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Benefits of replacement
- retrofit solution for existing viscosity system components:
- direct installation at the old position without piping modification
- retrofit adapters allow a time and cost efficient replacement process without welding work
- control cabinets tailored to vessel conditions for minimum cabling work
- all components are class type approved, tested and calibrated
- recent developments in the field of sensors:
- maintenance free equipment
- support the need for fuel data quality tracking throughout the engine's service life time
- optional density measurement
Nowadays threats in HFO handling
- Operational challenges with HFO viscosity measurement:
- Costly 3rd party maintenance on board with pneumatic controls
- Regular cleaning
- Variation of fuel quality
- Temperature control does not guarantee proper viscosity
- New international rules & regulations are on the rise:
- 0.1 % limit of sulphur content in the Baltic and Northern Sea
- 0.5 % limit of sulphur content until 2020 in the rest of the world
→ require more frequent changes between fuel types
→ thermal stress caused by different fuel temperature may damages engine and injection system
→ wrong temperature leading to insufficient viscosities causes high friction and sudden damages
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"You can not control, what you don't measure!"
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