Field Experience of Diesel Generator Engines for “Mono-Fuel” Burning

Abstract

DAIHATSU DIESEL MFG. CO., introduce a successful performance of their IF 380 heavy fuel oil engines 6PL-24 after approximate 10, 000 hours running without piston overhauling, which are installed on a Mono-Fuel vessel as 550 kw generator use per engine using the identified heavy fuel oils as well as the main engine and never using marine diesel fuel oils for any casees in normal conditions.
Not only the successful performance but also the engine room's systems around the engines are introduced, which are determined at the planning with mutual tight cooperation between the ship owner, shipbuilder and DAIHATSU at the view points of very important together with the engine capability for heavy fuel oil burning in order to give full play to the function of marine engines.
The vessel: M/V Calthago, 26, 140 DWT, 1, 328 TEU container.
The ship owner: Christianf Ahrenkiel and Schffahrtskontor of West Germany.
The ship builder: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Werke Kiel of West Germany. Commissioned at May 1984 as HNO.196 (The first of three vessels building) .