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National Steel Awarded $14'/2-Million Navy

Contract To Overhaul Frigate

National Steel and Shipbuilding

Company of San Diego has been awarded a $14,573,936 firm-fixed- price Navy contract for the regular overhaul of the frigate USS Albert

David (FF-1050). The work will be performed in San Diego and is ex- pected to be completed in Septem- ber 1987. Fourteen proposals were solicited and seven bids were re- ceived. The Naval Sea Systems

Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H- 8192).

Robertson Appoints

New Sales Engineer

Robertson-Shipmate recently an- nounced the appointment of

Thomas J. Mackie as sales engi- neer.

A graduate of the State Universi- ty of New York Maritime College,

Mr. Mackie served aboard the R/V

Melville of Scripps Institution of

Oceanography preparing the ves- sel's bridge electronics for shipyard overhaul. He was then employed by

Dynalytics Corporation, a consult- ing engineering firm, and later, by

American President Lines as radio electronics officer aboard the M/V

President Washington.

According to Robertson-Ship- mate, Mr. Mackie's new position will strengthen both the company's technical capabilities and ability to service their broad customer base.

Drew And MAN B&W

Conduct Joint Tests

On Fuel Additive

Drew Ameroid Marine recently announced that it has completed a series of tests jointly sponsored with

MAN B&W Diesel using Amergize® deposit modifier/combustion im- prover. The extensive tests, con- ducted on diesel engines both on a turbocharger test bed and on-board a ship, demonstrated the positive effect that the Amergize fuel addi- tive has in reducing and preventing deposits on turbochargers of engines that burn today's heavy fuels.

The test rig at the Augsburg,

West Germany, facility of MAN

B&W was used to simulate fouling situations that these highly reliable and efficient turbochargers may ex- perience. In these tests, Amergize- treated fuel at varying concentra- tions were compared with a baseline test. These tests showed not only that Amergize can reduce the foul- ing of a turbocharger, but that it can be done at economical dosages.

After completion of the test-bed evaluations, MAN B&W and Drew agreed to jointly sponsor shipboard trials. The vessel chosen had a me- dium-speed diesel engine with tem- porarily poor turbocharger efficien- cy. The ship's crew had to water- wash the T/C every 100 hours, and the T/C required frequent mechani- cal cleanings. This ship was chosen

October, 1986 to see if Amergize, when applied at economical dosage rates, would sig- nificantly reduce the frequency and severity of the fouling.

After six months of comparing the baselines to the results achieved with Amergize, it was found that the ship could operate for three or more months without cleaning the turbo- charger. In fact, this period might be extended, but this was the lon- gest period during the trial in which the ship ran on Amergize. The re- sults show that by using Amergize- treated fuels, diesel engines are able to burn blended fuels resulting in less harmful fouling, lower fuel con- sumption, and reduced mainte- nance.

Amergize fuel additive is the la- test in new technology from Drew

Ameroid. It is used on more than 800 ships worldwide, and has also been tested by independent labora- tories with impressive results.

Drew service representatives will assist ship managers in determining specific treatment rates and dosing procedures for Amergize. In addi- tion, the company offers its Pace® fuel evaluation program and its Red

Carpet Service Program for any ship starting on Amergize, to identify the characteristics of the fuel aboard and determine dosage levels.

For additional information and free literature on Drew's Amergize fuel additive, Pace fuel evaluation, and the Red Carpet Service Pro- gram,

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