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Norwegians collaborate with Danes on Quantum concept
Quantum, the concept container ship designed by DNV technicians, has had an update with MAN Diesel & Turbo offering a liquefied natural gas (LNG) solution for the main engine power plant.
incarnation of the baby post-panamax 6210TEU (see page 40Te Naval Architect October 2010) vessel is the 9000TEU Quantum 9000. In their scenario for Quantum 9000
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DNV and MAN Diesel have adapted the basic vessel design for a ship operating between Asia and the USA East Coast, via the Panama Canal aſter the expansion of the lock system in 2014. Quantum 9000 will have an overall
length of 313m, a design draught of 13.5m and a beam of 48m, but the major difference with its predecessor is its MAN 9580ME-C9.2-GI dual fuel engine that is capable of operating on heavy fuel oil (HFO) and LNG. Ship designers have moved the
accommodation block forward and placed two pressurised LNG tanks, with a combined capacity of 6500m3
, underneath,
standard HFO tanks have a 4000ml capacity. Tere is a 10-15% premium in the cost of the dual fuel engine and the additional
Lys Ryberg Juliussen believes investments in fuel efficiency systems such as waste heat recovery installations will show a return in the long term.
double walled piping and double wall gas protection including large volume accumulators and specialist valves and safety systems. In addition Quantum 9000 would be fitted with an exhaust gas recirculation unit
n its original guise Quantum was designed to operate in the South America/Europe trades the latest
and a waste heat recovery system further reducing emissions and reducing fuel efficiency by up to 12%. One possible stumbling block for the use of
LNG as a fuel for a container ship is the need for bunkering to take place within the period that the cargo servicing is taking place. With bunkering for LNG taking up to eight hours it is essential for the fast paced container industry LNG powered vessels can refuel during their stay in port via a bunker ship. Lars Ryberg Juliussen, a senior research
manager at MAN Diesel admitted that operators would: “still need permission from each individual port authority to allow the ship-to-ship bunkering to take place at the terminal”. While Quantum 9000 does not have all
the answers DNV and MAN Diesel see the design as providing solutions to key problems that the industry faces in the short-term. DNV’s segment director for containers Jost Bergmann said: “Quantum 9000 is not a design it’s a concept study, DNV is not a ship designer, but we play back these to the industry and then discuss it with customers, the level of detail doesn’t facilitate the building of these ships.” NA
Quantum 9000 concept ship offering solutions to owners as new regulations force owners to reduce emissions.
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The Naval Architect April 2011
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