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ME-GIE dual-fuel engine types

The development in gas and fuel oil prices in combination with the emission
control regulations, has created a need for dual fuel engines.
The ME-GIE engine is designed as an add-on to the MAN B&W two-stroke
ME engine technology. It allows the engine to run on either heavy fuel oil
(HFO) or liquid natural gas (LNG).

ME-GIE injection system

Dual fuel operation requires the injection of first pilot fuel (to start the combus-
tion) and then gas fuel into the combustion chamber.
Different types of valves are used for the injection of gas and pilot fuel. The
auxiliary media required for both fuel and gas operation is:
▪ High-pressure gas
▪ Fuel oil (pilot oil by existing ME fuel oil system)
▪ Control oil for actuation of gas injection valves
▪ Sealing oil to separate gas and control oil.

ME-GIE vs ME engine design

Although few technical differences separate fuel oil and gas burning engines,
the ME-GI engine pro vides optimal fuel flexibility. Fig. 1.00.01 shows the
components that are modified and added to the engine, allowing it to operate
on gas.
The new units are:
▪ A chain pipe gas supply system for high-pres sure gas distribution to a
gas control block on each cylinder
▪ Leakage detection and ventilation system for venting the space between
the inner and outer pipe of the double-wall piping and detecting leakages.
Inlet air is taken from a non-hazardous area and exhausted to outside the
engine room
▪ Sealing oil system, delivering sealing oil to the gas valves separating con-
trol oil and gas. Fully integrated on the engine, the shipyard does not need
to consider this installation
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▪ Inert gas system that enables purging of the gas system on the engine
with inert gas
▪ Control and safety system, comprising a hydro carbon analyser for check-
ing the hydrocarbon content of the air in the double-wall gas pipes.
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Fig. 1.00.01: Gas module with chain pipes, gas control block and fuel gas
double-wall high-pressure pipes

Engine operating modes

One main advantage of the ME-GIE engine is its fuel flexibility. The control
concept comprises three different fuel modes, see Fig. 1.00.02:
▪ gas operation with minimum pilot oil amount
▪ specified dual fuel operation (SDF) with injection of a fixed gas amount
▪ fuel-oil-only mode.
Gas operation mode is used for gas operation.It can only be started manually
by an operator on the Main Operating Panel (MOP) in the control room. The
minimum preset amount of pilot fuel oil is as little as 3% at SMCR.
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Fig. 1.00.02: Fuel type modes for the ME-GIE engines for LNG carriers
Specified dual fuel operation (SDF) mode gives the operator full fuel flexibility
and the option to inject a fixed amount of gas fuel. The ME control system
adds fuel oil until the required engine load is reached.
Fuel-oil-only mode is known from the ME engine. Operating the engine in this
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mode can only be done on fuel oil. In this mode, the engine is con sidered
‘gas safe’. If a failure in the gas system occurs, it results in a gas shutdown
and a return to the fuel-oil only mode.
Fuel gas is also referred to as ‘second fuel’ and low-flashpoint fuel (LFF) in this
project guide.

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Safety
The ME-GI control and safety system is designed to fail to safe condition. All
failures detected dur ing gas fuel running result in a gas fuel stop and a
change-over to fuel oil operation. This condition applies also to failures of the
control system itself.
Following the change-over, the high-pressure gas pipes and the complete gas
supply system are blown-out and freed from gas by purging.
The change-over to fuel oil mode is always done without any power loss of
the engine.

Fuel gas supply systems

Different applications call for different gas supply systems, and operators and
shipowners demand alternative solutions.
Therefore, MAN Energy Solutions aims to have a number of different gas sup-
ply systems prepared, tested and available. Examples of fuel gas supply sys-
tems are presented in Section 7.08.

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