Water Propulsion Systems Inc
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- Name Michael Donelan Sales Manager For Inland Water Propulsion Maritime Reporter, Nov 1981 #29
Robert N. Stout, executive vice president, Midland Enterprises Inc., announced that Michael B.
Donelan recently joined Midland's new subsidiary, Inland Water Propulsion Systems Inc., as sales manager. Mr. Donelan will be responsible for sales of the B&W Alpha Diesel propulsion systems.
Midland recently announced agreement with the Danish firm to act as sales and service agents on the U.S. inland waterways for their complete line of marine diesel power plants.
Prior to joining Midland, Mr.
Donelan was sales manager for Powerway Inc., a subsidiary of Riverway Company.
The Inland Water Propulsion Systems Inc. division of Midland Enterprises Inc. allows B&W Alpha Diesel to gain representation for its diesel systems over the entire U.S. inland waterways network.
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- B&W Alpha Diesel Names Midland As U.S. Reps For Inland Waterways Maritime Reporter, Oct 1981 #86
Alpha Diesel, Frederikshavn, Denmark, a division of Burmeister & Wain Diesel of Copenhagen, to act as sales and service agents on the U.S. inland waterways for their full line of marine diesel power plants. Under terms of the agreement, Midland will establish a new subsidiary, Inland Water Propulsion
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 4th CoverGlow a little longer. Superior sensor performance on a rmance on a – – RBRtridentfraction of the power RBRtridente teee ackscatter or turbidity with hi i in n n t t th h h he e e s sa a am m m me Measure chlorophyll a, fDOM, and backscatter or turbidity within the same e e sensor package using the
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 48Index page MTR MarApr2024:MTR Layouts 4/4/2024 3:19 PM Page 1 Advertiser Index PageCompany Website Phone# 17 . . . . .Airmar Technology Corporation . . . . . . . . . .www.airmar.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(603) 673-9570 9 . . . . . .Birns, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 45with zero carbon emissions • Teledyne Marine Acquires Valeport Teledyne Marine agreed to acquire Valeport a leader in the design and manufacture of underwater sensors and pro? l- ers. Valeport is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of oceanographic and hydrographic instrumentation. The in- dependent
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 44signed a partnership agreement with Cellula Ro- the CARIS Ping-To-Chart work? ow, allowing for full above- botics, USA Inc., to expand uncrewed underwater vehicle and-below- water image capture with survey grade accuracy (UUV) capabilities for advanced operations in dynamic envi- 44 March/April 2024 MTR
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43a new generation of GeoAcoustics sub-bottom with Cathx Ocean that it says ‘radically’ reduces the time and pro? ling technology, reaching into deeper waters for the ac- effort required to detect and classify objects of interest in sea- quisition of essential data for e.g., the development and opera- bed
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 42Nano connector which offers a versatile and robust performance, making it suitable for multiple applica- tions and the increasingly compact design of underwater in- struments, equipment and systems. This splash and wet-mate connector is manufactured from high-grade titanium and neo- prene to withstand deep
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 41Technology Image courtesy Exail Image courtesy Submaris and EvoLogics Vehicles The ROV-1500 from Outland Technology represents a leap forward in underwater robotics, a compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) weighing in at less than 40 lbs (19kg) the ROV- 1500 is easy to transport and deploy. Similar
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 40(ROTVs), inspection-class Remotely Operated Vehicles to withstand the most severe ocean conditions, the new DriX (ROVs), as well as Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). O-16 has been designed for long-duration operations (up to Its gondola, located below the surface, can further host a wide 30 days)
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 39Photo courtesy Global Ocean Design Figure 7 A 35Ah AGM lead-acid battery is tested using the West Mountain Radio CBA to show the effect of simply ? lling the battery voids with mineral oil as a compensating ? uid. The CBA is programmed to cut-off at a voltage of 10.50v. The top line (red) shows the
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 38LANDER LAB #10 Photo courtesy West Mountain Radio Photo courtesy of Clarios/AutoBatteries.com Figure 6 The West Mountain Radio Computerized Battery Analyzer (CBA V) attaches to a Figure 5 laptop by a USB-B cable, and to a battery by Powerpole® Connectors. Exploded view of an AGM lead-acid battery.
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 37miscible barrier ? uid heavier than seawater (sg=1.026) and lighter than the battery electrolyte (sg=1.265). The original cell vent cap was screwed into the top of the riser pipe to vent the gases associated with charging. Wires were soldered to the lead (Pb) posts. The lead-acid battery was additionall
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 36is two-fold: 1) battery packs carried on the as valve regulated lead acid (VRLA), maintenance free de- outside of a pressure housing only subtract their water weight signs. Lead-acids are temperature dependent, and their capac- from the overall buoyancy, while carried inside, they subtract ity may fall
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 35including common alkaline cells, cannot be lithium, contained inside a thin stainless-steel cylinder, is ex- pressure compensated. tremely reactive with water. Physical Modi? cations to a battery, including means to pres- ? Lithium-ion: These secondary cells are not subject to sure compensate the cells
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’ Merlin riser systems were lift nodules into a collection drum. successfully deployed on both the TMC / Allseas and JAMSTEC
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32FEATURE SEABED MINING by a sea? oor plume from its pilot collection system test. pact, nodule collection system that utilizes mechanical and The Metals Company recently signed a binding MoU with hydraulic technology. Paci? c Metals Corporation of Japan for a feasibility study on The company’s SMD
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 31The Allseas-designed production system consists of the Hidden Gem production vessel at the surface, an airlift riser system and jumper hose, and the pilot nodule collector vehicle at the sea? oor. Image courtesy of Allseas www.marinetechnologynews.com 31 MTR #3 (18-33).indd 31 4/4/2024 2:12:41
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 30to enable 3D visualization of op- The collector’s front-mounted Coandã-effect nozzles guide erations in real time. AI modelling can then determine the water over the seabed, creating negative pressure and a suc- environmental impacts of the operation and test how, for tion effect that picks up nodules
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29, sediment smothering and noise pollution. However, the International Seabed Au- thority (ISA) has granted 31 exploration contracts in international waters and is ex- pected to con? rm mining guidelines this July, or perhaps next. Nearly two thirds of the licenses are for nodule mining, the most advanced
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25, according to a tivity, and hydrophones to study activity against samples gathered by RV Tanga- NIWA statement from November 2022. that couples into the water column.” roa outside the caldera.” In all, Maxlimer Tonga’s severed domestic internet cable mapped more than 800 km2 and travelled was buried under
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23are largely unknown, in contrast with their sub-aerial (above-ground) counterparts. Kevin Mackay, marine ge- ologist at the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Research (NIWA), New Zealand, said, “There are over one million underwater volcanoes, although only about 120 are known to have been
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 19About the Author vey with the pipe tracker is not required, resulting in signi? - Svenn Magen Wigen is a Cathodic Protection and corrosion control cant cost savings, mainly related to vessel charter. expert having worked across The major advantage of using FiGS on any type of subsea engineering, design
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 18TECH FEATURE IMR There are also weaknesses in terms of accuracy because of FiGS Operations and Bene? ts signal noise and the ability to detect small ? eld gradients. In Conventional approaches to evaluating cathodic protection this process there is a risk that possible issues like coating (CP)
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17• Integrity assessment, and otherwise covered, e.g., by rock dump. As for depletion of • Mitigation, intervention and repair. sacri? cial anodes, this can be dif? cult or even impossible to Selecting the best method for collecting the data these work- estimate due to poor visibility, the presence of
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 16CATHODIC PROTECTION SURVEY USING NON-CONTACT SENSORS By Svenn Magen Wigen, FORCE Technology he principle behind sacri? cial anodes, which are water structures, reducing the need for frequent repairs and used to safeguard underwater pipelines and struc- replacements, which also aligns well with