Written by
Nick Blenkey
The 51/60DF engine can run on all kinds of fuels together with pure gasoline, biogas, bio-fuel, artificial fuels, distillates and heavy gasoline oil
MAN Vitality Options experiences that its MAN 51/60DF twin gasoline engine has handed the ten million working hours milestone. The engine was added to MAN Vitality Options’ portfolio in 2009 and there at the moment are 310 engines presently in service – a rise of just about 100 items since 2022.
The 51/60DF engine can run on all kinds of fuels together with pure gasoline, biogas, bio-fuel, artificial fuels, distillates and heavy gasoline oil. Obtainable in varied energy lessons from 6.3 to twenty.7 MW, it’s serviced by MAN PrimeServ, MAN Vitality Options’ after-sales division/ts.
“This can be a vital milestone that stands testimony to the character of this engine,“ stated Stefan Eefting, head of MAN PrimeServ Germany. “The 51/60DF has grow to be a fixture in transport and power-plant operation and stands for absolute reliability – even in excessive ambient temperatures. Switching between the totally different fuels occurs roughly on the contact of a button and is feasible at any level between 0 and 100% load with none lack of energy or frequency shift.”
“Gasoline flexibility is a should for contemporary engines,“ Eefting famous. “The 51/60DF is already working on heavy gasoline oil, marine diesel and liquid biofuel, biogas, inexperienced artificial gasoline (SNG) and is properly confirmed in quite a few installations world wide by its compliance with the ever more durable emission necessities of World Financial institution and IMO. Within the coming years, it’ll even be able to operation on different inexperienced artificial fuels, together with inexperienced methanol and by that contribute to the decarbonisation of the power and maritime sectors.”
MAN Vitality Options says that the 51/60DF has confirmed to be extraordinarily dependable in each operation and upkeep. Along with glorious availability of as much as 98%, lots of the engine’s core elements present remarkably little put on even after prolonged operation, no matter whether or not the engine has been working on heavy gasoline oil or gasoline. Expertise so far has additionally proven that the upkeep intervals achieved have considerably exceeded the anticipated.
MAN Vitality Options is the one model to provide all auxiliary system elements to its engines. Along with the MAN turbochargers built-in with MAN engines, clients obtain MAN injection techniques, in addition to MAN management and automation techniques from the one supply. Accordingly, all particular person techniques are optimally matched to at least one different, which means {that a} distinctive, personalized service idea will be supplied – a singular promoting level for the market.
