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1993 by employees of Rostock University, since 2005. AIR ideal balance between price and design control.
currently employs approximately 35 people and focuses According to Peter Carlberg, general manager of Alfa
on highly specialised propulsion solutions. Laval Marine & Diesel, the Flex range will also offer the
smallest footprint of any modular system on the market.
Contact Voith Turbo GmbH & Co KG, Alexanderstrasse
2, 89522 Heidenheim, Germany Contact Alfa Laval Tumba AB, Marine & Diesel
Tel +49 7321 37 6595 Equipment, Marketing Communications, SE-147 80
Fax +49 7321 37 7105 Tumba, Sweden
www.voithturbo.com/marine Tel +46 8 530 650 00
Fax +46 8 530 345 55
Ancillary equipment www.alfalaval.com
more Alfa Flex
Propulsion
Alfa Laval has launched new S and P Flex separation
systems. The company said the new range represented a
BG goes electric
rethinking of how its separation systems were supplied. It Samsung Heavy Industries has chosen French company
expanded and streamlined Alfa Laval’s offering, creating Converteam to supply electric propulsion aboard BG
flexible options that would let shipyards and shipowners Group’s two new 170,000m
3
LNG carriers. Both carriers
better meet their needs and budget. Among these, are new are of twin skeg design, with the first due for delivery in
options that improve operating ease and reliability. 2009, and the second following in 2010.
A key advantage of S and P Flex separation systems The vessels will be fitted with 675rev/min high torque
was the number of possibilities for constructing the density induction motors and PWM type MV7000
systems themselves, the supplier said. Deliveries could converters, associated with an advanced digital propulsion
be as simple as a single separator with ancillaries, or as control system. The electric propulsion solution is said to
comprehensive as a four-separator module built with feature high global efficiency, increased reliability and
both S- and P-separators. availability, reduced maintenance time and cost, and lower
The most open-ended option would be a Flex delivery emissions. Converteam will also supply the generators
of optimised block components, which would give and the main and cargo MV switchboards.
shipyards full say over the use of space in the engineroom.
By enabling local modularisation or do-it-yourself Contact Converteam, 3 av des Trois Chênes, 90018
onboard assembly, block components would provide an Belfort, Cedex, France
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