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Reducing Fuel Costs (continued from page 21) and shore support staff. Although modern diesel engines need only a bare minimum of supervision once operating, it is important to insure that the engine is well monitored by both automatic systems and a very competent cadre of marine engineers—individuals with a very thorough knowledge of diesel en- gines and the uncanny ability to detect problems before they be- come serious.

What follows is a synopsis of the technological activities and accom- plishments of many diesel engine manufacturers addressing the challenges they face in designing marine diesel engines that will help usher in the 21st century.

B&W ALPHA

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B&W Alpha Diesel A/S of Fred- erikshavn, Denmark, is a com- pany of the M.A.N.-B&W Group that designs, manufactures, mar- kets, and services complete vessel propulsion systems. Last year the company completed the integra- tion of the in-line and V version of

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A new series being offered is the 20/27-VO propulsion system. While the engine itself is not new, the system incorporates the new Al- phatronic I and Alphatronic II— the company's latest electronic re- mote control systems. Features of the new control systems include: reliable attainment of economical operation through the optimum combination of engine rpm and propeller pitch; simple controls re- quiring minimum attention of the watch officer; simple installation, basically a single electrical cable connection from the wheelhouse control panel to the engine room; easy maintenance, with as many functions as possible on easily re- placeable, printed circuit boards; and a clear, easily understood dis- play of essential information.

The Alpha Diesel product line now includes the following series: 20/27, 136 bhp per cylinder at 1,000 rpm; 23L, 155 bhp per cyl- inder at 825 rpm; 23/30, 170 bhp per cylinder at 825 rpm; L28/32, 285 bhp per cylinder at 775 rpm; and L32/36, 500 bhp per cylinder at 750 rpm.

B&W HOLEBY

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B&W Holeby Diesel A/S of Den- mark manufactures 4-stroke die- sel engines in the power range from 450 to 5,500 bhp. The com- pany also supplies diesel genera- tor systems of shipboard use.

In addition to diesel engines,

Holeby production includes major components such as crankshafts and connecting rods for use by li- censees in the manufacture of 4- stroke B&W engines, as well as spare parts for its own engines.

The company also manufactures fuel oil mixing units and other auxiliary equipment.

As a result of recent develop- ment projects, all types of Holeby engines can now be supplied in uprated, four-valve versions that can be operated efficiently on the same heavy fuel as the big main propulsion engines. Holeby calls this development its Unifuel system.

BERGEN DIESEL

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Reducing fuel expenses, which are representing an ever-increas- ing part of a ship's total operating cost, has always been one of Ber- gen Diesel's main endeavors. Gen- erally, there are two ways to achieve that: (1) building engines

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