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New generation of cylinder heads for Wärtsilä 46

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Longer component lifetime with the updated cylinder head for Wärtsilä 46 engines

An engine cylinder head faces many sources of stress and needs to withstand high pressures and temperatures. Some areas of the cylinder head are especially vulnerable to thermal deformation, which results in a shorter component lifetime. Wärtsilä has optimised the cylinder head design for Wärtsilä 46 engines, leading to a temperature drop of approximately 10% on the flame plate and combustion side of the cylinder head. The end result is longer component lifetime.

Wärtsilä continually develops its cylinder heads to make them even more hard-wearing than they are today. Advances in manufacturing technologies have allowed us to further optimise the cylinder head design for Wärtsilä 46 engines. With the new design, cylinder head flame plate temperatures have dropped by approximately 40°C. Due to the lower thermal stress, the lifetime of the flame plate and combustion side is significantly improved. After a successful field test, we are offering our new design for most Wärtsilä 46 engines. The new cylinder head generation is especially beneficial for engines with excessive thermal load, typically experienced in peaking type operation, on engines that are often started and stopped and in installations where the cooling capacity for other reasons is limited.

The new cylinder head is fully interchangeable with earlier designs so the new and old design cylinder heads can be mixed in the engine. The new generation cylinder heads are marked with the Wärtsilä logotype and are supplied with valves. The new cylinder heads will replace the earlier variants as of now.

For more information about the upgrade, fill in the contact form and our sales will get in touch with you.  

 

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 Key benefits

  • Increase component lifetimes
  • Reduce thermal load and increase cooling capacity
  • Decrease cylinder head flame plate temperatures by approximately 10%
  • Reduced risk of downtime caused by component failure

    Benefits

    Longer component lifetime

    Thermal load reduction and increased cooling capacity

    Approximately 10% lower cylinder head flame plate temperatures

    Reduced risk of downtime due to increased component longevity

    WÄRTSILÄ® 46 engines

    Application

    The upgrade is suitable for Wärtsilä 46F engines equipped with TPL76 turbochargers. To secure the best possible return on investment, the upgrade should be performed at 48,000-50,000 running hours, when the turbocharger is due for a major overhaul. The upgrade process takes just one day per turbocharger.

    Would you like more information please refer to bulletin 4612P340 available in Wärtsilä Online for further technical information.

     

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