
China: Dalian Maritime University (DMU) has chosen a MAN B&W 5S35ME-B9 engine for its maritime laboratory to strengthen the practical tuition of its student body.
The university will establish a fully functional, shore-based engine room at its Dalian campus. DMU's maritime science faculty consists of a training dock and over 40 laboratories for teaching, training and research. The university's modern array of equipment includes a full mission ship-handling simulator and an engine-room simulator.
The economical ME-B design utilises a camshaft-operated exhaust valve and electronically controlled fuel-injection system. This design makes ME-B engines well-equipped to meet Tier-II emission requirements, and is an efficient way of managing current environmental, emission requirements.
As with the larger MAN B&W ME-engines, the alpha lubricator comes as standard with all ME-B engines, ensuring a very low, cylinder lubricating-oil consumption.
DMU also owns and operates a10,000DWT ocean-going training vessel that is powered by a MAN B&W 7S35MC engine and a MAN Diesel Alpha CP propeller.
The engine will be built in Korea by MAN Diesel licensee, STX Engine. Logistical and capacity issues in the Chinese market meant that a domestic builder could not be sourced.
DMU is one of China's largest, maritime universities and is the only key maritime institute that operates under the patronage of the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Communications.
DMU is internationally reputed as a centre of excellence for maritime education and training, and has been recognised as such by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
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