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Beier Offers Free Brochure

On Nav/Com Equipment

Certified Compass Repairs

Frank L. Beier Radio's fact-filled 1983 brochure is available on request. This unique brochure features illustrated articles by leading electronics industry repre- sentatives on subjects ranging from satellite communications to color radar. In addition, the brochure profiles the company's broad range of services offered to the commer- cial, fishing and industrial markets.

Beier Radio has also added cer- tified magnetic compass repair and calibration, and nautical instru- ment repair services. Beier's is the only such certified compass service available on the Gulf Coast (certi- fication is available in only a few foreign countries, excluding the

U.S.). Company personnel are cer- tified by the respective authorities in both England and Norway for repairs, calibration, and manufac- ture of compasses.

Beier Radio has announced its newest customer service charts by mail. Now a vessel can automati- cally receive the most current

N.O.S. navigational charts, when new issues are printed, by sub- scribing to this service.

To receive a free copy of the

Beier brochure, or for further in- formation on compass and instru- ment services,

Write 75 on Reader Service Card

ASEA Stal-Laval Offers Free

Brochure On Soot Cleaning

Device Infrafone

ASEA Stal-Laval, Inc. of Elms- ford, N.Y., is offering a free six- page full-color brochure on a soot cleaning device, Infrafone. Used for cleaning boilers, air preheat- ers, precipitators, etc., Infrafone is driven by air and emits a 20-Hz frequency sound which agitates dry deposits. A pneumatic exiga- tor pulses air into a resonance tube directed into the space to be cleaned.

The Infrafone has the advantage of continuous cleaning and hence gives a higher efficiency of heat transmission. This is achieved by an intermittent insonating of some 5-15 seconds every 5 to 10 minutes.

Installation is simple and can easily be done in one day by the ship's own crew. More than one hundred units have been delivered for use on land based boilers around the world. The first marine Infra- fone has been in operation approx- imately one year and a boiler in- spection after eight months revealed: an extraordinarily clean boiler; cancellation of a planned wash down; and a recommenda- tion not to use the steam soot blowers, except for once a week in the rotating air preheater.

The illustrated brochure con- tains a complete description of the system, installation diagrams, and detailed performance charts.

For a free copy,

Write 76 ori Reader Service Card

Christening Held For Coal

Fired Dry Bulk Carrier At

Italcantieri Shipyard

The TNT Capricornia, a 75,750- dwt coal-fired dry bulk carrier, was christened recently in cere- monies held at Italcantieri's Mon- falcone shipyard. The ship and her sistership, the TNT Carpentaria, are being built for TNT Bulkships of Australia.

The Capricornia features an au- tomated coal-fired steam turbine propulsion plant producing a full- load speed of 25.8 knots with a maximum continuous output of 19,000 shp. The ship measures 255 meters long overall, with a molded breadth of 35.30 meters, and a de- sign draft of 12.20 meters. The Ca- pricornia is designed with four holds, a continuous double bottom, and side ballast tanks. $4-Million Antenna

Contract Awarded Datron Datron Systems Incorporated,

Chatsworth, Calif., has been awarded a $4,096,600 firm-fixed- price contract for 39 OE-82/WSC-1 (V) UHF fleet satellite antenna systems for shipboard use. The

Naval Electronic Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C. is the contracting activity (N000-39-83-

C-0383). new engines for new requirements

Light weight and low fuel consumption of SACM engines allow improved characteristics of modern high speed crafts.

Reliability, easy maintenance and efficient service make the SACM engines highly suitable for all types of supply and passenger crafts.

Shown is an up-to-date SES ship of a Gulf Coast supply boat fleet with 2x1350 hp SACM diesel RVR type propulsion units. from1000to lOOOOhp

POYAUD BORE 135 and 150 mm

SACM BORE 1 75. 195 and 240 mm

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Agent for the U.S.: F W. DONNELLY COMPANY 1939 WEST-GRAY / HOUSTON-TEXAS 77019

Tel. 713.526.6792 / TWX 910.881.5766 (DONNCO HOU)

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