CIMAC young engineers look at LNG or scrubbers as Tier III options

This year’s topic was IMO Tier III – Gas or Aftertreatment? and more than 130 eager participants took the opportunity to learn about engine development skills in action and the experience and findings gained from 10 case studies presented by 11 role model engineers from eight countries. In this way, the event was said to have fully achieved its aim of giving the younger engineers present a comprehensive overview of engine R&D activities on a truly global scale.

A lively discussion forum which followed the presentations, and the networking possibilities at the well attended dinner the night before the event, provided the presenters, younger engineers and leading industry experts ample opportunities for interaction and information exchange on a one-to-one basis.

The award for the best presentation went to Henrik Christensen of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE in Denmark, and Takahiro Fujibayashi from Hitachi Zosen in Japan for their presentation on Development of Tier III SCR for large two-stroke diesel engines.

CIMAC also reports that it held two CIMAC Circle events at recent industry exhibitions. The first Circle to have been held in Korea took place at the Kormarine trade show in Busan on the subject of Eco-friendly diesel engine design and operation in challenging times. A well chosen theme, presciently capturing the circumstances under which the global maritime sector is presently operating, attracted a total of 56 registrations. While a strong Korean majority reflected the intense local interest in the Circle and its highly topical subject, there were contingents from a further nine countries on three continents, ensuring a wide ranging discussion of the presentations.

The panel comprised: K.K. Lee, MAN Diesel & Turbo Korea Ltd., Korea (panel chair); Lars Bryndum, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, Denmark; Dr German Weisser, Wärtsilä Switzerland; Masahiko Okabe, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan; J.T. Kim, Hundai Heavy Industries, Korea; Jae-Ung Park, ABB Busan, Korea; and Hae-Ryong Kweon, Hanjin Shipping, Korea.

The CIMAC Circle at the Marintec marine trade show in December in Shanghai focussed on the topic River and short sea operation – what is the impact on engines? Mirroring the rising importance of China as an engine building nation, a full house of more than 150 participants attended the Circle, where two of the six panelists were Chinese. Appropriately, the event started with an invitation to the CIMAC World Congress 2013 in Shanghai from Dr. Jin Donghan, president of the Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, and executive president of the 2013 congress committee at the Chinese Society for Internal Combustion Engines.

Following a brief exposé of the extensive Chinese river and coastal transport system from Allan-QingZhou Wang of ABB Jingjin Turbo Systems, the panel discussion brought out strongly held views in a wide range of interesting questions fielded by the panel, especially on the subject of future fuels for Chinese inland and coastal vessels.

Simultaneous translation into Mandarin was welcomed by the large number of locally based attendees. The panel comprised: Karl Wojik, AVL List, Austria (chair); Odd Magne Horgen, Rolls-Royce Marine Engines, Norway; Tong Dehui, Weichai Group, China; Hubert Kienzler, Heinzmann, Germany; Ole Grøne, MAN Diesel & Turbo, Denmark; Robert Ollus, Wärtsilä Corporation, Finland; and Allan-QingZhou Wang, ABB Jingjin Turbo Systems, China