High efficiency engine r&d on combustion with ultra low emissions for ships (Hercules)

Objective

The HERCULES I.P. will develop new technologies to drastically reduce gaseous and particulate emissions from marine engines and concurrently increase engine efficiency and reliability, hence reduce specific fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and engine lifecy cle costs. Successive objectives for improvements to be available onboard ships are set for the years 2010 and 2020. These objectives will be attained through interrelated developments in thermodynamics and mechanics of "extreme" parameter engines, advance d combustion concepts, multistage intelligent turbocharging, "hot" engines with energy recovery and compounding, internal emission reduction methods and advanced aftertreatment techniques, new sensors for emissions and performance monitoring, adaptive cont rol for intelligent engines. Advanced process models and engineering software tools will be developed, to assist in component design. Prototype components will be manufactured and rig-tested. Engine experimental designs will be assessed on testbeds to vali date the new technologies and confirm the achieved objectives. Full-scale shipboard testing of chosen systems will demonstrate the potential benefits of next-generation marine engines. The work is structured in 9 Workpackages, with 18 Tasks and 54 Subproje cts. The Consortium includes engine makers, component suppliers and equipment manufacturers, compounded by renowned universities and research institutions, as well as, world-class shipping companies. The partners hold 80% of the world market in marine engi nes and hence are the keepers of today's best-available-technology.'

Field of science

• /natural sciences/physical sciences/thermodynamics
• /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/software
• /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels
• /engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electronic engineering/sensors
• /natural sciences/mathematics/pure mathematics/geometry

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2.1.1 - New technologies and concepts for all surface transport modes (Road, Rail and Waterborne)

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-TRANSPORT-1
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

ULEME E.E.I.G

Address

Stadtbachstrasse, 1
Augburg
Germany

Participants (43)

ABO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY

Finland

Address

Domkyrkotorget 3
Turku

AALBORG INDUSTRIES A/S

Denmark

Address

Gasvaerksvej 24
Aalborg

ABB TURBO SYSTEMS LTD.

Switzerland

Address

Bruggestrasse 71A
Baden

ADAPTIVE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY OY

Finland

Address

Yrityspiha 5
Helsinki

BODYCOTE H.I.P. LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Carlisle Close, Sheepbridge
Chesterfield

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB

Sweden

Address

Sven Hultinsgata 2
Gothenburg

DAIDO INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL BEARINGS EUROPE LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Winterhay Lane
Ilminster

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.

Germany

Address

Linder Hoehe
Koeln

EIDGENOESSISCHE MATERIALPRUEFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT

Switzerland

Address

Ueberlandstrasse 129
Duebendorf

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Switzerland

Address

Raemistrasse 101
Zurich

FEDERAL MOGUL FRIEDBERG GMBH

Germany

Address

Engelschalkstrasse 1
Fredberg

GERMANISCHER LLOYD AG

Germany

Address

Vorsetzen 32-35
Hamburg

HAPAG-LLOYD CONTAINER LINIE GMBH.

Germany

Address

Ballingdamm 25
Hamburg

HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Finland

Address

Otakaari 1
Espoo

INDUSTRIALE SRL

Italy

Address

Via San Quirico 19
Genova

IST INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT FUR STRUKTURANALYSE UND TRIBOLOGIE MBH

Germany

Address

Roermonderstrasse 395
Aachen

JOWA GERMANY GMBH

Germany

Address

Hohen Luckow

KEMMERICH GUMMERSBBACH ELEKTROMOTOREN

Germany

Address

Hueckeswagenestr. 120
Gummersbbach

KRISTEN NAVIGATION INC.

Greece

Address

Syngrou Ave. 354
Athens

LUNDS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

Paradisgatan 5C
Lund

M. JURGENSEN GMBH & CO KG

Germany

Address

Markschell 3
D-24966 Sorup

MAHLE GMBH

Germany

Address

Pragstrasse 26-46
Stuttgart

MAN B&W DIESEL A/S

Denmark

Address

Teglholmsgade 41
Copenhagen

MAN B&W DIESEL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

Address

Stadtbachstraase 1
Augsburg

MIBA GLEITLAGER GMBH

Austria

Address

Dr.-mitterbauer - Str 3
Laarkirchen

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

Address

Heroon Polytechniou 9
Zografos

O.M.T.-OFFICINE MECCANICHE TORINO S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Via Assarotti 10
Torino

PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

Switzerland

Address

Villigen Psi

PBS TURBO S.R.O. VELKA BITES

Czechia

Address

Velka Bites

PETER BROTHERHOOD LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Werrington Parkway
Peterborough

A.P. MOLLER-MAERSK A/S

Denmark

Address

Esplanaden 50
Copenhagen

SICK MAIHAK GMBH

Germany

Address

Dr.-zimmermann-strasse 18
Meersburg

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Finland

Address

Korkeakoulunkatu 10
Tampere

UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER

Germany

Address

Welfengarten 1
Hannover

VTT VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS

Finland

Address

Vuorimiehentie 3
Espoo

WALLENIUS MARINE AB

Sweden

Address

Swedenborgsgaten 19
Stockholm

WAERTSILAE CORPORATION OY

Finland

Address

John Stenbergin Ranta 2
Helsinki

WARTSILA SCHWEIZ AG

Switzerland

Address

Zurcherstrasse 12
Winterthur

WOODWARD INTERNATIONAL, INC.

United States

Address

306 South State Street
Dover/delaware

BODYCOTE VARMEBEHANDLING A/S

Denmark

Address

Herlev Hovedgade 15 A
Herlev

METSO POWDERMET AB

Sweden

Address

Kontorsvagen, Brukskontoret
Surahammar

UNIVERSITAET KARLSRUHE (TH)

Germany

Address

Kaiserstr. 12
Karlsruhe

DAROS PISTON RINGS AB

Sweden

Address

Teknologivagen 5
Molnlycke