MAN's PrimeServLab Expands Engine Fluid Analyses
PrimeServ Lab, a department of MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division MAN PrimeServ, is introducing fuel-stability analysis of new fuel types introduced in 2020 and their compatibility with other fuels.The lab performs analyses of fluids such as fuel oil, lube oil, cooling water, lube-oil separator control samples and fuel-oil separator control samples for both stationary and marine four-stroke engines.Now, the so-called p-value has become part of PrimeServ Lab’s standard, fuel-analysis program.
GE Offers Electric Start Systems for Marine Gas Turbines
GE’s Marine Solutions now offers electric start systems for its line of aeroderivative marine gas turbines. Along with lower life cycle costs and improved reliability, military and commercial marine customers will enjoy 60% less in acquisition costs with GE’s electric start system compared to a hydraulic start system. GE scaled the electric start system technology to match the requirements for its popular LM2500, LM2500+ and LM2500+G4 engines. “Our LM2500+G4 gas turbines – the…
New Forming Machine for the Construction Site
Sometimes less is more. That’s also true for the size and weight of pre-assembly devices that are predominantly used at construction sites. They need to have compact designs but nevertheless work precisely, fast and safe, just like the new VOSSForm 100 Compact forming machine. The mobile bench machine shapes a contour on hydraulic tubes. In combination with a soft seal and function nuts, this results in extremely leakproof and process-reliable tube connections. The solution is ideal for steel and stainless steel tubes in the range from six to 42 mm outside tube diameter.
Winch Malfunction Leaves Parasailors aloft for Three Hours
Two passengers were successfully launched from a parasail vessel for a ride aloft. As they were being winched in the winds picked up, and the parasail towline winch became inoperable and 800 feet of towline payed out stranding the passengers aloft. Additionally, the vessel was unable to make way through the water while battling rough seas and the strong winds, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a safety alert derived from a recent parasail casualty investigation. The cause of the winch malfunction was due to overheating of the hydraulic power system which occurred because of an inadequate oil cooling system (through hull fittings / scoop type system) that relied solely on the vessel's movement through the water.
HamiltonJet HT900s for World’s Biggest High Speed Crew Boat
Waterjet manufacturer HamiltonJet recently got great news when four HT900 waterjets were selected for Incat Crowther’s latest project – a first-of-type 70 meter Catamaran Fast Crew Boat for operations in the Caspian Sea oil industry in Azerbaijan. When completed, this vessel will be the world’s largest high speed crew boat operating in the global oil industry. It will also be the largest vessel HamiltonJet has been involved in to date, and will further showcase waterjet’s performance and maneuvering benefits over other forms of propulsion in this demanding marine sector.
New Alfa Laval T35 Heat Exchanger
Alfa Laval announced the addition of the new T35 gasketed plate heat exchanger to its broad portfolio of marine products and solutions. With patented features, the T35/TS35 introduces changes to today’s marine coolers and cooling systems in order to deliver unrivalled thermal efficiency, greater temperature flexibility, minimized fouling and reduced usage of raw material, the manufacturer said, adding, innovations to the frame, plate and gasket designs promise to raise heat transfer efficiency, lower investment and operating costs and reduce maintenance costs.
Repeat Orders for Wärtsilä 6L64 Engines
Wärtsilä Corporation has received repeat orders for the Wärtsilä 64, the company’s powerful medium-speed diesel engine. Four Wärtsilä 6L64 engines were ordered at the beginning of this year by the Polish shipbuilder Stocznia Szczecinska Nowa Sp.z o.o. as main engines for four 18,900 tdw multi-purpose vessels recently contracted by the Dutch shipowner Spliethoff Bevrachtningskantoor B.V. These vessels, which are repeats of the 10 S-class vessels delivered in 1999-2000 to the same owner, four of which were built by Stocznia Szczecinska in Poland, three by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. , and three by Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd in Japan. The latest four newbuildings are expected to be delivered between April 2004 and April 2005.
