MAN Diesel

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MAN Diesel A/S

MAN Diesel PrimeServ Innovation
Teglholmsgade 41

2450 Copenhagen SV

Simplified Alpha Lubricator Denmark

Tel.: +45 33 85 11 00

Retrofit Eliminates Fax.: +45 33 85 10 30

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Immobilisation Issue
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8 February 2008. MAN Diesel PrimeServ, the after-sales
Peter Dan Petersen
division of MAN Diesel, has developed a new injector, with
Senior Manager, GMD/GMC
a specially designed nozzle-geometry, to further facilitate
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the installation of the company’s successful Alpha
peterd.petersen@man.eu
Lubricating System. Since its introduction to the market
early in the new millennium, the Alpha Lubricator has had a
major impact and cut some 20-30% off cylinder-oil costs.
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The introduction of the new injector allows for a more please contact:

flexible Alpha Lubricator installation that reduces the Annelise Brincker

expense of retrofit projects. Such projects are now more Tel.: +45 33 85 15 90

easily adapted to ship schedules due to the elimination of annelise.brincker@man.eu

the preparatory grinding work that formerly required the

opening up of liners. Accordingly, the need to immobilise
the engine, a particular problem in the case of tankers, has
been removed.

Previously, grinding work was required to adjust the spray

pattern and ensure the even distribution of cylinder oil on
liner walls during emergency running. Peter Rytter Jensen,
Manager of MAN Diesel PrimeServ’s Project Division
states: “This is an issue that we have been trying to resolve
for some time. Ultimately, we have developed a unique
injector that allows us to perform the modification work from
outside the cylinder liner, meaning that engine
immobilisation is no longer necessary. This makes

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installation of the Alpha Lubricator significantly easier, and MAN Diesel A/S

Teglholmsgade 41
we ensure that the lubricating oil is still distributed as it
2450 Copenhagen SV
should, and remains in place upon the liner surface.”
Denmark
The Alpha Lubricating System is based on the principle of
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injecting a specific volume of oil into the cylinder liner via a Fax.: +45 33 85 10 30

number of quills after a certain, pre-set number of engine www.mandiesel.com

revolutions. The lubricator itself has a small plunger for

each lubricator quill in the cylinder liner, and the power for For further information,

injecting the oil comes from a hydraulic system, driven by a please contact:

pump station. This station uses a pressurised, loop system, Peter Dan Petersen

while the lubricator uses a high-pressure, positive- Senior Manager, GMD/GMC

displacement system that ensures each quill receives an Tel.: +45 33 85 14 70

equal oil volume. peterd.petersen@man.eu

The specific amount of oil injected can be adjusted as

required for each individual cylinder unit. A computer
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automatically adjusts the feed rate according to the
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engine’s power output. Pre-lubrication is a sequence in the Annelise Brincker
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manually if required. annelise.brincker@man.eu

The Alpha Lubricator has displayed very low feed-rates

both for marine and stationary engines, with oil
consumption reduced to a miserly 0.60 g/kWh.

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MAN Diesel A/S

Teglholmsgade 41

2450 Copenhagen SV

Denmark

Tel.: +45 33 85 11 00

Fax.: +45 33 85 10 30

www.mandiesel.com

For further information,

please contact:

Peter Dan Petersen

Senior Manager, GMD/GMC

Tel.: +45 33 85 14 70

The new retrofit won’t require engine immobilisation in the future, peterd.petersen@man.eu
dispensing with scenes like this

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MAN Diesel is the world’s leading provider of large-bore diesel Annelise Brincker

engines for marine and power plant applications. The company Tel.: +45 33 85 15 90
designs two-stroke and four-stroke engines, generating sets,
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that are manufactured both by MAN Diesel and its licensees. The
engines have outputs ranging from 450 to 97,300 kW of power.
MAN Diesel employs over 6,700 staff, primarily in Germany,
Denmark, France, the Czech Republic, India and China. The
global after-sales organisation, MAN Diesel PrimeServ,
comprises a network of the company’s own service centres,
supported by authorised partners. MAN Diesel is a company of
MAN AG, which is listed on the DAX share index of the 30 leading
companies in Germany.

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