7200hp TugBoat WalkThru | Spinning Turbines

[@Radeon-ns1id]

Wow, everything is sharp and clean. Congrats to the engineers who maintain this place.

[@jimnasium1957]

my first thought too

[@anitasmith4559]

Very impressive. I appreciate this especially since they wouldn't let just anybody walk through.

[@rowena490]

Talk about a big tug! I've worked on cargo ships with less HP. Gotta love that engine room noise, never gets old.

[@stanpatterson5033]

Not a soul in or near the fridge in the galley. I was disappointed. Doesn't anyone snack anymore?!?

[@RED_STAR_89]

4 big turbochargers

[@ianhanrahan825]

Love it when those twin diesels start ramping up and singing together... What a raw experience that must be, the mic on the camera peaked out a few times there. Wonderful.

[@gregorverstraelen3347]

ShippingHarbors, thank you so much for your excellent videos! Please check out the following Website to download the iVSP2.1 and more information: voith.com/corp-en/drives-transmissions/voith-schneider-propeller-vsp.html?96528%5B%5D=0 It would be great if you could demonstrate the mechanical control system of the VSP. There seem to be many questions how the control component work, although it is quite easy and accurate. Greetings from Heidenheim!

[@BlakeC94]

Incredibly organized engine room, and very clean. Do you know how much torque this boat puts out?

[@lucaweymann1249]

Around 580 kN or 427786.05 Foot-pound of torque

[@BlakeC94]

@@lucaweymann1249 it only took 4 years to get a reply lmao. Thank you! Its insane trying to put those numbers in perspective..

[@jbbarnett6116]

Wow i had no idea that a tug boat was this big

[@richt8297]

Turbochargers not turbines as in jet engine

[@Compasscard]

Mooie video en bijbehorend geluid. Dat netwerk van leidingen is indrukwekkend. Diegene die de plannen heeft getekend alsook diegene die ze in de praktijk hebben omgezet zijn vakmannen. Alles netjes gebogen en geplaatst. Ook een erg propere omgeving, chapeau !

[@bertblankenstein3738]

I've watched a few of your videos a number of times. I get the feeling that most of the sound (besides the turbo chargers) comes from the Scania generators. Those are impressive engines.

[@barrygoffe]

Awesome video! Thanks for posting this. Would love to see more like it!!!

[@SD-yb5fx]

I hope you still have ears on from 2016 but you really do need to show the outside of the tugboat so people can get a grasp of what you are trying to tell your video.

[@nitinkumar7329]

That's a very good interior for a tug boat.

[@keithmckinnon7047]

Nice engine room tour, spotless, amazing!

[@jfdb59]

From around @2:00; was that full fuel? Or was there more left in them?

[@northtexasskies3243]

That was probably just them leaving where they had the boat docked so likely not

[@BruceBoschek]

Does this boat use the VSP Cyclorotor system? Absolutely gorgeous vessel.

[@SVTSpank]

Those appear to be the tops of Voith Schneider drives so I believe it does.

[@zureal01]

It is surprisingly bigger than I thought it would be. I wounder how many GTs it can pull?

[@eltigre8978]

Amazing! This is massive power! I love this. How many gallons of diesel do the fuel tanks hold? Must be several tanks as well, right?

[@davidnl8206]

Flemish television??? Ah, from the comments I understand it's a Belgian (Antwerp based?) tug boat :-)

[@gradientgamer5480]

so there are piston and turbine engines

[@BLUESKY-zt1nv]

it does make you wonder ..

[@lottsalasagna431]

That's no made in Turkey or China boat ... I can see the quality immediately

[@judgiesa85]

Spain actually as I understand it, by Union Naval Valencia (UNV). www.maritimejournal.com/news101/tugs,-towing-and-salvage/the-first-of-four-new-tractors-arrive-in-antwerp.

[@eloyex]

Spain makes very fine and diverse kind of ships, including military.

[@davem3789]

Where are the turbines?

[@ajkalwaysneedsmoreinfo.576]

Turbines???

[@ModernWorldz]

Miss ship life

[@garysmith9772]

a real work of art

[@westchestervideos8250]

Wow its so loud even the camera microphone sounds like its going to burst.

[@nanba25]

I like this quick visit of the engine room ; maybe some subtitles just to name the rooms on the main deck, and the main parts we see of the engine ? Do I see well or are there radiators left and right at the far end of the room @ 2:30, white painted ? Heating should not be a problem here…

[@ShippingHarbors]

Those radiators are there when the tug drydock at wintertime for example. The engines are cold then and those radiators prevent freezing temps in the engineroom.

[@RED_STAR_89]

not spinning fast but have enough torque to restart dead 🌟 star.

[@mino-kw1oh]

absolutely gorgeous machine.

[@anitasmith4559]

Very impressive work of massive power.

[@pvcarmon1]

Is there 4 screws on that tug boat or just 2?

[@eighttracklover1]

How much does a boat like this cost?

[@RED_STAR_89]

eighttracklover1 lol don't think about it

[@pearlyhumbucker9065]

@eighttracklover1: A while ago I did lookup the same thing, and i remember one offer: 2013 built tractor tug, 100 ton BP, Z-Drive, around 8000 HP - $25.000.000 asked....... ;)

[@ronjohnson303]

More than you have

[@b_thebeat05]

Cool video!!😉🚢

[@jfdb59]

that quartet never gets old.

[@Turbocharge1000]

is the start compressor in another area instead of the engine room?

[@ShippingHarbors]

+Turbocharge1000 No the compressors are in the same room ;)

[@gglovato]

you can see them at 1:38 in the bottom of the frame, two two-stage reciprocating compressors

[@carlosturren2683]

Pulcro y potente ; una maravilla. Muchas gracias.

[@victor.leslieaugustpikingt8848]

Carlos Turren I'm

[@Tuppoo94]

Put this in my Honda.

[@jakemj03]

Awesome Boat!

[@RED_STAR_89]

man engine power

[@samanli-tw3id]

Nice video but where're the turbines?

[@stanpatterson5033]

It's largely an audible feature, not so much visual, but you can see one of the turbines (or turbochargers) on the end of one of the engines as the cameraman come down the stairs at 01:22. It's green with huge white piping protruding out the ends. These turbines gather exhaust gasses, using the spent energy to spin 2 turbine wheels connected by a common shaft. One side is the "hot" side which is forced to turn by the pressurized exhaust gasses, the other side is the "cold" side which draws filtered fresh air from the ductwork, compresses it and pumps it off towards the intercooler. During the compressing stage, the air gets quite warm relative to when it was just ambient air, so it goes through a cooler system, sort of like a radiator would help cool a liquid, the intercooler cools the air while still in a compressed state. After passing thru the intercooler, is it routed by ductwork to the intake manifold where it collects under pressure until it gets taken into a cylinder and begins the cycle of combustion. The turbines (or turbochargers) only respond to increase or decrease of exhaust pressures. So when more fuel is introduced to a diesel, more exhaust is created after the combustion process is finished. There is a very slight delay (called turbo-lag) in the time that more power is called for and the time that the turbines can "spin up" to assist the additional fuel to be combusted. The whining sound is the sound that the blades make on both the hot and cold sides of the compressor. The blades (rotor assembly) can spin at speeds in excess of 100,000 rotations per minute for smaller turbochargers. The whining sound is the sound of the turbine blades shearing the gasses (air is also a gas). Some of the sound is heard at the end of the exhaust pipe, but some does bleed thru the ductwork in the immediate vicinity. The exhaust gasses, after leaving the exhaust manifold, are harnessed to do this work of driving the turbine compressor, which robs no power from the engine. After the exhaust gas does its' job of spinning the hot side of the turbocharger, it is released to the exhaust pipe, and routed to the tailpipe, or in this case, the smokestack. This is why on a diesel engine you can sometimes see black smoke (should not be excessive) and it is occurring in the "lag time" where more fuel is being sent to the engine but the additional compressed air has not yet been built-up by the turbocharger because it is still spooling up to the speed it needs to get up to generate a good balance for the additional fuel to burn cleanly and thoroughly. Modern diesels use sophisticated computer-run management systems that make hundreds of comparisons and restrict the introduction of huge, sudden increases in amounts of fuel until the air mixture will be the correct amount to aid in a cleaner burn.

[@ch.roughhabit5002]

Open your eyes

[@b_thebeat05]

samanli2014 the turbines are those big blue things in the back of the engine room on your left and right as seen on 1:43.😉🚢

[@SVTSpank]

The big blue things are actually Voith Schneider drives.

[@Vagabondo-fs6qu]

In a marine environment there is a huge difference between a Turbocharger and a Turbine.

[@HighwayStar70]

What are the two large devices painted blue in line with the engines?

[@RED_STAR_89]

DOsborne those are propellers head

[@SVTSpank]

Voith Schneider Propellers

[@eloyex]

love ships !!!!!

[@RED_STAR_89]

eloyex tugboat plz

[@Mr.Mopar.23-7]

That's Badasserry there. A gear heads eye candy. Some ear protection and I'd stay down there all day.

[@Valeras]

Motormen ?

[@sinoperture]

You spelt harbour wrong.....

[@gravertje1]

Mijnheer ik zou u eens willen vragen als je het zelfde aantal pk's heb wat is dan sterker ASD of Voith Schneider, ik bedoel het aantal tonnen paaltrek

[@ShippingHarbors]

Een ASD zal dan ongetwijfeld sterker zijn. Deze Voith boten hebben 70 ton bollard pull met 7200pk, en een ASD zal met diezelfde pk's ergens tussen de 85 en 95 Ton hebben ongeveer.

[@gravertje1]

ShippingHarbors Vriendelijk bedankt voor uw antwoord

[@spartin86]

Sounds like turbines in the engine bay. . . Truly amazing. You're boat is on Voith? No propeller?

[@ShippingHarbors]

Yep it's a Voith Schneider Tractortug ;)

[@MrDieseltwitch]

google it. its like a helicopter underwater! very cool drive system! never seen one inside!

[@b_thebeat05]

ShippingHarbors can you make a new, full start up of a tugboat?😐🚢

[@cageordie]

The turbine sound is the turbo chargers, sorry if I am stating the obvious. In my diesel truck the power is all about the turbo, until that spins up we aren't going anywhere in a hurry.

[@williamporche4799]

Z drive

[@gregorverstraelen3347]

Wrong => those are Voith Schneider Propellers: check them out here: voith.com/corp-en/drives-transmissions/voith-schneider-propeller-vsp.html?96528%5B%5D=0

[@guycroft318]

turbocharged diesels, nothing new here ffs