Engine Oil
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- What’s in Your Engine Oil? Maritime Reporter, Jun 2014 #72
Volvo Penta of the Americas is offering an Oil Analysis Program for all Volvo Penta diesel and gas engines. With this information, maintenance can be planned effectively and unplanned downtime and repair expenses avoided. Collect the sample and send it to a Volvo Penta laboratory and a complete report by email will be sent back with recommendations for maximizing engine performance.
www.volvopenta.com
(As published in the June 2014 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News - http://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter)
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- ExxonMobil Debuts Zinc-free Marine Engine Oil Maritime Reporter, Dec 2014 #71
, reduction in liner wear and a enhancement in bearing protection. In testing conducted in extreme service conditions with both EMD and GE marine engines, the company reports that Mobilgard 410 NC technology performed well. Based on the field trials Mobilgard 410 NC is now approved for use in EMD and
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- MARINE LUBRICANTS MEETING THE DEMANDS OF NEW AND UPGRADED DIESELS Maritime Reporter, Jul 1988 #52
to fully instrumented ships working on slow-speed crosshead engine cylinder oils. Also, Castrol's development of a range of fully synthetic diesel engine oils, which requires extensive research, part of which involves a program of cooperation with a major German engine builder. As stated in "Marine
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- Spinner II Oil Cleaning Centrifuges Reduce Engine Wear Rates— Literature Offered Maritime Reporter, Nov 1986 #82
advantages, applications and features. The Spinner II line supplelments full-flow filtration systems on diesel, dual-fuel or spark-ignited gas engines. Self powered by the engine's oil pressure, the centrifuge uses centrifugal force to remove dirt, sludge, soot and other detrimental contaminants
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- MARINE LUBRICANTS Maritime Reporter, Jul 1990 #28
engines modified to run at higher operating temperatures to increase efficiency. Chevron DELO Marine Oil 477 (DELO 6170 Oil) provides an optimized engine oil formulation for today's service requirements for industrial engine design in marine towboat and ferry service. EXXON Circle 83 on Reader Service
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- Spinner II Oil Cleaning Centrifuges Reduce Engine Wear Rates Maritime Reporter, Oct 1986 #44
advantages, applications and features. The Spinner II line supple ments full-flow filtration systems on diesel, dual-fuel or spark-ignited gas engines. Self powered by the engine's oil pressure, the centrifuge uses centrifugal force to remove dirt, sludge, soot and other detrimental contaminants
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- M A R I N E LUBRICANTS MEETING T H E D E M A N D S OF N EW A N D U P G R A D E D DIESELS Maritime Reporter, Jul 15, 1986 #46
behind Chevron International Oil Company's DELO (Diesel Engine Lube Oil) products, Now the company offers an improved line of marine trunk piston engine oils to lubricate the medium-speed diesels of today and the future. Mediumspeed diesel engines of today operate at higher outputs and on a wide range
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- Proper Engine Maintenance Leads to Significant Cost Savings Marine News, Aug 2013 #30
difference. Oil is used to lubricate, cool and seal the engine, and maintaining its purity is crucial. If not kept continuously and meticulously clean, engine oil loses its key attributes, including vital additives, due to contamination from byproducts of combustion, wear metals, liquids, gases, and oxidation
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- Benjamin Vickers: 175 Years & Counting Maritime Reporter, Nov 2003 #89
continue to operate if sterntube leakage occurs, without damage to the shaft, seals and bearings that may well result from the use of a conventional engine oil. A further refinement. Hydrox 21, significantly reduces leakage, reportedly by at least 70'A. even in the event of quite serious damage to the
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- Hatch & Kirk Offers Engine Control Panel Maritime Reporter, Jan 1991 #15
panel include digital tachometer with hourmeter and overspeed trigger; digital 20-channel annunciator; digital pressure switches and gages for fuel, engine oil, airbox, start air, and crankcase; and digital temperature scanner. Instrument readout is available in both. For more information and free literature
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- Cummins Introduces New Premium Grade Lube Oil For Diesel Engines Maritime Reporter, Nov 1984 #99
specifically to maximize the performance of their engines," said Don Carver, product manager-lubricants, and the architect of the Premium Blue engine oil project. "The project has resulted in the development of a unique combination of oil base stock, viscosity improvers, detergents, and stabilizing add
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- Chevron Develops New Delo 1000 Marine Oil —Literature Available Maritime Reporter, Nov 1981 #52
An eight-page color brochure detailing the Chevron International Oil Company's new Delo 1000 marine engine oil has been published by the company. The oil, an alkaline detergent/ dispersant cylinder and crankcase oil, is designed to meet the most severe requirements of medium- speed, trunk piston
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 4270th anniversary, and the launch of a new high amperage subsea connector se- ries, the 225 Amp BIRNS Meridian line. The Meridian line, a robust, custom engineered dry-mate connector series is open face rated to 6km, and is well-suited for battery packs and thrusters for crewed and uncrewed subsea vehicles
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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: 36LANDER LAB #10 Of special interest for marine applications, LiPo batteries are Shipping any kind of lithium battery can be a challenge, and offered in a “pouch” design, with a soft, ? at body. The pouch IATA regs vary with the batteries inside or outside an instru- is vacuum-sealed, with all voids ?
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 35dropping the pack into a bucket of saltwater. tery packs. (Google “Custom battery pack manufacturers”.) If you need to design your own, take a look at “Engineering Figure 2 Guidelines for Designing Battery Packs,” at PowerStream. LiPo pouch cells com (www.powerstream.com/BPD.htm). have been tested
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33and hovers above the sea- bed, picking nodules with robotic arms. CEO Oliver Gunasekara cites three unique developments: the battery-oper- ated buoyancy engine, fast-acting robot- ic arms and the AI algorithms that guide them, identifying and avoiding nodules with visible life present. A second-generation
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 15. He simultaneously for months at a time, extending deployments earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical even in remote locations like the Antarctic. Engineering and Mechatronics at Villanova And for users who tend to operate in areas with drastic University and a Master of Engineering changes in water
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 14capability to The Slocum Sentinel Glider will be driven by the industry’s our customers,” said Dan Shropshire, Vice President Business largest buoyancy engine, with a volumetric capacity of 4 li- Development and Program Execution, Marine Vehicles, “The ters – more than double any other available glider buoyancy
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 13long-term data gathering of all kinds. In response, Teledyne Webb Research has announced the launch of their new- est product in the ? eld of buoyancy engine driven underwater vehicles: the Slocum Sentinel Glider. The Slocum Sentinel Glider builds on the technology of Teledyne Webb Research’s Slocum G3
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 47MARKETPLACE Products & Services www.MaritimeEquipment.com Powering the fleet for 60 years! HYDRAULIC NOISE, SHOCK AND VIBRATION SUPPRESSOR Noise, Shock, VibraO on & PulsaO on in Quiet, Smooth Flow Out Oil Bladder Nitrogen (blue) Manufactured by MER
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43and testing of ships, “I don't say that crews must be soft- tive fuels, carbon capture, batteries and and a regulatory framework which takes ware engineers, but there is no going fuel cell power will all provide critical account of the ‘graceful deterioration’ of back: there has to be both a systematic
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 41farm applications • DGPS coastal differential global positioning systems • VHF port communication systems Nautel and Kenta bring 55+ year history of engineering innovation, superior performance and customer satisfaction. Our expertise has made us a preferred supplier to coastal stations, FPSO, oil platforms
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38ing boat Castalia, which operates on full electric propulsion. the world's ? rst zero-emissions mooring service for a tanker. Equipped with two 150 kW engines and a lithium battery ca- This took place at an offshore multiple buoy mooring site near pacity of 485 kWh, Castalia ensures operational autonomy
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 35can from vessel drawings. The academy program also includes reduce the time they need to spend on a simulator. This saves gas handling operations and engine room simulation courses time and money and frees up simulator time for others. offered by GTT Training and the Thet Training Center. Once onboard
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 34NORBIT’s oil spill detection system with its K-Pos DP system for simulation-based training of offshore professionals at Equinor. 34 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April 2024 MR #4 (34-44).indd 34 4/5/2024 8:43:52 A
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 32development of these cranes, particularly ling area. This would result in a major time and fuel saving. in ? oating offshore wind,” says Adrian Green, Engineering & For ? oating projects, it could reduce project installation time Contracts Director. “Ports are a major bottleneck at the mo- enough to make
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 25still have quite a few steam-pow- tract operated. ered ships. I happen to be a prior enlisted Navy machinist’s mate and a 1200-lb. steam plant quali? ed engineer, but I can You not just commanding an operational ? eet, tell you that there are fewer and fewer mariners these days you’re running a global
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 21said Langford. “However, projects with Shell. Eventually he settled in Houston, working we are gung ho about making this happen, and we are con? - with engineering and advisory/EPC companies for offshore dent that the offshore wind business will grow year-on-year.” developments and another stint at SBM,
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 20Robert Langford, the American Bureau of Shipping has all of that and more bundled in one neat package. Langford recently visited with Maritime Reporter & Engineering News on the sidelines of a ? oating wind conference in Houston to offer insights on the pace, direction and hurdles to overcome in U.S. offshore
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 19SOVs Source: Intelatus Global Partners built vessel fell from ~25% in early 2021 to ~12% today. Visit Us The biggest new building premium is found in the USA, for at OTC Houston, TX a variety of reasons, where the three tier one SOVs are being Booth 2121 built for ~€87-168 million. VARD is a leader in
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 18for the comparatively construction vessels feature fuel ? exibility through dual fuel near shore Taiwanese market, which is also actively served by engines and (space for) a bunkering system. Currently metha- CTVs. Oil & gas offshore support vessels have been widely nol is a preferred energy carrier
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 17SOVs China, we do not look at demand for SOVs/CSOVs as having a linear rela- tionship to the number of wind farms or turbines installed. We look to see where a large number of wind turbines are concentrated in relatively close proximity, generally in a very large wind farm or in a project cluster
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 16operations. that three international OEMs (Siemens, Vestas and GE) cur- rently dominate the global offshore wind space outside of 16 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April 2024 MR #4 (1-17).indd 16 4/5/2024 8:40:17 A
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 10data, The staged introduction of SIRE 2.0 has been crucial in and, in contrast with its predecessor, the digitalization report- 10 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • April 2024 MR #4 (1-17).indd 10 4/5/2024 8:37:12 A