Finnish
Research Vessel Kronprins Haakon will get heated by PARAT
Parat Halvorsen AS has signed a new contract with the Italian shipyard Fincantieri, to deliver one complete hot water boiler plant and one steam boiler plant for the new Norwegian ice going research vessel; Kronprins Haakon.
The ship will be owned by the Norwegian Polar Institute and operated by the Institute of Marine Research. The Arctic University of Norway will be the main user of the vessel. The ship is planned to be delivered to owner within 2016.
Ficantieri is one of the largest shipbuilding groups in the world, specialising in design and construction of complex ships with high technological content, such as cruise, merchant and naval vessels, offshore and mega yachts.
Parat Halvorsen’s scope of supply includes two different heating systems, one for hot water production and the other for steam production. The hot water system includes one combined oil-fired & electric boiler, to be built in series with two double track exhaust gas economisers for heat recovery from the vessels four main diesel engines.
A part of the steam plant includes one horizontal oil-fired steam boiler for production of approx 1000kg stem/hour at working pressure 7 barg and temperature 175oC.
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