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July 2006 29 their design, in that the manufacturer has been busy keeping up with orders, and in its view, the engines were more than competitive in their ranges.

However, as the company projects a slowing few years, it embarked upon a plan to modify and improve its

S/K80ME-C and K90ME/ME-C engines — the new "Mark 9" engines - — with an eye toward boosting power while adopting a number of the latest design features, features geared toward saving significant amounts of weight and, in the end, user costs. Based on results announced by MAN B&W, it seems this end has been met.

The redesigned engines are a complete workover, from the bedplate, framebox, cylinder frame, combustion chamber to the exhaust valve. While the new engines are touted for saving the shipowner weight and subsequent cost, as well as the manufacturer time and money in producing the power units, eyes were always kept on ensuring the robust nature of the engines. Thomas

Knudsen, Senior Vice President of

Research & Development, explained that shipowners are pressing manufac- turers, particularly diesel engine mak- ers, to raise the figures which indicate the wear life of components, as they seek to go longer between major over- hauls. There is even one shipowner who reportedly is trying to extend drydock- ing to every seven years (vs. the tradi- tional five), due to superior coatings.

The modernized K80/90 and S80 engines have new performance data that the company believes positions them as extremely competitive. The mean effec- tive pressure (mep) of 20 bar and the maximum firing pressure of 160 bar was chosen to offer good specific fuel oil

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DieselHouse Opens

His Royal Highness Crown Prince

Frederik of Denmark (left) after the official opening of MAN B&W

Diesel's new five-star attraction,

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In mid May His Royal Highness

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark officially opened MAN B&W Diesel's new five-star attraction, DieselHouse, a technical and cultural experience center dedicated to the diesel engine technology. DieselHouse is on the site of the H.C. Ørsted power station, in the building housing the B&W diesel engine from 1932, which was used as late as 2003 to start up the East Danish power grid after a major collapse.

The heart of the exhibition is the huge engine, which was the world's largest diesel engine for 30 years. In addition to the engine DieselHouse has on display everything from the most modern interactive exhibitions to an extensive collection of ship and engine models from the production at the

B&W shipyard and engineering works. The engine will be started up once a month during DieselHouse's opening hours, so visitors can experi- ence the sound and smell of a diesel engine.

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