ABC extends workboat engine range at SMM
www.maritimejournal.com, 14-09-2012

Source: http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/power-and-propulsion/abc-extends-workboat-engine-range-at-smm

Medium speed diesel engine manufacturer Anglo Belgian Corporation introduced its new DL36 range of engines at SMM in Hamburg.

ABC was originally established in 1912 by a group of industrialists, with participation of the inventor of the diesel engine, Rudolf Diesel himself. Its engineering and production facilities are located at Ghent in Belgium and the company sources the vast majority of its components in Europe.

Its current DX and DZ range, in the power range of 150 – 4,000 kW, offers solutions for coastal vessels, fishing boats, patrol boats, tugs and inland transportation vessels. These engines are also used in combination with alternators to generate electricity in power plants up to 30MW and in powering locomotives with the DZ engines in inline or V configuration.

The new DL36 range will expand the ABC market to larger vessels such as ferries, coasters, offshore vessels, military ships, dredging applications and large tugboats. With the 8DL36 (5,200 kW) and the soon to follow V versions (up to 10,400 kW) ABC will be able to supply all major shipyards with solutions for any type or size vessel. The DL36 range will also allow ABC to be competitive in the 20 - 80MW power plant range.

With a bore and stroke of 365mm by 420mm, the DL36 will deliver 650 kW/cylinder at 750 rpm with BMep of only 24 bar, ensuring that the traditional ABC reliability and robustness is maintained.

Introducing innovative technology such as EGR, two stage turbocharging and a radically optimized common rail system, the engine’s emissions are designed to meet the IMO-3 requirements without catalyst, maintaining competitive fuel and oil consumption. For those applications not requiring IMO-3 a full mechanical version will remain available. To be as versatile as possible, a wide variety of fuels like MDO, HFO, dual-fuel and biofuels are possible.

The 6 and 8 cylinder inline engines will focus mainly on the marine market while the V engines (12 and 16 cylinders) will penetrate the large generator set applications to be found in thermal power plants, as the 16DV36 will produce over 10 MW.

The 6 cylinder will be ready to ship in the second half of 2013, followed by the 8 cylinder in 2014.