|

Members of Danica's engine performance team onboard BC Ferries' Queen of Alberni


|
Optimizing diesel engine performance invariably reduces operating costs for vessel operators through decreased fuel consumption and maintenance, and as such, provides an incentive for operators to improve engine performance.
When an engine is optimized and properly tuned combustion is more efficient which means that the diesel fuel burned is utilized more effectively for engine power. This increased engine efficiency often translates into significant fuel savings for the vessel operator.
In addition, engine monitoring and analysis and condition-based maintenance equipment enables vessel operators to more accurately determine engine maintenance intervals so that maintenance is based on real, hard data rather than a set number of running hours. As a result, serious issues outside of defined maintenance intervals can be identified before they become catastrophic and costly problems. At the same time, unnecessary and costly engine interval-based maintenance can be averted in cases where monitoring data demonstrate that the engine is running well, saving the operator both time and money.
An optimized engine also benefits the environment and helps reduce the impact of diesel engine pollution on human health and wildlife. When a diesel engine is optimized not only is less fuel used for power, but dangerous polluting emissions, including smoke and particulate matter, are also reduced as a result of the improved combustion.
Hence, our slogan Maximizing Performance: Minimizing Pollution.
|

|
|