Two Schottel EcoPellers kind SRE 340 L CP will likely be retrofitted within the double-ended ferry Torghatten
Spay, Germany, primarily based propulsion specialist Schottel experiences that its profitable Schottel Rudder EcoPeller (SRE) is about to be put in in a retrofit venture for the primary time.
Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Trafikkselskap is to retrofit its double ended ferry Torghatten with two four-bladed Schottel kind SRE 340 L CP EcoPellers. The 70.0 m lengthy and 14.7 m large Torghatten serves the route between Horn and Anddalsvåg, Norway, and is able to carrying as much as 199 passengers and 60 automobiles.
The ferry is being electrified and Gunnar Heringbotn, Technical Manager at Torghatten Trafikkselskap feedback: “We have already equipped several of our ferries with Schottel propellers. For the electrification of the Torghatten, we have opted for the SRE, as it optimally meets our requirements and supports us on our way to an eco-friendly future. Thanks to the tailor-made modernization concept, downtimes can be kept as short as possible.”
It will likely be attainable to combine the Schottel answer into the prevailing metal construction utilized by former propulsion system, so no hull modifications or main metal work will likely be obligatory. Additionally, the work could be carried out by an area shipyard – thus decreasing set up efforts and shortening downtime tremendously.
The EcoPellers will likely be pushed by electrical motors. In working mode, the required energy will likely be provided by battery packs put in on board. These will likely be recharged from the shore between transits.
To meet environmental compliance necessities, the propulsion system will likely be outfitted with the patented and DNV-GL type-approved Schottel LEACON sealing system. Through the usage of separate seals on the seawater facet and on the gearbox facet, the sealing system ensures that, in case of leakage, seawater getting into the system, or gear oil escaping from it, are collected in an intermediate chamber. This prevents water from getting into the gearbox and, of even larger significance, oil from escaping into the seawater.
Covering the vary from 500 to five,000 kW, the Schottel EcoPeller propulsion system has been primarily developed for open seas and coastal working circumstances.
