V models. SWD has continued to conduct tests on all models for heavy fuel operation with special attention to low-load, low-speed (part-load) operation.

Further research and develop- ment on the TM 410 and TM 620 engines to reduce fuel consump- tion have been undertaken, lead- ing to a number of modifications including: the application of high efficiency turboblowers, adopted valve timing, and the application of an injection system with higher injection pressures. Modifications to reduce maintenance costs and improve accessibility were also in- troduced. In January 1983, the 500th TM 410 engine produced in

Amsterdam was delivered. Ten 18- cylinder TM 410 engines have been ordered by the Quincy Ship- building Division of General Dy- namics for the five prepositioning ro/ro's being built for the U.S.

Navy.

SWD's presence and activity in the United States have been in- tensified by the establishment of

SWDiesel Gulf Incorporated in New

Orleans, La. This company is headed by A.L.S. van Heel, for- merly commercial director of

SWDiesel head office in Amster- dam, the Netherlands.

SULZER

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Sulzer Brothers of Winterthur,

Switzerland, successfully tested the firm's new generation of low-speed engines early in 1983. This uni- flow scavenged RTA "Superlong- stroke" series, with a thermal ef- ficiency of more than 50 percent, has proven a success with excel- lent acceptance in the marine marketplace.

Early this year, 85 of the RTA engines had been committed for production with eleven different (continued on page 34)

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