Kawasaki delivers main turbine operation simulator for LNG carriers to K Line
30-03-2009
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation and Kawaju Techno Service Corporation have jointly delivered a newly developed training simulator for main turbine operation...
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation and Kawaju Techno Service Corporation have jointly delivered a newly developed training simulator for main turbine operation of an LNG carrier ships to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. This simulator can provide operators with training quality of the same technical level as actual operation of the main turbine plant of LNG carriers. The simulator can reproduce the complete mechanical functions of the main turbine plant, the simulation model of which is constructed using data obtained from the LNG carrier built by Kawasaki for the Qatar Project. It is equipped with a control panel following the ECC (Engine Control Console) standard. The simulation operation can be performed via the control panel. The simulator also provides manual operation training and manipulation training of switches and valves at the engine room, electrical room, and boiler and turbine plant in the environment of virtual reality using CG (Computer Graphics). Reality in simulation has increased with startup and mechanical sounds involved in machine operation. About 500 operation problems were prepared for the simulation program. This allows effective onshore training to cope with operation problems, which are difficult to carry out on board.The new simulator is also provided with a newly developed Engine Room Tour System. The software program includes animation images and 360-degree still images and can reproduce a precise engine room image on a computer screen. Using the system, crew, particularly newcomers in an LNG carriers, can easily learn about the engine room arrangement together with shapes as though they walked in the engine room. Kawasaki has previously developed some useful training simulators for handling LNG cargo, oil cargo, etc., and the new development has been added to the simulator lineup to contribute to ensuring safe ship navigation and handling of cargoes.
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