RT-flex Training

Philosophy and Design Aspects of RT-flex

Technology and Differences to Conventional
RTA Engines

Chapter 10
Rev. 03
Jan. 2015

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RT-flex Design Aspects History

History of

RTA
RTA introduced in 1982
Over 2’800 RTA engines sold with 69’401’216 BHP / 51’030’306 kW

RT-flex
First RT-flex workshop in 1996
Start of first RT-flex engine in 2001 (6RT-flex58T-B / GYPSUM CENTENNIAL)
Over 1’000 RT-flex engines sold with total more than 27’630’000 kW (Nov. 2013)

W-X
Start of first W-6X35 engine in 2012
Start of first W-6X72 engine in 2013

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RT-flex Design Aspects RTX Generations

1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th/6th generation

RTX-1 RTX-2 RTX-3 RTX-4/6

2008/2014

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RT-flex Design Aspects Characteristic Data

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RT-flex Design Aspects Cylinder Pressures

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RT-flex Design Aspects Engine Rating Fields

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RT-flex Design Aspects Engine Portfolio

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RT-flex Design Aspects Differences RTA to RT-flex engines

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Developing fuel oil pressure
„Storing“ of fuel oil pressure
Timing of injection
Developing pressure for
exhaust valve activation
„Storing“ of servo oil pressure
Timing of exhaust valve
activation
Fuel pump actuator
Electronic governor
Power/speed control by
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Differences to RTA engines
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Comparison Table
Conventional engine RT-flex
One fuel pump per cylinder Fuel pumps on supply unit
- Fuel rail
Fuel cam on camshaft WECS-9520 / ICU
One activating pump per Servo pumps on supply unit
cylinder
- Servo rail
Valve cam on camshaft WECS-9520 / VCU
Regulating power/speed Keeping fuel rail pressure
Releasing fuel pump position Releasing fuel command to
to the actuator WECS
Fuel pump Fuel quantity piston
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Conventional engine RT-flex

Timing of starting air
Reversing
Alarm and monitoring system
Emergency control
Load signal
VIT, VEC, FQS
Wiring from engine to external
Starting air distributor
Reversing of cam
External (internal: OSC-3)
By mechanical shaft and cams
acting on pneumatic valves of
the engine control
RC receives load signal from
angle transmitter on
intermediate shaft
Functions provided in RC
system
Individual cables
WECS-9520
WECS-9520
External
Manual control panels deliver
manoeuvring signals and fuel
commands to WECS inputs,
independent from the RC
inputs channels
WECS supplies a fuel
command feedback as load
signal to the RC system
Functions (plus VEO) included
in WECS
Bus-system

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RT-flex Design Aspects Why Common-Rail

Drastic smoke reduction at part load

Possibilities to reduce torsional vibration

Reduced fuel consumption at part load

Possibilities to reduce emissions

Lower minimum engine speed

Faster maneuverability

Easy engine de-rating

Individual tunings

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RT-flex Design Aspects Advantages of RT-flex

Wärtsilä 6 RT-flex58T-B MV Gypsum Centennial

Smoke measurement on combinator curve during sea trials
0.50

0.45

0.40 HFO
Filter Smoke Number [ FSN ]

380 cSt
0.35 3% sulphur
0.1% ash
0.30
ON OFF Aux. Blower
0.25

0.20
Smoke visibility limit
0.15
Conventional low speed engine
0.10

0.05
6RT-flex 58T-B with common rail
0.00
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Engine Load [% ]

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RT-flex Design Aspects Flexibility of Fuel Injection Pressure

Sulzer Common Rail System

Injection pressure

25 50 75 100 rpm [%]

Free selectable injection pressure

for low NOx emissions, high efficiency and no smoke at all loads

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RT-flex Design Aspects Smokeless operation

Sequential operation of injection nozzles for smokeless mode and slow steaming

Sulzer RT-flex Sulzer RT-flex with Common Rail injection

Standard engine Alternative 2 nozzle

3 nozzles-operation operation

Alternative 1 nozzle
operation

smokeless operation down to 10 to 12% rpm R1

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RT-flex Design Aspects Flexibility of Exhaust Valve Timing

Sulzer Common Rail System

Valve Timing [°CA]

close

open

25 50 75 100 [%] rpm

Free selectable exhaust valve timing

for high efficiency, low NOx level, smokeless operation

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RT-flex Design Aspects Advantages of RT-flex

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RT-flex Design Aspects RT-flex fuel consumption

Fuel consumption curves: RT-flex Standard vs. Delta Tuning

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RT-flex Design Aspects IMO NOx Limits

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RT-flex Design Aspects Engine Numbering and Designations

Turbocharger 1 Turbocharger 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cylinder Numbering

DRIVING END FREE END

Thrust Bearing Pads Main Bearing Numbering

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RT-flex Design Aspects Engine Numbering and Designations

FUEL SIDE EXHAUST SIDE

Counter-clockwise Rotation Clockwise Rotation

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RT-flex Design Aspects Engine Numbering and Designations

Only internaly used

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