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- Air-to-Sea Technology Transfer Maritime Reporter, Jan 2003 #12
As a response to the marine market's demand for higher power concentrations and increased plant reliability, deliverable at competitive cost, the new offering from Rolls-Royce is stimulating fresh interest within a conservative shipping industry in gas turbine-based solutions.
Building on the company's huge investments in aero engine technology over the past decade, the MT30 gas turbine has been specifically prepared for shipboard applications, combining power density and operating attributes in a manner intended to widen the appeal of gas turbine power among the maritime community. With 36-MW obtainable from a compact unit of barely 9-m (30- ft) in length, a claimed consumption rate of 0.2()7-kg/kWh at maximum output, and 80-percent parts commonality with a proven aero engine of outstanding reliability.
the MT30 holds promise as a challenger to diesel plant options as well as to existing gas turbines.
The MT30 has been engineered to meet the needs of naval ships and sophisticated commercial vessels alike.
While suited to surface combatants in the shape of frigates, destroyers and aircraft carriers, and fast naval auxiliaries and logistics vessels, the main target applications in the civil domain are cruise ships, full-displacement fast RoPax vessels, high-speed monohull ferries and also large LNG carriers.
Rolls-Royce is thereby intent on break ing new ground, by selling its homegrown, aeroderivative machinery into the commercial marine power sector.
The engine's aero parent, the Trent 800, has surpassed two-million running hours since its 1996 service debut. It accounts for nine out of every 10 engines selected for Boeing 111 aircraft, and was the first engine to be certified for ETOPS (Extended range over-water operations by twin-engine aircraft) at entry into service.
The popularity of the Trent 800, and the fact that so much of its componentry is perpetuated in the MT30, has a signal bearing on unit production costs, and therefore on the price at which the marine engine will be cast in the intensely competitive marine market.
The factor of engineering commonality also gives relevance, from a potential marine user's standpoint, to the "99.9- percent dispatch reliability" attributed by Rolls-Royce to the Trent 800 civil aero engine.
The company's commitment to strengthening its position in the marine power domain has been underscored by its creation of a £9-million ($14-million) dedicated test facility for the MT30 at its Bristol site in the UK, where the prototype is now being put through its paces.
A second development engine will be used for endurance tests and the obtaining of Det Norske Veritas type approval, anticipated for August 2003, in keeping with the scheduled commercial release of the first production engines during early 2004.
A steady stream of interested parties from the naval and commercial marine sectors worldwide, including the USA, is being received at Bristol, and the MT30 has already been written into the draft specification for the fast, monohull trailership design proposed by Spanish shipbuilding, ship repair and engineering group IZAR, in conjunction with Rolls-Royce.
The Anglo-Spanish initiative, dubbed the European High-Speed Cargo Vessel (EHSCV), is also expected to lead to a companion RoPax proposal, and was discussed in this column in November's issue. The MT30 has been conceived for both mechanical and electrical drive configurations, and its efficiency is said to be retained at powers down to 25- MW, making for increased application flexibility. Gas turbine plant has certain strengths in terms of trends in target commercial markets, as GE Marine Engines has already well demonstrated by its references for LM-series aeroderivative gas turbines in highspeed ferries and cruise liners.
Lower pollutant exhaust emission levels than those of diesel engines will undoubtedly be valued more and more against a backcloth of proliferating environmental controls and regulations, while a low mechanical noise signature and readily attenuated structural noise transmission hold increasing value in the context of passenger and crew comfort.
The MT30's thermal efficiency factor of 40-percent or more directly influences specific fuel consumption, and additionally means less emissions per ton of fuel burnt.
The annular combustors of the new marine engine are similar to those of the aero parent, and have been designed to burn commercially available distillate fuel to DMA standard. Consumption is said to be comparable with high-speed diesels at maximum power, and the fuel burn is also designed to match compet- ing gas turbines at 25-MW.
With a total module weight, including the acoustic enclosure, of as little as 22- tons, the power-to-weight ratio is impressive, to say the least. For genset drive applications in cruise ships using electric propulsion motors, the gas turbine permits more flexibility in the ship design process. Engines can be sited in the funnel, or aft near podded propulsors.
for example, so as to make the most effective use of the hull envelope.
Modular construction facilitates shipyard handling in newbuild projects. It expedites major maintenance, such that modules can be removed and replaced in many instances, avoiding the cost of complete engine overhaul.
Although gas turbine plant for cruiseships and fast, powerful ferries is an established option, Rolls-Royce has broken new ground by also advocating the emergent MT30 for LNG carrier propulsion.
The proposal is timely, given the current level of industry interest in possible alternatives to steam turbine plant for large LNG tankers, most recently expressed in the milestone selection of diesel-electric propulsion for a French newbuild. Rolls-Royce says that adoption of an MT30, rated at some 30-MW to ensure a laden speed of 20-knots, would enable engine room length in a 140.000-cu. m. capacity LNG carrier to be reduced by 19-m relative to a comparable steam turbine application. This could release up to 12-percent more of the given hull space for cargo, or alternatively enable a reduction in overall ship size. As with steam turbine plant.
the MT30 could utilize natural gas cargo boil-off. Maintenance contracts covering servicing, overhauls and spare parts supply, a field in which Rolls-Royce continues to show its mettle in the airline industry, are to be offered to support shipping operators and foster competitive through-life costs. The MT30 may be regarded as the first of a new generation of marine gas turbines. For instance, the development would serve as the basis for a 50-MW unit, another aero Trent derivative, proposed for the long-mooted transatlantic FastShip freight carrier project. The timing and extent of follow-on models to the MT30 will no doubt be heavily influenced by market reception to the potent new design encapsulated in the machine now running tin the testbed at Bristol
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- Rolls Royce Engine Passes Initial Tests Maritime Reporter, Oct 2002 #11
The new Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine has reportedly successfully run for the first time at the company's Bristol, UK site. "This is a great milestone in our drive to bring leading edge, proven, aero gas turbine technology to the marine marketplace," said Saul Lanyado, president, Rolls-Royce Marine.
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- Rolls-Royce Gas Turbine for Combat Ship Maritime Reporter, Oct 2013 #71
gas turbine system for the U.K. Royal Navy’s future Type 26 Global Combat Ship, which will, subject to contract, feature the marine gas turbine Rolls-Royce MT30. Rolls-Royce will work with prime contractor BAE Systems and Tognum, Rolls-Royce’s collaboration with Daimler, to design the propulsion system. This
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- Successful MTG Light Off for USS Zumwalt Maritime Reporter, Nov 2014 #145
is now power self-sufficient enabling follow-on systems testing and trials. “I am very pleased to confirm the successful Light-Off of the first Rolls-Royce MT30 Main Turbine Generator Set,” said Neil Pickard, Program Executive, Rolls-Royce. “(This) is significant as it enables us to progress with more comprehensive
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- Promoting A Modal Shift Maritime Reporter, Nov 2002 #12
a payload equivalent to 1,700 lane-m, or 124 trailers, with a length of 692 ft. (211 m); breadth of 72 ft. (22 m); and draft of 15 ft. (4.7-m). The MT30 gas turbine scheduled for commercial release by Rolls-Royce in early 2004 is central to the proposition. Two such units, rated for the application at
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- Payload Pivotal to Fast Sealift Ship Maritime Reporter, Sep 2003 #24
reduced resistance and minimized slamming, while producing better motions. The nominated power plant comprises three of Rolls- Royce's newly-developed MT30 marine gas turbine, conferring a power concentration of 108-MW from less than 70 tons of installed prime movers. Propulsive effect would be delivered
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- MTU Gensets for British Combat Ship Maritime Reporter, Dec 2013 #57
Combat Ship. The propulsion system will consist of a combination of four MTU diesel gensets powered by Type 20V 4000 M53B engines, and a Rolls-Royce Type MT30 gas turbine. Combined propulsion systems utilizing diesel engines and gas turbines are increasingly gaining in significance in the naval sector. The
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- Izar And Rolls-Royce Plan High Speed Cargo Vessel Maritime Reporter, Oct 2002 #27
intended to be a costeffective short-sea shipping alternative to road transport in Europe. The monohull EHSCV, which will be powered by two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines and Rolls- Royce Kamewa waterjets, will boast a baseline design enabling 124 trailers to be carried at a service speed of 37 knots —
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- Homing in on Ships' Electrics Maritime Reporter, Mar 2004 #58
as a platform for all products. Elements of the common platform are already being used in control systems for Bergen diesel engines and the new MT30 marine gas turbine, in new joystick controls, UMAS automation systems, and elsewhere. Rolls-Royce is adding a new string to its bow through the
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- And Then There Were Two Maritime Reporter, Jul 2004 #22
per year in support of the Navy's long-term production requirements." The propulsion system consists of from two diesel powerplants and two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines driving acoustically optimized waterjets. The Lockheed Martin ship is designed to launch, handle, and recover manned and unmanned systems
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- A New Chapter in Naval Shipbuilding Maritime Reporter, Jul 2003 #28
Rolls-Royce's marine automation strategy, based on the concept of a common control platform. Aspects of the latter are already being applied in the new MT30 marine gas turbine and Bergen diesel engine control systems, and in the integration of propulsion control systems, as ^ expressed in a new joystick
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- Rolls-Royce & the Future Tech 'Reality' Maritime Reporter, Jun 2017 #56
, mainly with an offshore focus, and a world-leading position in offshore vessel design. It developed the first marine gas turbine 60 years ago and its MT30 turbine is the most powerful in global marine service. The company is also the world ‘number one’ in underwater mountable thrusters. It has 100,000
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June 2018 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 9the local manning require- vessel runs on electric power. Rolls-Royce Gas Turbines for Japan’s New Frigate Rolls-Royce said it was selected to supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new class of frigates for the Japan Mari- time Self Defence Force (JMSDF). Con- struction of the ? rst of the 30FFM class frigates
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June 2017 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 57gas turbine 60 in defense expenditures, while low oil came a weakness for the company: its novative mission-critical products, deep years ago and its MT30 turbine is the prices and weak investment signals are revenues halved and it experienced what systems integration and the best possible most powerful
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October 2002 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 27to be a cost- effective short-sea shipping alternative to road transport in Europe. The monohull EHSCV, which will be powered by two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines and Rolls- Royce Kamewa waterjets, will boast a baseline design enabling 124 trailers to be carried at a ser- vice speed of 37 knots
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October 2002 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 11Rolls Royce Engine Passes Initial Tests The new Rolls-Royce MT30 gas tur- bine has reportedly successfully run for the first time at the company's Bristol, UK site. "This is a great milestone in our drive to bring leading edge, proven, aero gas turbine technology to the marine marketplace
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November 2002 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 12a payload equivalent to 1,700 lane-m, or 124 trailers, with a length of 692 ft. (211 m); breadth of 72 ft. (22 m); and draft of 15 ft. (4.7-m). The MT30 gas turbine scheduled for commercial release by Rolls-Royce in early 2004 is central to the proposition. Two such units, rated for the application
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January 2003 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 14cruise- ships and fast, powerful ferries is an ivid Tinsley established option, Rolls-Royce has bro- ken new ground by also advocating the emergent MT30 for LNG carrier propul- sion. The proposal is timely, given the current level of industry interest in pos- sible alternatives to steam turbine plant
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January 2003 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 13by twin-engine aircraft) at entry into service. The popularity of the Trent 800, and the fact that so much of its componentry is perpetuated in the MT30, has a signal bearing on unit production costs, and therefore on the price at which the marine engine will be cast in the intensely competitive
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January 2003 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 12by David Tinsley, technical editor as to existing gas turbines. The MT30 has been engineered to meet the needs of naval ships and sophisticated commercial vessels alike. While suited to surface combatants in the shape of frigates, destroyers and air- craft carriers, and fast naval auxiliaries
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July 2003 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 27Rolls-Royce's marine automation strategy, based on the concept of a common control platform. Aspects of the latter are already being applied in the new MT30 marine gas turbine and Bergen diesel engine control systems, and in the integration of propulsion control systems, as ^ expressed in a new joystick
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September 2003 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 24resistance and minimized slamming, while producing better motions. The nominated power plant comprises three of Rolls- Royce's newly-developed MT30 marine gas turbine, conferring a power concentration of 108-MW from less than 70 tons of installed prime movers. Propulsive effect would be delivered
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January 2004 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 50Group, has joined the company's Business Development team in the newly created position of Vice President. Homeland Security. Rolls-Royce MT30 Completes DNV Type Test The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine engine has completed the DNV (Det Norske Veritas) Type Test required to certify
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July 2004 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 23in support of the Navy's long-term pro- duction requirements." The propulsion system consists of from two diesel powerplants and two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines driving acoustically optimized waterjets. The Lockheed Martin ship is designed For more information on the companies par- ticipating
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December 2013 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 57Combat Ship. The propulsion system will consist of a combination of four MTU diesel gensets powered by Type 20V 4000 M53B engines, and a Rolls-Royce Type MT30 gas turbine. Combined propulsion systems utilizing diesel en-gines and gas turbines are increasingly gaining in signiÞ cance in the naval sector. The
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October 2013 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 71turbine system for the U.K. Royal Navy?s future Type 26 Glob- al Combat Ship, which will, subject to contract, fea-ture the marine gas turbine Rolls-Royce MT30. Rolls-Royce will work with prime contractor BAE Systems and Tognum, Rolls-Royce?s collaboration with Daim- ler, to design the propulsion system. This
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May 2, 2010 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 16aircraft carriers, Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, with completion of the first propeller and the successful testing of the vessels’ first MT30 gas turbine. The propeller, measur- ing almost 23 ft. in diameter and weighing 33 tons, has com- pleted acceptance tests at the Rolls-Royce facility
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February 2013 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 49meet-ing customer requirements. www.strainstall.com Rolls-Royce 36MW Gas Turbine for Aircraft Carrier Rolls-Royce completed the installation of the Þ rst MT30 gas turbine into the Royal Navy?s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Babcock?s Rosyth shipyard in Scotland. The MT30, at 36 MW (around
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July 2012 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 37, and of new fea- tures such as ENC display and touchscreen technology.? www.thomasgunn.com Rolls-Royce Power for Korean Navy Rolls-Royce will supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new FFX frigate for the Republic of Korea?s Navy. The FFX frigate will use a single MT30. The MT30 is derived from Rolls-Royce
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February 2011 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 50MultiFunction Display can accommodate up to 16 each of fuel tanks, fresh water tanks, grey water tanks, black water tanks and oil tanks. Rolls-Royce MT30 Rolls-Royce achieved full power oper- ation of its first production MT30 pow- ered main turbine generator set delivered to the US Navy. The MT30
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February 2011 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29fu- ture sulfur oxides (SOx) emission requirements in Sulphur Emission Con- trol Areas. Rolls-Royce Deal to Power 10 U.S. Navy LCS The Rolls-Royce MT30 Marine gas tur- bine on the test bed. Rolls-Royce won the contract to supply 36 MW gas turbines and waterjets for 10 of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral
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August 2005 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 16Asia has completed the first full safety case of a gas turbine propulsion system for LNG carriers of 250,000 cu. m. and above for Rolls- Royce's MT30 system. Carried out in conjunction with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Rolls-Royce, this was designed to fulfill the require- ment
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March 2, 2005 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 5050 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News With its bid for commercial marine power applications strengthened by the addition of the MT30 aeroderivative gas turbine to its range, Rolls-Royce is pushing the concept of gas turbo-electric powering in the buoyant LNG carrier market. Key benefits advocated
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May 2010 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 17Navy's new aircraft carriers, Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales, with completion of the first propeller and the successful testing of the vessels' first MT30 gas turbine. The propeller, measuring almost 23 ft. in diameter and weighing 33 tons, has completed acceptance tests at the Rolls-Royce facility in
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June 2009 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 70
holds the record for the fastest Transatlantic crossing (60 knots). The 378-foot Freedom has a steel hull with aluminum superstructure. Two Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines and two Fairbanks Morse Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B STC diesel engines are the prime movers, powering four large Rolls-Royce Kamewa waterjets
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"seaframes" will carry mission modules that can be reconfigured to adapt to the ship's combat mission assignment. USS Freedom is powered by two RollsRoyce MT30 36 MW gas turbines and two Fairbanks Morse Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B STC diesels. The seaframe is Preparation is under way for the installation of the