Waste heat recovery economizer after auxiliary engines

Aalborg XS-TC7A - for retrofit and new installations

In respect of environmental and operational enhancement products, Alfa Laval Aalborg has recently introduced a new range of waste heat recovery (WHR) boilers mainly directed at the retrofitting market (but also well suited for the newbuilding market). This new product range will provide operational savings while improving the environmental profile of the ship and company. In the coming years, the marine industry and ship owners are faced with challenges as a result of new environmental legislations with special focus on reducing emissions from fossil fuels. Therefore Alfa Laval Aalborg has developed a compact and efficient exhaust gas economizer utilizing the heat in the exhaust gas from the auxiliary engines during voyage and port stays, which will significantly help reducing the oil consumption on the oil-fired boiler. For several decades, we have installed waste heat recovery (WHR) systems after the ships main engines and these units are to a large extent able to meet the vessels steam requirement during seagoing operation and for some installations also able to assist with the generation of electrical power. The waste heat from the auxiliary engines has not been considered in the past, but it actually contains a large amount of energy which can be utilized to supplement steam requirements during port stays and - for some vessels - also during voyage. The WHR concept has been developed as a customized solution with special focus on energy generation compared to return on investment and has a very short payback time of down to 4-6 months in optimum cases, but normal payback time will be approximately 1 to 1 year depending on the number of days the produced steam can be utilized (offset against the steam requirement from the oil fired boiler) and the redundancy requirements. We offer a highly efficient and reliable concept based on wellproven and innovative solutions to ensure the best operation conditions and optimal return on investment. The design of the heating surface of the WHR boiler is the result of an enhancement of our unique technologies with a small footprint and the lowest possible weight to output ratio.
EMMA MRSK - equipped with Aalborg XS-TC7A waste heat recovery economizer

To ensure the most advantageous design, the WHR boiler concept will be specially tailored to the individual ship and engine design with due consideration of existing uptake back pressure, etc. The concept comes in two designs: one that requires a steam space in another boiler (e.g. in an existing auxiliary boiler) and one that has its own steam space.

Able to supply or support the steam demand during port stay Cost of steam production (energy) is nearly free Financially sound investment with very short payback time Adds a green profile to the ship Lower emission tax (if introduced) Less maintenance and lower operating costs for the oil-fired boiler

Auxiliary engine exhaust gas economizer

Main engine exhaust gas economizer

Auxiliary engine

Oil-fired boiler Main engine Auxiliary engine exhaust gas economizer

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