DESIGN AND FUNCTION

WÄRTSILÄ W50DF
STANDARD ENGINE

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Compact design of Wärtsilä 50DF

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Ancillary equipment and connections

Turbocharger
Gas manifold
HT water air vent from air
Gas filter cooler

Power module HT water air vent

Charge air receiver LT water air vent from air

cooler
Inert gas inlet
Charge air cooler
Gas inlet
HT water inlet

LT water inlet

Lubricating oil inlet

HT water to alternator Lubricating oil outlet

LT water outlet HT water outlet

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All ancillary equipment mounted at engine free end

Water separator

Centrifugal filter

HT water pump

LT water pump
Fuel filter

Pressure regulating valve

Pilot injection pump

Lubricating oil pump

Pilot fuel outlet

Oil from LO pump

Pilot fuel inlet

Running in-filter

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Core design values

Proven gas system, pilot fuel system and
engine control system technology with
safety aspects included
Integrated and modular design based on
Wärtsilä 46
Wärtsilä 50DF engine is manufactured in
configurations from 6L up to 18V
Engine block always fitted on common base
frame
Latest and the most advanced
environmental solutions are integrated into
engine basic design
Low operating costs by dual-fuel technology
Easy access for easy maintenance
Resilient mounting with rubber elements

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Design philosophy
The Wärtsilä 50DF is a four-stroke dual-fuel engine that can be run either on natural gas or light fuel
oil (LFO) and, with certain modifications, also on heavy fuel oil (HFO). The engine combines the highly
successful Wärtsilä 46 engine strengths to the economical dual-fuel technologies. Reliability is still
the guiding principle for Wärtsilä 50DF engine. Low maintenance costs, environmental issues with
proven emission control options and installation easiness are also strongly in focus.
The main features of the Wärtsilä 50DF
High thermal efficiency and low emissions
The lean-burn concept
The air-fuel ratio in combustion is very high since the same specific heat quantity released by combustion is used to
heat up a larger mass of air. Thus the maximum temperature and consequently NOx formation are lower
Flexibility with emission control
The Wärtsilä 50DF can be run either on natural gas or LFO and also on HFO
Designed to give the same output whether it is running on natural gas or on LFO/HFO
Output ranges for the Wärtsilä 50DF engines and generating sets

Output ranges for Wärtsilä 50DF engines and generating sets

Output 50 Hz, 60 Hz
Engine configuration
Engine [kW] Generating set [kWe]
6L50DF 5700 5500
8L50DF 7600 7330
9L50DF 8550 8250
12V50DF 11400 11000
16V50DF 15200 14670
18V50DF 17100 16500

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Design philosophy
The main features of the Wärtsilä 50DF
Dual-fuel technology
Divided in to two systems: gas system and diesel oil system
Gas system
Lean-burn technology with pilot fuel ignited Otto-principle
combustion
Low pressure natural gas and LFO
Diesel oil system
Divided in to two systems: pilot fuel system and back-up fuel system
LFO/HFO
Operation mode transfer
The engine can be switched automatically from fuel oil to gas
operation at loads below 80 % of the full load
Twin-needle injection valve with electronically controlled pilot injection and
hydro-mechanically controlled main diesel injection
High reliability with low maintenance costs
Increased component lifetime and time between overhauls
Common components with Wärtsilä 32DF and Wärtsilä 46
Ancillaries; pumps, filters, coolers located to facilitate easy accessibility
Safe bearing technology
The big-end bearing housing is hydraulically tightened, resulting in a
distortion-free bore for the corrosion-resistant precision bearing
Installation easiness
All ancillaries are built on the engines
Optionally with separate ancillaries
All connections are concentrated to few points

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Design philosophy
Compliance with SOLAS fire safety regulations

Wärtsilä 50DF engines are designed keeping in mind existing SOLAS requirements already in basic
design phase.
Design concept is based on the SOLAS rules:

SOLAS II-2/15.2.9 - 15.2.12.

Arrangements for oil fuel, lubricating oil
and other flammable oils

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Summary of SOLAS requirements SOLAS II-2/15.2.9 - 15.2.12. Arrangements for oil fuel,
lubricating oil and other flammable oils

SOLAS Description of requirements

Requirement

(1) High pressure fuel pipes

”All external high-pressure fuel delivery lines between the high-pressure fuel pumps and fuel injectors shall be protected with a jacketed
piping system capable of containing fuel from a high-pressure line failure. A jacketed pipe incorporates an outer pipe into which the high-
pressure fuel pipe is placed, forming a permanent assembly. The jacketed piping system shall include a means for collection of leakages
and arrangements shall be provided for an alarm to be given of a fuel line failure.”

(2) Hot surfaces

”All surfaces with temperatures above 220 °C which may be impinged as a result of a fuel system failure shall be properly insulated.”

(3) Low pressure fuel oil pipes

”Oil fuel lines shall be screened or otherwise suitably protected to avoid, as far as praticable, oil spray or oil leakages onto hot surfaces,
into machinery air intake, or other sources of ignition. The number of joints in such piping system shall be kept to a minimum.”

(4) Lubricating oil arrangements

”The arrangements for the storage, distribution and utilization of oil used in pressure lubrication systems shall be such as to ensure the
safety of the ship and persons on board. The arrangements made in machinery spaces of category A, and whenever practicable in other
machinery spaces, shall at least comply with the provisions of paragraphs 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.10 and 2.11 ”screened or
otherwise suitably protected”.

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Summary of SOLAS requirements SOLAS II-2/15.2.9 - 15.2.12. Arrangements for oil fuel,
lubricating oil and other flammable oils

Guidelines to SOLAS

Shielding is only required for piping systems

under pressure exceeding 0.18N/mm2 [1.8 bar]
which are located above or near units of high temperature,
including boilers, steam pipes, exhaust manifold, silencers
or other equipment required to be insulated by SOLAS reg. II-2/15.2.10.
It is further required if oil spray or oil leakages may reach machinery
intakes or other sources of ignition.

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Sectional view of
Wärtsilä 50DF

Fig. name: Sectional view of engine

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Designation of cylinders
Designation of engine sides and ends

Manoeuvring side and rear side. Details

located on the manoeuvring side may be
marked with "M" and correspondingly "B"
for the back of the engine (B - bank on a
V - engine).
Clockwise rotating engine. When looking
at the engine from the driving end the shaft
rotates clockwise.
Counter - clockwise rotating engine.
When looking at the engine from the driving
end the shaft rotates counter - clockwise.

Fig. name: Designation of cylinders

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Designation of bearings

Main bearings: The flywheel bearing is No. 0, the

first standard main bearing is No. 1, the second No.
2 etc.
Thrust bearings: The thrust bearing rails are
located at the flywheel bearing. The outer rails
close to the flywheel are marked with 00 and the
inner rails with 0.
Camshaft bearings: The camshaft bearings are
designated the same as the main bearings and the
thrust bearing bushings are designated; the outer
00 and the inner 0
Camshaft gear bearings: The bearings located on
the flywheel side and are designated 00 and the
inner bearings 0.
Upper and lower bearing shells: In bearings
where both bearing shells are identical, the upper
one is marked with UP.

Fig. name: Designation of bearings

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Designation of valves

Fig. name: Designation of valves

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Example of reading the flywheel

Marking of the flywheel:
The flywheel is divided into 360º, starting from TDC
at firing for cylinder 1. TDC at firing for every cylinder
is marked on the flywheel. There is a common
marking for the cylinders in engines with even
cylinder numbers, one cylinder is at TDC at firing and
the other is at TDC at scavenging. There are
separate scales for A - and B - bank in a V - engine.
Firing intervals, in crank angles, can be determined
by dividing 720° with the number of cylinders. On an
example engine, the fuel timing is read to 17° for
cylinder A2 when the flywheel is in the position
shown in the figure.

System components
01 Flywheel indicator
02 Flywheel graduation

Fig. name: Example of reading the flywheel

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W50DF engines, in-line engine
Cylinder bore: 500 mm
Piston stroke: 580 mm
Speed: 500 rpm 514 rpm
Mean effective pressure: 20.0 bar 19.5 bar
Piston speed: 9.7 m/s 9.9 m/s
Output/cylinder: 950 kW
Fuel specification:
Fuel oil 730 cSt/50 °C
ISO 8217, category ISO-F-DMX, DMA and DMB
Natural gas Methane Number: 80
LHV: min. 28 MJ/nm³, 5.5 bar
BSEC 7410 kJ/kWh
Rated power
Engine configuration Output [kW]* Output [Bhp]* Weight [ton]**
6L50DF 5700 7750 96
8L50DF 7600 10340 128
9L50DF 8550 11630 148
12V50DF 11400 15500 175
16V50DF 15200 20670 220
18V50DF 17100 23260 240
*) At flywheel
**) Dry weight

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Calculating of Mean Effective Pressure

Mean Effective Pressure

P (kW/cyl.) P (hp/cyl.)
or
Rpm * 0,08033 Rpm * 0,10921

Firing order
Engine configuration Firing orders of clockwise rotating engines
6L50DF 1-5-3-6-2-4
I: 1-3-2-5-8-6-7-4
8L50DF
II: 1-6-2-4-8-3-7-5
I: 1-2-4-6-8-9-7-5-3
9L50DF
II: 1-7-4-2-8-6-3-9-5
12V50DF A1-B1-A5-B5-A3-B3-A6-B6-A2-B2-A4-B4
16V50DF A1-B1-A3-B3-A2-B2-A5-B5-A8-B8-A6-B6-A7-B7-A4-B4
18V50DF A1-B8-A7-B6-A4-B3-A2-B9-A8-B5-A6-B1-A3-B7-A9-B4-A5-B2

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Wärtsilä 50DF
L-engine

Principle engine dimensions [mm ] and weights [tonnes]**

Engine
A B C D F Weight (dry)
configuration
6L50DF 8115 3580 2850 3820 1455 96.0
8L50DF 9950 3600 3100 3820 1455 128.0
9L50DF 10800 3600 3100 3820 1455 148.0
**) =
Subject to revision without notice
A = Total length
C = Total breadth
B+F = Total height (from the bottom of the oil sump to the exhaust outlet)

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Wärtsilä 50DF
V-engine

Principle engine dimensions [mm ] and weights [tonnes]**

Engine
A B C D F Weight (dry)
configuration
12V50DF 10465 4055 3810 3600 1500 175.0
16V50DF 12665 4055 4530 3600 1500 220.0
18V50DF 13725 4280 4530 3600 1500 240.0
**) =
Subject to revision without notice
A = Total length
C = Total breadth
B+F = Total height (from the bottom of the oil sump to the exhaust outlet)

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