Alfa Laval in brief Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of

Alfa Laval in brief
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider
of specialized products and
engineering solutions.
Our equipment, systems and services
are dedicated to helping customers to
optimize the performance of their
processes. Time and time again.
We help our customers to heat, cool,
separate and transport products such
as oil, water, chemicals, beverages,
foodstuffs, starch and
pharmaceuticals.
Our worldwide organization works
closely with customers in almost 100
countries to help them stay ahead.
How to contact Alfa Laval
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Efficient heat solutions
Thermal fluid systems
Total system
design solutions
Alfa Laval Aalborg is the world’s market leader in supplying marine thermal
fluid heating systems. We deliver our heating systems worldwide and to a
wide range of commercial ship types including floating production systems.
Thermal fluid systems are installed
on all sizes and types of ships.
Alfa Laval Aalborg has delivered
thermal fluid systems to shipyards
and shipowners all over the world
for over three decades.
Alfa Laval Aalborg’s advanced and reliable
thermal fluid heat generating systems offer
an alternative to steam boilers, another
trend­setting solution marketed by Alfa Laval
Aalborg. Our expertise in heat transfer and
thermal fluid technology has been accumulated over more than three decades.
have the practical and technological background to advise our customers on the
most suitable and efficient heat solution for
each particular ship type. Our experience
over the years and the efforts in research
and development result in continuous innovations.
The thermal fluid systems’ product centre is
located in Spijkenisse, near Rotterdam in
the Netherlands, and covers development
and manufacture of heat generating systems for marine, offshore and industrial
applications, supported by our global after
sales network.
Lifetime commitment
Buying from Alfa Laval Aalborg secures lifetime commitment to the delivered products.
Our thermal fluid systems are supplied as
complete, engineered systems with all
necessary components. Alfa Laval Aalborg supplies solutions that are environmentally friendly, reliable and provide high
perfor­mance.
History
As a pioneer in engineering and supply of
thermal fluid systems in the early 1970s, we
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After delivery, our customers enjoy the
security of our global after sales organi­
zation for spare parts supplies. We are also
ready to assist if operational problems occur
or refurbishments are required.
With offices located around the world, we
are always close to our customers.
Why a thermal fluid system from
Alfa Laval Aalborg?
Thermal fluid systems on ships are used to
supply heat for various kinds of heat consumers like fuel oil tanks, separators and
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The first designs of thermal
fluid systems for marine
purpose were marketed by
the Dutch company Troost
representing the company
Apparatebau Wiesloch,
Germany.
Wiesloch Marine &
Industries BV, the
Netherlands, was
established to design
and market the
WIESLOCH™ thermal
oil heaters.
Aalborg Ciserv
International (now
Aalborg Industries
A/S) in Denmark
launched the TO-1 and
AO-1 thermal oil
heaters.
Wiesloch Marine &
Industries B.V. and
Apparatebau Wiesloch
established AKB
Apparate- & Kesselbau in
Germany to manufacture
it own thermal heaters.
Wiesloch Marine &
Industries B.V. acquired
the Saarloos
Warmtechnik (GEKA)
brand and technology.
Boiler and burner company
Aalborg Industries in
Denmark acquired Wiesloch
Marine & Industries B.V.
and their WIESLOCH™
brand thermal fluid heating
technology.
fuel heaters and to heat all types of cargo
such as bitumen, oil products and chemicals. Also tank washing systems, steam
generators and central heating systems are
typical fields of application.
In thermal fluid systems, the produced heat
is transferred to the ship’s heat consumers
by means of a transfer fluid, usually a mineral oil. Pumps circulate the fluid through
the closed system, passing the fuel oil fired
heaters and economizers.
The fluid remains in a liquid phase during
the entire process, enabling high temperatures with the lowest possible pressures.
The simplicity of our system and the noncorrosive nature of the oil makes this a very
reliable and low maintenance solution. Our
system is easy to operate and due to the
way we design the system, the thermal oil
has a long lifetime.
Advantages for shipyards
Fast and professional proposals
Complete engineered system solutions
More than 30 years of experience in
thermal fluid technology
In-house production of core products
Simple system with a limited number of
components to be installed
Delivery of all necessary system components
Compact heaters with a small footprint
Small heating surface in the tanks
Extensive list of references
Heating systems using thermal fluids
to transfer thermal energy are low
maintenance, high performance and
environmentally friendly
solutions.
Below: Small Aalborg TFO oil-fired
heater.
Advantages for shipowners
High temperatures with low pressures
Fully automatic safety system
Low fuel consumption
Easy operation
Low maintenance costs
Long life of thermal fluid due to the
optimal system design
Innovative capabilities of Alfa Laval Aalborg
Integrated PLC control and energy
management system (EMS)
Global after sales support network
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2011
The Aalborg Industries
Group’s marine thermal
fluid systems now all
marketed under the
MISSION™ brand name.
Development of
compact third
generation thermal
fluid heaters of the
type MISSION™ TFO.
Launch of the optimized
Energy Management
System offering even
more effective use of the
heater and economiser.
A new environmentally
friendly PLC-based
control box was
introduced, combining
touch screen operation
with control of the Energy
Management System.
Alfa Laval acquires
Aalborg Industries A/S.
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Heating systems
OIL/GAS FIRED HEATERS /
FIRED THERMAL FLUID HEATERS
EXHAUST GAS ECONOMIZERS /
UNFIRED THERMAL FLUID HEATERS
Aalborg TFO
Aalborg EXV
Capacity: Thermal fluid design temp.: 100 – 15,000 kW
Capacity: 280 – 350ºC
Thermal fluid design temp.: Oil, gas or dual-fuel fired thermal fluid heater
Vertical or horizontal execution
Constructed with a double coil of bare tubes
Three-pass flue gas configuration resulting
in high efficiency
Removable top plate provides access for
inspection and cleaning of the coils
 Low thermal fluid pressure drop
Heavy insulation jacket
Burner: Monoblock pressure jet burner
Rotary cup burner
280ºC
Forced circulation vertical heater for
recovering heat from exhaust gases
Designed specifically for each main engine
Designed with low pressure loss
On request equipped with integrated inlet and
outlet boxes
Coils made of bare tubes
Integrated exhaust gas by-pass damper
as an option
Integrated nozzles fitted at exhaust gas inlet for
soot cleaning during operation
Top-mounted nozzle system for fire fighting
Aalborg TFO thermal fluid heater
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100 – 5,000 kW
Typical flow diagram of thermal fluid heating installation with heat consumers
Economizer
Expansion tank
Filling pump
Oil fired heater
Temperature blocking pipe
Drain/storage tank
Circulation pumps
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Bunker tanks
Dirty oil tank
Overflow tank
Leakage tank
Dirty water tank
Dump cooler
AC heater
Booster heater
Minimum
flow control
Calorifier
Sludge tank
Deaerating pipe
Settling tank
Settling tank
Lub. oil heater
Day tank
HFO heater
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Thermal package solutions
Scope of delivery
In addition to engineering and production of
the Alfa Laval thermal fluid heater units, which
we deliver complete with burner and control
system, Alfa Laval Aalborg supplies the following equip­­ment:
Circulation pumps
Valves
Expansion tanks
Dump coolers
Tank cleaning heaters
Heat exchangers
Electric heaters
Unfired steam boilers
Spare parts
Safety and control systems
Alfa Laval Aalborg’s thermal fluid systems can
be supplied with an in-house developed PLCoperated control panel. Through the 12 inch
touch screen of this control panel, the operator
has a clear overview of the complete heating
system and its status. The different kinds of
field-bus connections for communi­
cation
mean that connecting a second touch screen
and/or connecting the system to the central
alarm system is very simple.
Environment first
As an option, we offer our updated energy
management systems (EMS) to control and
monitor the temperature of the ship’s fuel
tanks and other heat consumers.
The EMS incorporates all heat consumers
and compares the available heat in the system
with the actual requirement of the consumers,
ensuring the most efficient use of the heat
energy, reducing the need of supplementary
firing of the oil-fired heater and thus reducing
emissions to a minimum.
To ensure the safe and reliable ope­ration of
the plant and in order to offer a user-friendly
system for the operators, Alfa Laval Aalborg
has developed our own safety and control
systems.
Based on limited key data, a proposal
for a complete thermal fluid heating
system can be worked out within a
short time.
Below: Large capacity oil-fired
Aalborg TFO.
Heat exchangers
A variety of heat exchangers for a wide range
of applications can be supplied. Alfa Laval
Aalborg has its own brand of shell & tube
heat exchangers.
Alfa Laval's own shell & tube design
Aalborg MX preheater for oil and
water.
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QA/QC during production of coils
for Alfa Laval thermal fluid heaters.
Safe solutions
Recommended thermal fluid system solutions
Thermal fluid systems can be used on the following ship types:
Ship type
Ship size / type
Container ships
Thermal fluid systems are obvious
choices on ice class vessels as with
thermal oil there is no risk of freezing.
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All sizes
Multi-purpose carriers/bulk carriers Up to 40,000 DWT
Tankers for oil products
Up to 25,000 DWT
Chemical tankers
Up to 25,000 DWT
Asphalt / bitumen carriers
All sizes
River tankers
Chemicals
HFO
Ferries/passenger ships/RoRo
All sizes
Dredgers
All sizes
Tug boats
Above 4,000 kW (M.E.)
Heavy lifters
All sizes
Quality throughout
Research & Development
Our thermal fluid systems feature the la­t­est
technological advances.
New system solutions are developed by
our R&D engineers applying innovative
techno­logy. We strive to develop products
that are environmentally friendly, have a
long life cycle and offer a low total cost of
ownership.
Engineering and manufacturing
The development of new products and
system designs takes place at Alfa Laval
Aalborg’s thermal fluid systems product
centre in the Netherlands.
Even though detailed engineering naturally
requires due process, quotations for entire
thermal fluid systems can be worked out
in a very short time due to the company’s
advanced engineering and calculation
programs.
Manufacturing of our products such as the
Aalborg TFO heaters takes place at Alfa
Laval Aalborg’s ISO 9001:2000 certified
factories in Denmark as well as at selected,
high quality manufacturers in Europe.
Quality control
All Alfa Laval Aalborg’s factories and supp­
liers are subject to the strict quality code of
ISO 9001. All products and accessories
meet the highest standards.
Global after sales network offering
one-stop service
Alfa Laval Aalborg has its own offices
worldwide in major shipping hubs so that
fast and professional service can be provided on a round the clock basis, 7 days a
week, 365 days a year.
Even the most well designed and carefully manufactured products require
maintenance and professional service.
Alfa Laval Aalborg’s global after sales
team is available worldwide, around the
clock.
The headquarter of the global after sales
organization of Alfa Laval Aalborg is situa­
ted in Denmark, while for the thermal fluid
systems, speciality engineering and expertise is provided from the Netherlands.
For general service, Alfa Laval Aalborg's
global after sales stations are fully trained
to provide commissioning, service, repairs
and spare parts, based on full documentation and wide experience on the its own
thermal fluid systems as well as on 3rd party
systems.
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