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1990s by the larger 12 and 16 cylin- der "vee" form models. Providing main propulsion and auxiliary power and spanning the power band 90 bhp - 1,970 bhp, the series are re- portedly noted for their reliability, quality, high levels of power output, low fuel consumption and low run- ning costs. In 1993, Dorman launched its new Sea Prince 6L line of engines, designed for powering vessels within the specialized Euro- pean inland waterways, inshore fish- ing and workboat markets, and the line has reportedly become a popu- lar choice. For more information on

Dorman Diesels,

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PBS Turbo And ABC Engines

Reach Supply Agreement

An agreement has been reached between ABC Gent and PBS Velka

Bites AS for PBS to supply turbo- chargers for all engines of the DXC and DZC series after the successful testing of the turbochargers by ABC.

ABC Gent manufactures super- charged oil engines of the DXC and

DZC series, all of which have been fitted with VTR superchargers of the 0 and 1 series. The PBS turbo- chargers will be manufactured so that no modifications, including adjustment devices and exhaust pipes, will have to be made to the

ABC engines. Testing was carried out at ABC's facilities and it was found that the turbochargers were capable of supplying the required amount of air into an engine of im- proved efficiency at lower exhaust gas temperatures.

GER Corporation Previews

Airborne Imaging System

Geophysical and Environmental

Research (GER) Corp. previewed its new airborne imaging system, the EPS 2100-M, designed to detect oil spills, at the Second Thematic

Conference — Remote Sensing for

Marine and Coastal Environments.

GER scientist Dr. Tod Rubin also presented a paper, "A State-of-Art

Airborne Infrared/Ultra Violet Scan- ner for Oil Pollution Monitoring and

Mapping," authored by B.M.

Sorenson of Intradan, Dr. Sheng-

Huel Chang of GER Corporation, and T.F. Melhuish of the Cana- dian Coast Guard. It describes the principles and capabilities of the new and upgraded scanner, known commercially as EPS-2100M, now ready for use by the Canadian Coast

Guard. Dr. Chang, president and co-founder of GER Corporation, at- tended the opening day of the con- ference. Dr. Chang was instru- mental in organizing the First In- ternational Airborne Imaging Spec- trometer Calibration Workshop to establish industry standards for imaging spectrometry, at which a select group of internationally known experts from academia, in- dustry and government partici- pated. For more information on

GER,

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March, 1994

Raytheon Unit's Minehunter

Imaging Tests Successful

Applied Remote Technology (ART), a subsidiary of Raytheon

Company, has successfuly com- pleted a series of demonstrations using its XP-21 unmanned under- water vehicle (UUV) for mine-hunt- ing in near-coastal waters.

Witnessing the demonstrations, conducted near the Naval Amphibi- ous Base in Coronado, Calif, were representatives from the U.S. Navy's

Mine Warfare and Explosive Ord- nance Disposal program offices and the Naval Special Warfare Office.

The XP-21 was outfitted with a fiber optic tether, forward-looking and side scan sonars, and an underwa- ter television camera. According to

Mark Iwanowski, ART's business development director, the company- funded development activity and demonstrations showed that the 21- inch unmanned underwater vehicle could perform mine-hunting opera- tion in waters as shallow as 10 feet, just beyond the surf zone. The XP- 21 was recently equipped with ART's laser-scan imaging system, a gated laser imaging system, and a con- ventional low-light camera to evalu- ate how each of these sensors would perform in turbid near-coastal wa- ters. For more information about

Applied Remote Technology,

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