Patents Assigned to Wärtsilä Finland Oy
  • Patent number: 10487723
    Abstract: The charge air cooler arrangement for a piston engine includes an air cooler housing, a charge air cooler, which is arranged inside the air cooler housing, and an air duct that is connected to the air cooler housing for introducing charge air into the charge air cooler. The air duct is configured to protrude into the air cooler housing and to be attached to the charge air cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Juho Sandberg, Janne Mäki
  • Publication number: 20190323464
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vent fuel handling assembly and method of operation for a gas engine power plant, which can include a vent fuel recovery piping provided with at least one recovery piping for recovering vent fuel source, a vessel connected to the vent fuel recovery piping for storing the fuel recovered via the at least one inlet opening, and a compressor connected to the vessel at the inlet side of the compressor via a discharge piping so as to subject underpressure to the vessel and discharge gas from the vessel. The compressor is connected to the gas engine at the outlet side of the compressor via the discharge piping so as to feed the recovered gas to the engine for combustion therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Stefan FÄLTÉN, Jan KROOKS
  • Publication number: 20190308711
    Abstract: A water lead-through module is disclosed for discharging water into the sea through a hull of a marine vessel provided with a flow tube having a first end and a second end. The flow tube is of first grade steel, having an attachment flange part at the first end of the flow tube, and an outlet flange part at the second end of the flow tube extending radially outwards. A planar transition plate of a second grade steel has an outer periphery and includes an opening defining an inner periphery which conforms with an outer periphery of the outlet flange part, and wherein the transition plate is arranged axially flush with, rigidly connected to, by welding, the outlet flange part of the flow tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Peter KARANEN, Esa HÄKKINEN
  • Patent number: 10428746
    Abstract: A method of controlling an operation of an inlet valve system arranged in connection with each cylinder of an internal combustion piston engine, includes monitoring at least one parameter relating to engine load conditions, controlling using a primary control procedure an opening and closing timing of an inlet valve in response to the at least one parameter, and feeding charge air into the cylinder when the inlet valve is open. In a secondary control procedure a parameter relating to engine load conditions is measured and the closing timing of the inlet valve of the inlet valve system is controlled in response to the at least parameter independently from and with higher priority than the primary control procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Sören Hedvik, Magnus Sundsten
  • Publication number: 20190264623
    Abstract: A liquefied gas fuel feeding system can include a liquefied gas container configured to store liquefied gas and gaseous gas in cryogenic circumstances, a first fuel passage opening into an ullage space of the gas, a second fuel passage opening into a bottom section of the gas and provided with a controllable pump, at least two fuel delivery passages each configured to convey gas to a single gas consumer of at least two gas consumers, and a valve assembly configured to connect alternatively the first fuel passage or the second fuel passage to each one of the at least two fuel delivery passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Tomas HÖGNABBA, Piero ZOGLIA, Frans LAUNONEN, Luca BOARO
  • Publication number: 20190265198
    Abstract: An ultrasonic quality control as disclosed can inspect a quality of a piece and classify the piece automatically. The piece can be scanned, and an image formed from the scanning. A reference piece is also scanned, and a reference image is formed. A negative image of the reference image is formed, and an indication image is created by utilizing the image and the negative image. The indication image is filtered by utilizing several image filters, each image filter filtering all data of the indication image except an image filter specific indication level data. Further several indication levels data are provided from the image filter specific indication level data, and the piece can be classified utilizing the several indication levels data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Toni HAKKARAINEN
  • Patent number: 10287996
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a gas valve unit having an enclosure provided with an inlet and an outlet, with an inner pipe arranged to extend from the inlet to the outlet via the enclosure forming a gas tight piping inside the enclosure, and an outer pipe arranged to open into the enclosure via an at least one opening. Walls of the inner pipe and the outer pipe form a space there between as a first volume, and the enclosure forms a space inside as a second volume, the first and second volumes being arrangeable in flow communication with each other via an opening in connection with the outer pipe. At least one blocking unit selectively blocks the at least one opening in connection with the outer pipe and the flow communication between the first volume and the second volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Klaus Widjeskog, Marko Kuusisaari, Tomas Högnabba
  • Publication number: 20190101069
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a gas valve unit having an enclosure provided with an inlet and an outlet, with an inner pipe arranged to extend from the inlet to the outlet via the enclosure forming a gas tight piping inside the enclosure, and an outer pipe arranged to open into the enclosure via an at least one opening. Walls of the inner pipe and the outer pipe form a space there between as a first volume, and the enclosure forms a space inside as a second volume, the first and second volumes being arrangeable in flow communication with each other via an opening in connection with the outer pipe. At least one blocking unit selectively blocks the at least one opening in connection with the outer pipe and the flow communication between the first volume and the second volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Klaus WIDJESKOG, Marko KUUSISAARI, Tomas HÖGNABBA
  • Publication number: 20190078735
    Abstract: An exemplary bilobe or multilobe tank for storing liquefied natural gas includes at least two tank sections, each tank section having a curved upper surface and curved bottom surface, the tank sections being joined to each other so that the tank has an undulating upper surface and an undulating lower surface. Each tank section is connected to an adjacent tank section with at least one connecting duct so that a horizontal flow path is formed between the lowermost points of the adjacent tank sections or between the uppermost points of the adjacent tank sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Mathias JANSSON, Martin RÅHOLM, Marcin MALYS, Maciej ADAMOWICZ, Malgorzata KOCZUR-GRAZAWSKA, Grzegorz SLUSARSKI
  • Publication number: 20190078734
    Abstract: An exemplary tank arrangement for storing liquefied natural gas includes a multilobe tank having a gas-tight shell, wherein the arrangement includes a gas-tight and heat-insulated partition wall arranged within the shell for dividing the tank into a gas storage space, which is configured to hold liquefied natural gas, and a tank connection space, which is configured to enclose tank connections and valves associated with them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Sören KARLSSON
  • Publication number: 20190078736
    Abstract: An exemplary tank arrangement for storing liquefied natural gas includes a multilobe tank having at least three tank sections arranged in a row in a lateral direction, wherein each tank section is supported against a support surface with a first support allowing movement of the tank relative to the support surface in the longitudinal direction and with a second support, at least one of the second supports preventing movement of the tank relative to the support surface in the longitudinal direction. One tank section has a third support, which allows movement of the tank relative to the support surface in the longitudinal direction and prevents movement in the lateral direction. The first and second supports allow shrinkage and expansion of the tank in the lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Marcin MALYS, Maciej ADAMOWICZ, Malgorzata KOCZUR-GRAZAWSKA, Grzegorz SLUSARSKI
  • Publication number: 20190072016
    Abstract: When an internal combustion engine is driven at a low rate below a certain threshold value, exemplary embodiments as disclosed herein allow and restrict a reductant flow to an injector in repeating allowing cycles and restricting cycles. During the allowing cycles the controller is set to keep the reductant flow as close as possible a determined low point setpoint value. During the restricted cycles the reductant flow is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Timo Alho, Markus Lövholm, Andreas Holmqvist
  • Publication number: 20190017431
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a turbocharged internal combustion engine which will flush dirt periodically from the heat exchange surfaces of the LT-charge air cooler by using water condensed on the heat exchange surfaces for the flushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Vesa HILAKARI, Juha KUJALA, Ville-Veikko MÄKINEN, Kari NIEMINEN
  • Patent number: 10174662
    Abstract: An arrangement for treating exhaust gases of an internal combustion piston engine in a marine vessel, includes an exhaust gas channel coupled at its first end to the engine and having its second end opening to the environment, and a scrubber unit arranged between the first end and the second end of the exhaust gas channel. The arrangement has an exhaust gas channel cleaning system arranged to apply cleaning liquid on inner surface of the exhaust gas channel to a portion of the exhaust gas channel between the scrubber unit and the second end of the exhaust gas channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Petteri Nurmi, Sami Parkkinen, Martti Raevaara, Jyrki Ristimäki, Valtteri Vainio
  • Publication number: 20180328254
    Abstract: The heat insulation structure for a component of an exhaust system of a piston engine is arrangeable around the component such that an air space is formed between the component and the heat insulation structure, and includes an outer shell layer a middle shell layer that is arranged inside the outer shell layer, and a first inner shell layer that is arranged inside the middle shell layer. A first air gap is arranged between the outer shell layer and the middle shell layer, a first insulation layer is arranged between the middle shell layer and the first inner shell layer, and the outer shell layer is provided with venting apertures for natural ventilation of the first air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Wärtsilä Finland Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Lehtonen, Christer Nygård, Robert Lundström, Heikki Suurholma, Juha Hakala, Juha Niemi, Arto Aho, Georg Eriksson, Osmo Suomivirta
  • Publication number: 20180327052
    Abstract: An exemplary method is disclosed for estimating operational efficiency of a marine vessel with a propeller mounted to a rotatable shaft for converting rotative shaft power transferred from the shaft to the propeller into thrust to propel the marine vessel across water, the method including obtaining a respective time series of values for operating parameters of the marine vessel; constructing a multi-dimensional power matrix for a first time period based on operating parameter values within a respective sub-series thereof that represents a first time period; computing, for one or more propulsion parameters, fouling values based on information stored in the power matrix and information stored in a base matrix, of a reference fouling level; and creating indications concerning operating status of the marine vessel in dependence of the fouling values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Ronald VAN MIERT, Frank VELTHUIS, John KOP, Kenny JOOSEN
  • Publication number: 20180320654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a lip-type shaft seal for, a method of installing a lip-type shaft seal on a shaft of an underwater application, and a lip-type shaft seal therefor. Exemplary embodiments, can be especially advantageous as they can provide a lip-type shaft seal with a point of noncontinuity having such form-locking elements that the actual installation of the seal around the shaft under water may be performed by using the form-locking elements without the use of a habitat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Henric ANNELUND, Henrik LUNDGREN
  • Publication number: 20180304969
    Abstract: An exemplary method for a marine vessel having a propeller mounted to a rotatable shaft for converting rotative shaft power transferred from the shaft to the propeller into thrust to propel the marine vessel across water, includes obtaining measurement values that are descriptive of the shaft power, the thrust and speed through water of the marine vessel; separately estimating at least one of first excess shaft power caused by fouling of the propeller and second excess shaft power caused by fouling of the hull of the marine vessel; and issuing an indication of propeller cleaning in dependence of the first excess shaft power and hull cleaning in dependence of the second excess shaft power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Ronald Van Miert
  • Patent number: 10087825
    Abstract: A digital waste gate arrangement in an internal combustion piston engine has at least one turbocharger with a compressor part and a turbine part. A flow control unit has more than two individually controllable on-off valve units, and a pneumatic actuator system is arranged to control each on-off valve individually. At least one control gas inlet port is in connection with the pneumatic actuator system, which control gas inlet port is arranged in connection with a downstream side of a compressor part of the turbocharger via a control gas passage. The control gas for operating the flow control unit is arranged available for the pneumatic actuator sys-tem through the control gas passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Janne Maenpaa
  • Patent number: 10088108
    Abstract: A method for filling a fuel tank with liquefied gas includes liquefied gas being brought into the tank so that gas in introduced to a lower section of the tank below the surface of the liquefied gas in the tank, and during a first phase of the filling procedure while gas is introduced to a lower section of the tank the pressure of the tank is maintained below a predetermined set pressure by spraying of liquefied gas into a gas space in the upper section of the tank above the surface of the liquefied gas in the tank. At a predetermined state of the filling procedure a second phase of the procedure is initiated during which the spraying liquefied gas into a gas space in the upper section of the tank is decreased and the second phase is practiced until a predetermined filling stage of the tank is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Mathias Jansson, Soren Karlsson