Diesel Power Station THE CHALLENGE The centrepiece of Pavana lll includes sixteen 18-cylinder Wärtsilä V46 engines with a total electrical power of 267.4 MW. The engines have been installed in two separate halls for the sake of safety, but can be monitored from a single control room that is equipped with the latest monitoring equipment and technology provided by Wärtsilä. All sixteen engines, which have been installed in a flexible manner, use steel spring couplings for torque transmission between the engine and the generator, and these steel spring couplings now need to be replaced following instances of damage. The disadvantage of the steel spring couplings: They can only be dismantled after a laborious disassembly process and can only be sent to the manufacturer for repair. Thus, it wou

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