RELIABILITY--THE PRIME FACTOR FOR ACHIEVING GOOD ECONOMY

The economic ship results from a combination of society's requirements and available technology, both of which are subject to change. One of the main tasks of the marine diesel engine manufacturer, therefore, is, to forecast both of these factors over a certain period of time. This paper outlines the policy of Wartsila Diesel in relation to the problem. To be useful, a policy must result in a product range that suits market demand, and the way the company's present engines, including the VASA 46, respond to the demands for the economic ship is described. Automation and achievements in the field of knowledge engineering will also have an impact on the economic ship, so the concept of the "intelligent engine" that incorporates expert systems based on artificial intelligence is discussed as well.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference paper
• Authors:
  • Ahlqvist, I
• Conference:
  • Seminar on the Economic Ship
  • Location: Singapore
  • Date: 1987-12-3 to 1987-12-4
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 13p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Expert systems; Fuel conservation; Reliability
• Old TRIS Terms: Engine descriptions; Intelligent engine; Vasa 46 engine; Wartsila diesel engines
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657995
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM