Offshore gets a taste of the cold sandwich
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Gay Turner, Intelligent EngineeringEs commercial manager, provides information on how using the new sandwich plate system (SPS) overlay deck helps the company target offshore areas, including offshore support vessels, oilrigs and FPSOs. The SPS is being used in new works as well as in repairs.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 2004
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New guidance on shafting alignment
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Design changes in the shafting alignment have become necessary due to incidents of damage to engine bearings on the aft side of 'long stroke' type two-stroke main diesel engines. A new guidance of calculating the shaft alignment is being developed by ClassNK.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 2005
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Quick fix for shaft seal leaks
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Information is presented on how, by installing a temporary shaft sealing system, UMC International helped to plug the leak in HMS OceanEs internal shaft seals, thereby enabling the British Ministry of Defence to make modifications to the shaft seal system.
Publication Name: Motor Ship
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0027-2000
Year: 2004
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