1 recent developments on cutter dredgers
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Recent developments on Recent developments on cutter dredgerscutter dredgers
6th May 2008M.O. Boor IHC Merwede E.C. van der Blom IHC Merwede
Cutter dredgers for the Gulf area
3New dredgers
Complete range (being) built 2006 – 2010
Total power 4,080 kW, cutter motor 1100 kWto
Total power 15,700 kW, cutter motor 3000 kW
44,080 kW CSD (Albzem)
Length over all, approx. 65.50 mLength over pontoon 51.10 mWidth 14.00 mDepth 4.20 mMax. draught, approx. 3.15 mMaximum dredging depth 16 mDiameter suction pipe 700 mmDiameter discharge pipe 650 mmTotal installed power 4080 kWCutter power 1100 kWPower dredge pump drive 1825 kWMain generator sets (2x) 1025 kWAuxiliary generator set 205 kW
516,500 kW CSD (Huta 10)
Length over all, approx. 124.50 mLength over pontoon 100.10 mWidth 20.30 mDepth 6.30 mAverage draught. 4.40 mMax. dredging depth 25 mDiameter suction pipe 900 mmDiameter discharge pipe 900 mmTotal installed power 15,700 kWCutter motor power 3000 kWPower submerged
dredge pump 1500 kWPower inboard pumps 2 x 3800 kWMain generator sets 2 x 3700 kW
64,960 kW CSD (Inai Delima)
Length over all, approx. 67.60 mLength over pontoon 51.80 mWidth 14.00 mDepth 3.40 mAverage draught 2.35 mMax. dredging depth 22 mDiameter suction pipe 750 mmDiameter discharge pipe 750 mmAccommodation 20 personsTotal installed power 4960 kWCutter power 750 kWSubmerged pump drive 1641 kWBooster pump drive 1641 kW
713,000 kW CSD
Length over all, approx. 100.00 mLength over pontoon 79.80 mWidth 18,40 mDepth 4.90 mAverage draught 3.50 mMax. dredging depth 29 mDiameter suction pipe 900 mmDiameter discharge pipe 900 mmAccommodation 26 personsTotal installed power 13,000 kWCutter power 1500 kWPower submerged
dredge pump drive 1500 kWPower inboard pumps 2 x 3700 kWMain generator sets 3 x 1717 kW
8Pumps
Cutter special pumps with large ball clearance (to match with 6 or 7 bladed cutters)High suction performance for shallow dredgingSame pump type submerged pump and inboard pump(s); single walled submerged, double walled inboardSame wear parts submerged pump and inboard pump(s) despite different execution (single/double walled)
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High efficiency dredge pumps / pivoting gearboxPumps and engine room at deck levelSeparate accommodation on dampers
13Simulationmodel spud carriage
Targets:Knowledge of (flexible) spud carriage system behaviourPossibility to determine settings of spud carriage characteristicsDetermine safe settings for load limiters
Modelled systems:Spud carriageSpudWiresWire tensioning cylindersLoad limiter systemSpud carriage cylinder
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characteristic
spud carriageimposed translation
modelspud carriage
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3o
Fmax
δ
Fspud
Fsafe
spud protection
increasingly weak
increasingly stiff
linear weak
conventional
Buffering characteristics
25Conclusions - flexibility
Flexibility in spud carriage:protects the spud against overloadimproves workabilitywill not have a negative effect on output
27Validation measurements
Ras Laffan, Qatar - december 2006Measurement of approx. 100 variablesMeasurement of wave climate with wave rider
28Validation measurements
Ras Laffan, Qatar - december 2006Measurement of approx. 100 variablesMeasurement of wave climate with wave riderMaximum wave conditons:- maximum height: 2,7 m- significant height: 1,6 m
Measured in several operational conditions
29Conclusions - simulation tool
Simulation tool provides:better understanding of internal forces, motions, system behaviour, etc.possibility to evaluate technical executions of flexible spud carriage systemspossibility to determine settings for flexible spud carriage systemsevaluation of workability of cutter dredgers