Danish pump producer Svanehøj has launched its newly developed environmentally pleasant Flow Control system, which automates the control of electrical cargo pumps on tankers.
เกจวัดแรงดัน250bar of the newly developed software-based control system follows a profitable take a look at in collaboration with the Swedish shipping firm Furetank on the P&C tanker Fure Ven. The 18,000 DWT vessel was in-built 2019 as considered one of Furetank’s V-Series, a brand new technology of climate-smart P&C tankers.
Svanehøj’s system makes it faster, easier, and more efficient to function electric cargo pumps. It ensures an optimum changeover between tanks and pumps in parallel, decreasing the time needed for cargo discharge by up to 20% as a result of the system will automatically function on the optimal duty level. It allows the operator to take full management of the pumps, simplifying the entire cargo discharge operation without putting in any additional hardware.
Fure Ven is among the many first vessels at Furetank to have electrical cargo pumps installed. The company has recorded a 25% reduction in energy and fuel consumption in relation to cargo discharge operations compared to vessels in the fleet which have hydraulic pumps.
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