【作者】

Nikolaos Kyrtatos

【摘要】

该论文已在芬兰赫尔辛基举行的第28届CIMAC大会上发表。论文的版权归CIMAC所有。The major research project named HERCULES-2, which started in May 2015, is the next phase of the R&D programme HERCULES on large engine technologies, which was initiated in the year 2004 as a joint vision by the two major engine manufacturer groups MAN and WARTSILA. Three consecutive projects namely HERCULES - A, -B, -C spanned the years 2004-2014 with a combined budget surpassing EUR 80Mio. These three projects produced exceptional results and received worldwide acclaim. The current project HERCULES-2 is targeting at a future fuel-flexible large marine engine, optimally adaptive to its operating environment. The targets of HERCULES-2 build upon and surpass the targets of the previous HERCULES projects, going beyond the current state-of-art. The objectives of the HERCULES-2 project are associated to 4 areas of engine integrated R&D: • Improving fuel flexibility for seamless switching between different fuel types, including non-conventional fuels. • Formulating new materials to support high temperature component applications. • Developing adaptive control methodologies to retain performance over the powerplant lifetime. • Achieving near-zero emissions, via combined integrated aftertreatment of exhaust gases. By applying advanced engineering methods and tools and furthermore by combining cutting-edge technologies, the project aims at significant fuel consumption improvement and emission reduction targets. Some of the integrated solutions, are expected to quickly mature into commercially available products.The project also aims to constructseveral full-scale prototypes and shipboard demonstrators. The project consortium comprises 32 partners of which 35% are Industrial and 65% are Universities / ResearchInstitutes. This paper gives an overview of the achievements of the past HERCULES projects, which reflect the technologicalchallenges and needs of the industry and describes the evolution towards the objectives and work-plan of the current HERCULES-2 project, presenting the initial results in all areas.

【会议名称】

第28届CIMAC会议

【会议地点】

芬兰 赫尔辛基

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2

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