Rolls-Royce completes FATS for Korean MT30

摘要

Rolls-Royce has reached a major milestone in the Republic of Korea Navy's FFX frigate programme, with the successful completion of factory acceptance tests (FATs) for the MT30 gas turbine for the vessels. Rolls-Royce describes the MT30 - which will power the FFX Batch Ⅱ frigates - as the world's most power-dense marine gas turbine. The FFX Batch Ⅱ programme is for eight ships, the first of which will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). With testing complete, the MT30 engine will be shipped to Korea, where Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will integrate it into the steel enclosure which also houses the air inlets, exhausts and ancillary equipment, prior to installation in the ship.