Product information

TPL-B
Our 2-stroke turbocharging propulsion booster
Powerful turbochargers for peak engine performance
75 % of a diesel engine’s power relies on one vital
component – the turbocharger.

The ultimate goals of turbocharged engine development are
higher power and efficiency – two areas in which ABB’s TPL
turbochargers make a vital contribution. The TPL-B series
was developed for large, modern, low-speed 2-stroke diesel
engines on ocean-going ships and in diesel power stations.
Five frame sizes cover the engine output range of 3,000 to
28,000 kW per turbo charger.
TPL turbochargers increase engine bmep and lower fuel
consumption, while also helping customers satisfy strict
environmental requirements.
A simple, modular design with minimized number of parts
makes the TPL-B easy to maintain. Customers benefit from
low lifecycle costs and longer times between overhauls.

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Built with the user in mind
The number of parts has been minimized to keep lifecycle costs
low and shorten the time needed for overhauls and service.
The design of the TPL-B is fully aligned with market require-
ments. TPL-B turbochargers meet customers’ as well as
end-users’ need for a simpler construction with fewer parts,
greater efficiency at higher pressures, and reduced engine
emissions. Built to be robust and reliable, with a long opera-
tional life, TPL-B turbochargers have numerous innovative
features that also keep them compact. Service can be carried
out faster, even in confined spaces, thanks to the modular
design and easy to handle parts.
Tried and tested
ABB performs a comprehensive series of qualification tests to
ensure the total reliability of its turbochargers. Overall reliability
of the TPL-B is also improved by the special design of the
bearing assembly and an emergency oil system that ensures
safe runout of the turbocharger rotor should the lubrication
system fail.
Since being introduced to the market, more than 6000
TPL-B units have been specified or put into service world-
wide.
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Benefits that count
Simple, rugged and compact – the TPL-B is designed
to keep your running costs low.
Features
Axial turbine with wide chord blading
Internal plain bearings, lubricated by engine lube oil
Large-diameter radial compressor with backswept blades
Free-floating axial bearing disk; radial bearing bushes
with squeeze oil damper
Oil inlet and outlet at bottom
No water cooling
Turbine and compressor cleaning integrated
Improved air filter silencer
Modular design
Variable positioning of casings and flanges
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Benefits
High efficiency
Long bearing lifetime
Wide compressor map for optimized matching in all applications
High availability and reliability; increased TBO
Easy to service; work in confined spaces possible
No corrosion; no additional piping
Cleaning at high and low loads possible
Low noise emissions
Faster exchange of standard parts
Optimized installation
Design features
Turbine and compressor.

Compressor
The compressor features a single piece, splitter-bladed
aluminum alloy wheel with backswept blades for a wide
map and peak efficiencies of more than 86 %. Use of large-
diameter compressor wheels ensures high volume flow
rates for optimized matching to the engine application.
Different trims ensure that all 2-stroke market requirements
are met.

Example of compressor map for TPL 85-B

␲ c [-]

5.0

4.5
Compressor pressure ratio

4.0

Turbine 3.5
The TPL-B turbocharger’s axial turbine is designed for the
very high efficiencies and volume flow rates required by the 3.0
2-stroke diesel engine market. Featuring wide chord blading,
without lacing wire, the turbine is especially well suited for 2.5
constant pressure applications. ABB offers a range of trims
covering all 2-stroke market requirements. 2.0

1.5

1.0
TPL 73

TPL 77

TPL 80

TPL 85

TPL 91

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 V [m3/s]
␲c [-] Volume flow
Compressor pressure ratio

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0
at MCR

2.5
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 V [m3/s]
Volume flow

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Design features
Bearings and casings.

Bearing lifetime
Benefiting from experience gained with over 50,000 ABB
turbochargers with plain bearings in service worldwide, TPL
plain bearings are designed to run for 36,000 hours before
being changed.

ABB developed the new bearing assembly for direct lubri-

cation by the engine lube oil system. The main axial bearing
consists of a free-floating thrust disk with profiles on both
sides, rotating at about half the rotor speed. This ensures
thick oil films, offering extra-high resistance to wear caused
by contaminated oil. Disk wear is also reduced by the appli-
cation of an extremely hard coating. The radial bearing
bushes are fixed with screws and centered in a squeeze oil
film damper.

Type A B C D E F G Weight kg*

TPL 73-B 1192 1168 616 822 976 2287 2622 2510
TPL 77-B 1416 1371 732 978 1075 2716 3090 3680
TPL 80-B 1644 1590 850 1134 1277 3132 3561 6010
* includes filter silencer

TPL 85-B and TPL 91-B turbochargers have the emergency oil system integrated
in the bearing casing

Type A B C D E F G Weight kg*

TPL 85-B 2013 1947 1041 1389 – 3925 4338 10520
TPL 91-B 2390 2263 1150 1848 – 4209 – 14300
*includes filter silencer

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Emergency lube oil system
An emergency lube oil system to ensure safe runout of the
turbocharger rotor if the lubrication system fails is a standard
feature of the TPL-B series. TPL 91-B and TPL 85-B turbo-
chargers have the emergency oil system integrated in the
bearing casing for compactness and to minimize the oil flange
connections. Smaller sizes have a tank mounted on top of
the bearing casing. The system works by gravity and requires
no auxiliaries.
Optimized casing design
TPL-B casings are optimized for applications on 2-stroke
engines. Excellent flow dynamics and minimized thermal stress
are ensured. Features include an integrated turbine washing
device and temperature and pressure measurement. Casings
are insulated to keep surface temperatures and noise levels
as low as possible.
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Phone: +41 58 585 7777
Fax: +41 58 585 5144
E-mail: turbocharging@ch.abb.com

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