Conference PrograM 2024

Looking forward to contributions from

AVL List GmbH

Rolls-Royce Power Systems

WinGD

Wartsila Services Switzerland

Robert Bosch GmbH

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Ghent University

Large Engines Competence Center

WTZ Roßlau gGmbH

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

& many more…

PAST CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Wednesday - 14/09/2022

15:00

20:00

Open lab tour

Get together

LKV, University of Rostock

Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne

Thursday - 15/09/2022
TimeTopicSpeakerCompanyAuthors
09:00OpeningProf. Bert BuchholzLKV, University of Rostock
Session 1:
General Framework
Lead
Klaus Heim

Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. 
09:15Welcome AddressClaudia MüllerFederal Government Co-ordinator
for Maritime Industry & Tourism
09:30The maritime energy transition and the large engine industryDr. Markus MünzVDMA
10:00Power-to-X – Enabler for decarbonization in high power applicationsDr. Daniel ChatterjeeRolls-Royce Solutions GmbHDr. Daniel Chatterjee, Dr. Alexander Buttler, Mathias Müller,
Dr. Cornelius Moll, Benjamin Oszfolk, Dr. Philipp Köser
10:30Coffee Break
Session 2:
Methanol as Marine Fuel
Lead
Dr. Daniel Chatterjee

Rolls-Royce Solutions GmbH
11:00Methanol as a viable fuel option to drive carbon-neutral shippingProf. Dr. Gunnar StieschMAN Energy Solutions SEPetra Rektorik, Kjeld Aabo, Prof. Dr. Gunnar Stiesch
11:30ABC’s DZ Dual Fuel Methanol engineEwout De WildeAnglo Belgian Corporation NV Koen Christianen, Ewout De Wilde, Luc Mattheeuws
12:00Methanol injection systems for large 4-stroke enginesIngmar BergerWoodward L’Orange GmbHIngmar Berger, Dr. Enrico Bärow, Hans-Joachim Koch,
Dr. Michael Willmann
12:30Lunch
Session 3:
Developement Trends for Injection Equipement
Lead
Prof. Gunnar Stiesch

MAN Energy Solutions SE
13:45Powering a greener future: the OMT injector enables high-pressure direct injection
of ammonia and methanol
Dr. Marco CoppoOfficine Meccaniche Torino SpADr. Marco Coppo*, Dr. Nicole Wermuth**
*Officine Meccaniche Torino SpA **LEC GmbH – Large Engines Competence Center
14:15Development and Simulation of “High Pressure Gas-and/or hydrogen DI-Injectors”
for large bore internal combustion engines
Erich Vogt /
Bernd Niethammer
DUAP AG /
ITAZ GmbH
Erich Vogt*, Marco Poletti*, Matthias Güdel*, Bernd Niethammer**,
Christian Mayer**, Christoph Weber**
*DUAP AG **ITAZ GmbH
14:45Injection technologies for alternate fuelsJens-Olaf SteinRobert Bosch AG – Business Unit Large Engines Dr. Christoph Kendlbacher, Dr. Rene Schimon, Kurt Schrattbauer,
Jens Olaf Stein
15:15Coffee Break
Session 4:
GHG-neutral ship operation
Lead
Dr. Michael Willmann

Woodward L’Orange GmbH
15:45Development of a GHG-neutral combustion concept exemplified by methanolDr. Martin Theile /
Martin Drescher
FVTR GmbHDr. Martin Theile*, Martin Drescher*, Michael Reska*,
Dr. Felix Dahms**, Erwin Swiderski*
*FVTR GmbH **University of Rostock (Chair of Technical Thermodynamics)
16:15Hydrogen as a fuel – a cruise ship operator perspectiveJens KohlmannCarnival Maritime GmbH
16:45Transition to new marine fuels in shipping – the ship operators viewSebastian EbbingVDR (German Shipowners’ Association)
18:00Boat Tour
19:30Social Evening Event
Friday - 16/09/2022
TimeTopicSpeakerCompanyAuthors

Key-Note
Lead
Prof. Kai Herrmann
University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
08:30Exhaust gas aftertreatment for future large engine fuelsDr. Daniel PeitzHug Engineering AG Dr. Daniel Peitz, Dr. Adrian Marberger, Dr. Dominic Gschwend
Session 5:
System Requirements of New Fuels
Lead
Prof. Kai Herrmann
University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
09:00Ammonia as a Fuel – the role for catalytic componentsDr. Joseph McCarneyJohnson MattheyDr. Maria Brandmair, Dr. Silvia Alcove Clave, Dr. Veselina Georgieva, Dr. Joseph Fedeyko, Dr. Joseph McCarney
09:30Research approaches and methods for future fuels and lubricants in marine applicationsDr. rer. nat. Fanny LangschwagerUniversity of Rostock, LKVDr. rer. nat. Fanny Langschwager*, Dr. rer. nat. Ulrike Schümann*, Karsten Schleef*, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bert Buchholz*,
Dr.-Ing. Fabian Pinkert**, Martin Drescher**
*University of Rostock (Chair of Piston Machines and Internal Combustion Engines) **FVTR GmbH
10:00Coffee Break
Session 6:
Marine and Stationary Energy Systems
Lead
Dr. Marco Coppo

OMT – Officine Meccaniche Torino SpA
10:30Upgrade of lean-burn gas engines to future hydrogen admixture in the natural gas gridDr. Marco SchultzeCaterpillar Energy Solutions GmbHDr. Marco Schultze, Dr. Sebastian Ohler, Dr. Max Magar
11:00Optimization of the HyMethShip system using the simulation platform LEC ENERsimDr. Nicole WermuthLEC GmbH, TU Graz DI Dr. Bernhard Thaler, DI Dr. Michael Wohlthan,
Dr.-Ing. Nicole Wermuth, DI Dr. Gerhard Pirker,
Prof. Dr. Andreas Wimmer
11:30The low-speed two-stroke engine in a hybrid setup:
The engine designer’s approach to system integration
Stefan GoranovWinterthur Gas & Diesel AGStefan Goranov, Dr. Maciej Bendyk, Dr. Markus Wenig,
Wojciech Wroblewski, Amodio Palma
12:00Lunch
Session 7:
Fundamental Research in Injection Technologies for Alternative Marine Fuels
Lead
Prof. Andreas Wimmer

TU Graz
13:15AmmoniaMot – Experimental investigations of an ammonia dual-fuel
combustion process for decarbonization of the maritime sector
Karsten Stenzel /
Harald Arndt
WTZ Roßlau /
Neptun Ship Design
Karsten Stenzel*, Harald Arndt**, Phillip Thorau*, Valentin Scharl***, Prof. Dr. Thomas Sattelmayer***
*WTZ Roßlau **Neptun Ship Design ***TU München
13:45Comparison of pilot fuel ignited premixed ammonia vs. methane dual-fuel combustionSilas WüthrichUniversity of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Institute of Thermal and Fluid Engineering (ITFE)Silas Wüthrich, Patrick Albrecht, Patrick Cartier, Prof. Kai Herrmann
14:15Fundamental combustion studies on alternative fuels for low-GHG ships Dr. Satoshi KawauchiNational Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology (National Maritime Research Institute), JapanDr. Satoshi Kawauchi, Prof. Dr. Koji Takasaki
14:45Coffee Break
Session 8:
Wear Detection & Reduction Measures
Lead
Dr. Christian Reiser

WTZ Roßlau gGmbH
15:15Combination of physical and virtual sensors for the condition-based monitoring
of large engine sliding bearings
Dr. Horst BrünnetSchaller Automation
Industrielle Automationstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Dr.-Ing. Horst Brünnet*, Dr. Sc. Panagiotis Kyrtatos**,
Dr. Sc. Christophe Barro**, B. Eng. Michael Flemmer*
*Schaller Automation Industrielle Automationstechnik GmbH & Co. KG **Vir2sense GmbH
15:45From severe wear to a lifetime of 32,000 running hours:
Field study on valve spindles in lean-burn gas engines
Jan-Peter EdelmannMärkisches Werk GmbHJan-Peter Edelmann*, Dr. Oliver Lehmann*, Hajime Suzuki**
*Märkisches Werk GmbH **Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd.
16:15Closing WordsProf. Bert BuchholzLKV, University of Rostock