IHC Beaver 600 C Cutter Suction Dredger

The IHC Beaver is well known for its robust construction, reliable operation and excellent performance. To date, IHC Holland have supplied more than 600 of these standard cutter suction dredgers. The current range of standard, demountable cutter suction dredgers consists of basic models, with power outputs ranging from 300 to 1,600 horse power. The IHC Beaver 600 is just one type from this range. The hull consists of three pontoons, one main pontoon housing the engine room, and two side pontoons. All parts are dimensioned to allow the IHC Beaver to be transported by road, rail or sea. The dredger is equipped with a rapid connectiondisconnection system for the pontoons, achieved using bolts at deck level, and hooks at the bottom. Further salient features of the vessel are the compact dredge pump drive incorporating a reduction gear with integrated pump bearing and a fresh water engine cooling system, based on the well cooling principle.

Various components are mounted in or on the main pontoon, including the cutter ladder, the two ladder actuator rams, control cabin, dredge pump, diesel engines and auxiliary power units, discharge line and the spuds with their actuator rams. The cutter and swing winches, mounted on the ladder, are powered by piston-type hydraulic motors.

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IHC Beaver 600 C Cutter Suction Dredger

Features
- Completely assembled and fully tested afloat before delivery - Simple, rapid assembly and dismantling - Ready for operation on arrival at site - Standard design, allowing early delivery and low price - Spare parts available from stock - Transportable by road, rail or sea - Reliable hydraulic system - Fresh water engine cooling system - Efficient fuel consumption - One-man operation - Wide range of optional equipment available

Winches
(ladder winch / swing winches) - Line pull, 1st layer : 40 / 40 kN - Max. line speed approx. : 25 / 25 m/min - Wire diameter : 16 / 16 mm - Drum diameter : 320 / 320 mm - All winches have independent hydraulic drive - The two swing winches are supplied with wires of 100m and anchors of 240kg

Spuds
- Length (approx.) - Diameter - Weight (approx.) : : : : : : : : : : 11 m 368 mm 1,360 kg 60 kN 1.80 m 3.00 m 18.00 m 22.50 m 15 kN 2.20 m

Principal particulars
- Length overall, ladder raised - Length over pontoons - Breadth - Depth - Main pontoon: 8.00 x 2.70 x 1.80m - Side pontoons: 12.00 x 1.47 x 1.47m - Mean draught with full bunkers approx. - Maximum standard dredging depth - Internal diameter of suction and discharge pipes - Total dry weight approx. : : : : 20.10 12.50 5.72 1.51 m m m m

Spud hoisting rams

- Force - Ram stroke - Spud stroke (each time approx.)

Swing width with 35 swing each side

: : : : 1.10 m 8.00 m 390 mm 45 t
- At max. dredging depth - At min. dredging depth

Deck crane
- Lifting power - Outreach

Dredge pump
390 kW (530 hp) - Dredge pump driven via combined pump block/reduction gearbox - Type IHC-900-175-350 - Power at shaft :

Tools
- Special tools are supplied for connecting and disconnecting pontoons and cutter ladder, and for maintenance of dredgepump and diesel engine

Optional equipment
- Anchor booms (plus enlarged side pontoons) - Wedge piece for very small min. dredging depth - Spud carriage - Increased dredging depth - Swivel bend - Non-return valve - Valve in discharge line - Production measuring equipment - Air conditioning

Engine installation
- Diesel engine: Caterpillar 3412 E developing 485kW (660hp) continuous power at 1,800rev/min. Specific fuel consumption 214g/kWhr

Electrical installation
- Voltage - Capacity : : 24 V 200 Ah

Cutter
- Type IHC 955-50, 5-bladed with serrated edges - Power at shaft : - Diameter - Maximum speed : : 52 kW (70 hp) 955 mm 34 rev/min

500 Pump output in m of in-situ solids per effective pumping hour

400

- internal diameter of discharge line 400mm - maximum standard dredging depth - maximum volumetric concentration of in-situ solids of 20% - final elevation at end of pipeline 4m

Output calculated for: Soil type A - fine sand B - medium sand C - coarse sand D - coarse sand/gravel E - gravel

300

200 A E 0 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Pipeline length in meters D C B

Decisive grain size 100m 235m 440m 1.30mm 7.00mm

Situ density 1,900kg/m3 1,950kg/m3 2,000kg/m3 2,100kg/m3 2,200kg/m3

100

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