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    University of The East - Caloocan Department of Mechanical Engineering Combustion Engineering Power Barge " " 71.4 MW Diesel Engine

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    This document discusses a power barge operated by Wärtsilä that uses a 71.4 MW diesel engine to generate electricity. Power barges can generate electricity and be relocated as needed, avoiding the need for land. They use gas turbines, diesel engines, and steam plants. Power barges have short development cycles and are adaptable in their deployment. They have low land requirements and unique maritime financing. Power barges can operate in different environments - floating static near a site, protected special moorings, or grounded like a land-based plant. They also provide temporary power when land plants undergo maintenance.

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    This document discusses a power barge operated by Wärtsilä that uses a 71.4 MW diesel engine to generate electricity. Power barges can generate electricity and be relocated as needed, avoiding the need for land. They use gas turbines, diesel engines, and steam plants. Power barges have short development cycles and are adaptable in their deployment. They have low land requirements and unique maritime financing. Power barges can operate in different environments - floating static near a site, protected special moorings, or grounded like a land-based plant. They also provide temporary power when land plants undergo maintenance.

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    This document discusses a power barge operated by Wärtsilä that uses a 71.4 MW diesel engine to generate electricity. Power barges can generate electricity and be relocated as needed, avoiding the need for land. They use gas turbines, diesel engines, and steam plants. Power barges have short development cycles and are adaptable in their deployment. They have low land requirements and unique maritime financing. Power barges can operate in different environments - floating static near a site, protected special moorings, or grounded like a land-based plant. They also provide temporary power when land plants undergo maintenance.

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    University of the East – Caloocan

    Department of Mechanical Engineering


    Combustion Engineering
    Power Barge
    “Wärtsilä” 71.4 MW Diesel Engine

    Submitted To:
    Eng’r. Diosdado Doctor

    Submitted By:
    Ambor, Jabber R.
    2014 114 2805

    NME 426 – 1ME

    March 24, 2018


    Chapter I
    Introduction
    Power plants have been generating electricity since 1870 later on
    engineers have designed and built a re-locating power plant which is
    called Power Barge. Power Barges have been generating electricity since
    1940’s with the initiation of the idea by GE “General Electric”. Power
    barges can also be permanently installed to land and will operate similarly
    to a land power plant for the same duration.

    Power barges are popular for their short development cycles, adaptability
    in deployment, negligible land prerequisites and unique maritime
    financing. Power Barges use gas turbines. diesel and steam plants for
    power generation. The capital cost of building and operating power barge
    is very competitive with their land-based equivalents.

    Source: Power Plant Programme (2014) MAN

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    Power barge deployment to the location of operation can be by wet
    tow, when the barge is floating freely and being pulled by a larger vessel
    or a tugged boat or conveyed on/in a specially build ocean ship.

    Types of Operating Environment


    1. Floating Static – Where there is a continuous demand of power
    supply, the barge will be permanently located at one site.

    Barges can be permanently moored alongside wharf, jetties,


    quays and while still being a floating vessel will not move from
    this location. Such Barges are therefore exposed to wave
    movement and potential impact from other vessels.

    Mooring Arrangement

    2. Floating special Mooring - In some instances special moorings


    have been created where the floating barge is protected from
    passing traffic. The site is dredged to create a mooring off a river.
    Another example of a special mooring is where a permanent “wet
    berth” is created with a lock gate enabling the power barge to be
    floated into the mooring and then the water level maintained to

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    protect the barge form fluctuations in river level. This also
    provides protection from impact from other vessels.
    3. Grounded – For stable operating environment and to eliminate
    the exposure of the barge to any danger, a dock is excavated, the
    barge is floated in and then sealed off from the water course,
    water is pumped out and the dock is filled to create a permanent
    land based generating station. This is now operating as a land-
    based power plant.
    4. Moved about barges - Barges can provide the temporary power
    supply when land based generating plants undergo major overall
    for maintenance. Barges used in these circumstances are then
    moved from site to site to cover for stations which are out of
    commission. In some instances, barges are used to supply power
    where short term power is needed to overcome temporary
    shortages. In these circumstances the facility will have a power
    purchase agreement probably of less than ten years duration.

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    Chapter 2
    Air Compression

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