FUEL TREATMENT--THE SYSTEMS CONCEPT

Shipowners want assurances that the entire fuel-oil treatment system delivers a properly cleaned and conditioned fuel to the engine. Their ultimate demand is a system backed by a performance guarantee covering such matters as manhour input, maintenance costs, spare parts, and reliability. For their part, suppliers also envision delivery of a total system backed by a guarantee covering economy, reliability and functional availability. This paper discusses the steps required to reach this goal. It emphasizes that such a guarantee would first entail the acceptance by owners and operators of delivery of a complete system from a single supplier. Secondly, owners and suppliers would have to work together more closely to develop the database required to support a commitment to a specific guarantee.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference paper
• Authors:
  • Bengtsson, G
• Conference:
  • International Marine Propulsion Conference, 11th
  • Location: London, England
  • Date: 1989-3-9 to 1989-3-10
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: 12p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Reliability
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel oil treatment; System descriptions
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00659221
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM