For steam driven cargo pumps

Superheater for
auxiliary boilers
As part of our focus on developing
Green Technology, Aalborg Industries
has developed a superheater system
for auxiliary boilers that provides fuel
savings in connection with the opera-
tion of steam turbine driven cargo
pumps on board tankers.

The savings derive both from a reduced

flue gas outlet temperature of the boil-
ers and from higher thermal efficiency
of the turbine when running with
superheated steam.
 MISSION XW superheater TM

Aalborg Industries has a reputa-
tion for being the trendsetter in
the marine boiler industry and
in the forefront when it comes
to product development. Our
latest initiatives focus on the de-
velopment of new products that
mitigate the impact of emis-
sions from burning fossil fuels
on board ships, besides working
with related equipment suppliers
towards improving the efficiency
of the total plant rather than just
the boilers.
The MISSION™ XW superheater is based
on the same characteristics as our well-
known water tube, forced circulation
exhaust gas economizer MISSION™ XW
specially designed for heat recovery from
auxiliary boilers.
When applied for heat recovery after
auxiliary boilers, the heating surface and
associated accessories are designed for
the flue gas temperatures and flow rates
of the Aalborg Industries auxiliary boilers
with focus on the operation efficiency
and reliability, thus providing full benefit
of the saved energy during operation of
the cargo pumps.
Without changing the heating surface
of the auxiliary boilers, the exhaust gas
temperature will be sufficiently high for
superheated steam productions. This
ensures the same high efficient auxiliary
boiler operation during saturated steam
operation.
The temperature of both flue gas and
steam will vary insignificantly with the
load on the auxiliary boiler when the
superheater is installed downstream of
the boiler.
The superheater is supplied loose for
installation in the flue gas pipe close to
the outlet of the auxiliary boiler, and
must be supported separately by the ship
structure.
The superheater design allows dry running
when only saturated steam is needed for
general service purposes, i.e. a flue gas
bypass is not mandatory.
The system has been developed in close
cooperation with a reliable supplier of
cargo pumps and steam turbines with a
view to improving the overall total steam
plant efficiency and thereby reducing
emissions from our existing well proven
products. Naturally, the system operates
equally well with other cargo pumps suit-
able for superheated steam operation.

Service
steam
To cargo
pumps

Steam
Feed water
dump
control valve
valve for
inert gas
operation
To hot well

Feed water MISSION XW

TM
MISSION XW
TM
Cooling
control valve Superheater Superheater water
Steam
MISSION OLTM
MISSION OLTM dump Clean
Oil-fired boiler Oil-fired boiler condenser condensate
for inert gas Oil
operation detec- Dirty
tion condensate

Chemical dosing Hot well

Sample cooler Chemical dosing Sample cooler

Drain Steam
injection
Salinity
monitoring

Feed water
pumps
An attractive opportunity for
new vessels

A tanker concept typically con-

With today’s increased focus and further
demands on reduced emissions of harmful
exhaust gases like CO , SO , PM and NO
2 x
into the environment, this system offers an
attractive opportunity for new vessels. The
system is also worth considering for exist-
ing tankers in service equipped with the
new generation of cargo pumps suitable
for operation with superheated steam.
When a waste heat recovery (WHR) system
is installed on board the ship, the steam
turbo generator can be operated also in
port by means of the auxiliary boilers.
In this case, the superheated steam will
improve the turbine operation conditions
and reduce the steam and fuel oil con-
sumption.
sists of 2 x MISSION™ OL boi-
Depending on the number of discharges
lers. MISSION™ OL is a high
per annum, the return on investment performance, large capacity oil-
x
(ROI) can be as low as 1.5 year. fired marine boiler with a
steam capacity range from 12
to 55 t/h.
Superheater for auxiliary boilers
Provides operational savings while Aalborg Industries has delivered
nearly 2.500 MISSION™ OL boi-
improving the environmental profile of
lers to tankers since 1998.
the ship
Major improved efficiency on cargo
pump turbine system
Fuel savings can be as high as 10-15%
Return on investment (ROI) can be as
low as 1.5 year
Lower EEDI of vessel due recovery of
waste heat

Project case example

Suezmax tanker VLCC tanker

n Cargo oil pump: KV450, 3500 m3/hr x 135 n Cargo oil pump: KV500, 5500 m3/hr x 155
n Cargo oil pump turbine: RX2-2 or RVR-1, nC argo oil pump turbine: RVR-2,
1550 kW x 1390 rpm 2680 kW x 1200 rpm

Turbine model RX2-2 RVR-1 RVR-2 RVR-2

Turbine Q'ty Set 3 3 3 3
Inlet presseure MPa 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85
Inlet temperature °C Sat. 250 Sat. 250
Steam rate Kg/h 49.292 40.827 68.342 64.242
Boiler capacity t/h 2 x 30 2 x 25 2 x 40 2 x 40
Boiler load %MCR 82.1 81.6 85.4 80.3
Efficiency % 84.90 84.50 84.50 84.50
Fuel oil consumption Kg/h 2 x 1836 2 x 1553 2 x 2545 2 x 2399
Fuel oil savings Kg/h N/A 2 x 303 N/A 2 x 146
Fuel oil savings % 19 6
Green Technology

As market leading manufacturer of highly efficient and

environmentally friendly equipment for the maritime mar-
ket such as marine boilers and heat exchangers, thermal
fluid systems and inert gas systems, the Aalborg Industries
Group develops new green solutions to support our cus-
tomers in building and operating their commercial fleet
to the highest standard for low environmental impact.

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