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High Pressure Tuning – ein neuer Weg zu sparsameren Antriebsmotoren

Dipl.-Ing. Alexander Mutter, ABB Turbo Systems AG, Baden

HPT: High Pressure Tuning – a new way for fuel efficient 2-stroke engines

Dipl.-Ing. Alexander Mutter, ABB Turbo Systems AG, Baden

Owners and operators in a global merchant fleet comprising more than 50,000 vessels are constantly looking for ways to improve the profitability of global transportation. Among their wide range of focuses, reducing fuel costs is an evergreen. The continuous rise in bunker prices, coupled with the implementation of new emissions control regulations has turned industry attention to fuel efficiency. A few years ago, ABB Turbocharging introduced a new highly efficient high pressure turbocharger generation - the A100-L and later the A200-L. It opened up operating modes that were not hitherto fully utilized by engine designers. As next the step, and with the new market requirements of the current market in mind, ABB Turbocharging turned its attention to innovations which support the marine industry’s efforts by employing the latest turbocharger technologies, which led to the new concept of High Pressure Tuning HPT.