Ammonia testing setup being put in on the heart provides a preview of the security measures that may seemingly be required for ammonia on future vessels ,
Alfa Laval is gearing as much as begin testing with ammonia at its Test & Training Center in Aalborg, Denmark. With the mandatory approvals granted, Alfa Laval goals to have set up of the testing setup accomplished by the top of the yr. The heart will then be capable to work with all of the fuels into consideration because the marine business decarbonizes. Just because it has for LNG, biofuels and methanol, the middle will deepen the data of ammonia combustion and lead the event of the wanted onboard applied sciences.
“The Alfa Laval Test & Training Center will explore ammonia’s properties and its behavior in a wide range of systems,” says Lars Skytte Jørgensen, vp know-how growth, power techniques, at Alfa Laval. “That includes combustion systems, such as the burners on Alfa Laval Aalborg boilers, but also fuel supply systems and fuel cells – in other words, the full chain of fuel preparation and handling, where we will look at both efficiency and safety. With our testing setup approved, we can be first off the block in the race towards ammonia implementation.”
A PREVIEW OF SHIPBOARD SAFETY MEASURES
The ammonia testing setup being put in on the heart provides a preview of the security measures that may seemingly be required for ammonia on future vessels
“Safety is the first consideration in any testing situation,” says Jørgensen. “Existing safety regulations deal with ammonia as a coolant or fertilizer, whereas using ammonia as fuel at sea is a new area altogether. In our communication with the authorities, there was much discussion as to what was needed for safe marine-oriented testing.”
The testing setup features a double-walled ammonia tank at a secure distance from different fuels, in addition to double-walled piping with encapsulated welds for all pipes to and from the centre. These limitations replicate the security measures that may seemingly be required for ammonia on future vessels. Initially, the testing itself will happen in a devoted enclosure, utilizing portions sufficiently small for emergency venting with out danger to the surroundings or the engineers concerned. At a later stage, full-scale testing will start utilizing each boilers and gas cells.
With the setup permitted, Alfa Laval says it’s going to transfer swiftly to start ammonia testing in early 2023.
