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New High-Performance Turbocharger Offered By ABB Turbo Systems ABB Turbo Systems Ltd. recent- ly announced plans to expand the RR..1 turbocharger product family with the introduction in spring 1991 of the RR 131, the smallest frame- size BBC Turbocharger. The com- pany already markets the RR 151, RR 181, and RR 221. The RR 131 is designed for en- gines with output ranges as small as 290 to 760 kW per turbocharger. With the new unit, ABB said typical high speed diesel engines will run with up to 20 bar brake mean effec- tive pressure at outstanding brake specific fuel consumptions as well as moderate exhaust gas tempera- tures. During the first trials of the RR 131 on the test bed, ABB engineers measured an overall turbocharger efficiency of 60 percent at compres- sor pressure ratios between 1.8 and 2.6. According to ABB, the RR 131 will handle air volume flows be- tween 0.45 and 1.30 m3/sec. at a 3:1 compressor pressure ratio. The overall turbocharger efficiency level will be around 60 percent while compressor pressure ratios will be about 3.2 for large trims and 3.7 for small trims. Turbine inlet tempera- Proven Engineering and Dependability stand behind the world's finest shipboard windows, windshield wipers and doors by... ES MARINE SYSTEMS CORP.—Formerly Singer Kearfott Hinged and Fixed Ports Window Wiper and Fixed Window Clear View Screen WINDOWS: heated, fixed, double sash, sliding and crank-operated. PORTLIGHTS: hinged and stationary in aluminum or bronze. WINDOW WIPERS: heavy-duty DOORS: watertight, individually dogged or quick-acting. HATCHES: quick-acting or dogged. SCUTTLES: quick-acting or dogged. CLEAR VIEW SCREENS. Write for catalog: ES Marine Systems Corporation 550 South Fulton Avenue, Mount Vernon, N.Y. 10550 Telephone: 914-664-6033 FAX: 914-667-2311 Circle 212 on Reader Service Card EFFECTIVE OIL SPILL RESPONSE lie. * Since 1972, the unique MARCO Filterbelt system has been proven effective^in recovering all types ^^ and grades of petroleum debris, including fresh and diesel and lube oil, mousse plastic flotsam and more. products and weathered crude, tar balls, seaweed, A SPILL IS NO PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT EQUIPMENT FAILINGS..,ONLY THE BEST ' W WILL DO. Circle 204 on Reader Service Card 34 Cutaway drawing of the new RR 131 turbo- charger from ABB Turbo Systems, which will be introduced in the spring of 1991. ture limit will be 1,382° F. The RR 131 will include the same design features as the larger types of the RR series, which include one piece, forged aluminum compressor wheel; backward curved compressor and splitter blades; mixed-flow tur- bine wheel; watercooled bearing housing as an option; tapered-land thrust bearing and a large variety of different matching hardware. For free literature detailing the ABB Turbo Systems' RR 131, Circle 2 on Reader Service Card J. Barry Snyder Elected New President And CEO Of American Heavy Lift The board of directors of Ameri- can Heavy Lift Shipping have elected J. Barry Snyder as presi- dent and CEO. American Heavy Lift owns and operates oceangoing tankers, the SS King, Knight, Spray and Solar. Pri- vately held, American Heavy Lift began operating in 1985 and is head- quartered in Houston, Texas. Mr. Snyder will succeed Capt. Henry A. (Boe) Downing, who retired after 40 years in the mari- time industry. Captain Downing will continue as a consultant to the board of directors, according to American Heavy Lift chairman J. Kevin Murphy. Mr. Snyder was founder and CEO of Signet Corporation, a Hous- ton shipping and transportation company engaged in bulk and petro- leum distribution and ship manage- ment. Prior to the organization of Signet in 1976, Mr. Snyder was with Tex- aco's marine division. Klaus P. Bleyer Elected New Chairman Of ZF-AG The supervisory board of Zahn- radfabrik Friedrichshafen recently announced the election of Dr. Klaus P. Bleyer as chairman of the board. Dr. Friedrich Baur, whom Dr. Bleyer succeeds, will remain with the company as a member of its supervisory board. Formerly president of the Electri- cal Systems Group of ITT Automo- tive, Inc., and president of SWF Auto-Electric Group in Bietigheim- Bissingen, Dr. Bleyer first joined ZF-AG as deputy chairman of the board in 1989. He assumed his new responsibilities as chairman early this year. Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
