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A Brief
Introduction to Our Services...
Infra-red thermography is a widely accepted PPM
technology that can be applied to electrical and
mechanical systems found in the Marine Industry.
In additional to saving money and increasing uptime,
thermography can play a crucial function in maintaining
the safety and reliability of marine facilities where
system failure could lead to catastrophic loss of vessel
or its crew.
Oil leakage hitting hot spots on engines is the major
cause of engine-room fires onboard ship. According to
casualty statistics more than 60% of all engine room
fires have been initiated by a hot spot.
Most lubrication, hydraulic and fuel oils have an
auto-ignition point above 250o C. If a liquid
hits a surface hotter than its auto-ignition temperature
the liquid may ignite spontaneously. Any such hot spot
is an immediate hazard in case of oil leakage.
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to review Hot Surface Technical Paper.
Thermographic imaging of running
machinery can play an important part in condition
monitoring and assessment. Miss-aligned shafts, dry
bearings, loose couplings...etc all exert adverse loads
in the machinery in question, which in turn generates
localised heat - which can be detected and quantified.
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