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Impact of Increased Back Pressure by Exhaust Gas Treatment Systems

This technical note outlines the impact of increased exhaust backpressure from exhaust gas treatment systems on engine performance. It discusses that standard backpressure is 300 mmWC but exhaust treatment can add up to another 300 mmWC. Total allowable backpressure is 600 mmWC. Increased backpressure affects fuel consumption, exhaust flow and temperature. Engine tuning and testing procedures are outlined to evaluate performance with various exhaust treatment configurations.

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Impact of Increased Back Pressure by Exhaust Gas Treatment Systems

This technical note outlines the impact of increased exhaust backpressure from exhaust gas treatment systems on engine performance. It discusses that standard backpressure is 300 mmWC but exhaust treatment can add up to another 300 mmWC. Total allowable backpressure is 600 mmWC. Increased backpressure affects fuel consumption, exhaust flow and temperature. Engine tuning and testing procedures are outlined to evaluate performance with various exhaust treatment configurations.

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Technical Information Note

006-2
Impact of increased back Date: 2019-05-27
pressure by exhaust gas
Reference No.: 21349/DST009/006-2
treatment systems

Contents
1 Background ................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Exhaust system back pressure .................................................................................................................................. 1
3 Influence on engine performance .............................................................................................................................. 2
4 Engine tuning and performance data verification procedure on testbed ................................................................ 3

1 Background
This Technical Information Note (TIN) outlines the engine performance and the related influence of
increased exhaust gas back pressure due to the installation of an exhaust gas treatment system, such
as SOx scrubber or LP-SCR system.

2 Exhaust system back pressure


2.1 Standard back pressure
The reference design back pressure for WinGD engines is 300 mmWC at 100% power and ISO
ambient conditions. This is the standard back pressure, accounting for the pressure drop in the
exhaust system from piping, economiser, etc. This standard back pressure does not include any
exhaust gas treatment systems that are described in the following sections.

2.2 Additional back pressure


Exhaust gas treatment systems, such as SOx scrubbers or LP-SCR systems, are installed in the
exhaust system after the engine and may increase the back pressure beyond the standard design
limit of 300 mmWC at 100% operating power.
However, the allowable increase in back pressure from an exhaust gas treatment installation cannot
exceed an additional 300 mmWC at 100% power and ISO ambient conditions.

2.3 Total back pressure of the exhaust system


The total exhaust system back pressure is generated by combining the standard design back pressure
of the exhaust system with the additional back pressure generated from an exhaust gas treatment
system. The maximum allowable design back pressure is 600 mmWC.

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Figure 1: Exhaust gas system back pressure range

3 Influence on engine performance


The installation of an exhaust gas treatment system will influence the engine performance, such as
specific fuel oil consumption, exhaust gas flow and temperature. These performance values can be
calculated in the GTD application by entering the additional backpressure in the appropriate fields
under the tab “Auxiliary Systems”. The performance data in GTD will be adapted accordingly and no
further ISO correction with regard to increased backpressure is required.

Figure 2: Exhaust gas treatment system back pressure input in GTD

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4 Engine tuning and performance data verification procedure on testbed
4.1 SOx Scrubber installations
1. For engine tuning and turbocharger matching on the testbed, the exhaust gas back
pressure is set to 300 mmWC plus the scrubber’s design pressure drop value at 100%
power. When the scrubber design pressure drop is unknown, a total backpressure of
600 mmWC shall be set.
2. Engine performance data are recorded with the exhaust gas backpressure setting left
unchanged.
3. Member engines shall be tested with the same backpressure as the parent engine.

4.2 LP-SCR installations without Scrubber


1. For engine tuning and turbocharger matching, the exhaust gas backpressure is set to
300 mmWC at 100% engine power.
2. Tier III mode performance data with SCR in operation are recorded with the exhaust gas
backpressure setting left unchanged. The measured total backpressure increases by the
additional backpressure of the LP-SCR.
3. Member engines: in cases where Tier III mode is simulated for performance data
measurements, the same backpressure shall be adjusted as measured on the parent
engine in Tier III mode.

4.3 Overview
Backpressure at 100% engine
Backpressure at 100% engine power
power for engine tuning, TC
for performance data verification in
matching and performance data
Tier III mode, setting tolerance
verification in Tier II mode, setting
+/-50 mmWC
tolerance +/-50 mmWC

Scrubber only -

Scrubber & LP-SCR 1) 300 mmWC + Scrubber pressure 300 mmWC + SCR pressure drop
drop
300 mmWC + Scrubber pressure
or
drop
Scrubber & HP-SCR 2) 600 mmWC
or
600 mmWC

LP-SCR only 300 mmWC + SCR pressure drop


300 mmWC
HP-SCR only 300 mmWC

1) On Board, either scrubber or LP-SCR in operation. The other must be bypassed


2) An HP-SCR does not impact the backpressure after turbocharger.

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In case the reference back pressure for performance data verification, as agreed between engine builder
and shipyard, differs from the values mentioned in the table above, the measured performance data can
be corrected to the agreed reference back pressure by the WinGD ISO correction formulas.

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