ACD successfully passed the performance test (FAT) for their LNG fuel gas pump system – which will be used for TOTE’s LNG-powered containerships.
ACD’s LNG fuel gas pump system (MSP-3SLH, Dual) will be installed and fuel TOTE’s Marlin Class containerships which will be the first LNG-powered containerships in the world and operate between Jacksonville, Florida and San Juan Puerto, Rico. The containerships will be ABS classified.
The FAT included full performance at the ship’s rated LNG fuel flow requirements from maneuvering to full-speed conditions. The system achieved 320 bar (4,640 psi) at flow rates from 1.4 m3/h to 11 m3/h (6 gpm to 48 gpm). ABS, USCG, TOTE, Shinhan Machinery (DSME subsidiary) and NASSCO (General Dynamics – shipyard) were in attendance and witnessed the testing.
ABS approved the LNG fuel gas pump system. USCG has already approved ACD’s MSP-3SLH design using hydraulic motors for the high pressure pumps and the oil lube system. Included in ACD’s scope was powering the MSP-SLH dual system with an external HPU, which was also used and approved during the FAT.
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