Enhancements added to offshore thrusters
New enhancements to the Pleuger brand of azimuthing thrusters are designed to help improve offshore operations.
These thruster units are multidirectional propeller pods installed on platforms and ships to allow for intricate vessel positioning.
A recent modification to the tilted-shaft design of the units helps improve the net thrust of operation in offshore uses.
The newest technological contribution is the underwater-mountable, L-drive and fixed-pitch thruster line for offshore applications. The WFSD-type thruster with this tilted-axis propeller is designed for optimum net thrust output and maintainability. This tilted-shaft propeller design helps assure minimum thruster-hull and thruster-thruster interaction, which results in higher net thrust for the vessel, the company points out.
The newly designed thrusters are available for custom optimization to as large as 5 m in propeller diameter. This design provides for greater than 4,000 kW input power with a fixed-pitch propeller.
Source: Flowserve Corp., 5215 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 2300, Irving, TX 75039.
Compliance management service offers new version
This provider of internet-based, on-demand systems for the management and automation of environmental, health and safety compliance activitiesnow offers version 6.0 of its flagship compliance management service.
The new version adds features that help make it easier for organizations to centrally and securely manage, in real-time, all aspects of regulatory compliance, helping improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.
In addition to the streamlined interface, other enhancements of the service include:
- Dashboard metrics for key performance indicators.
- Ability to do “what if” analyses for contingency planning.
- Enhanced calculation engine capable of performing the sophisticated calculations.
- Additional hierarchy for increased flexibility.
- Report scheduler that runs reports automatically so they can be viewed at users’ convenience.
- Advanced search criteria that can be customized and saved for each user.
- European or American date formats with 24 hr or AM-PM time.
The company says its system is suited for managing greenhouse gas, NERC, Title V, Sarbanes Oxley, water and waste requirements, and other sets of regulatory requirements.
Source: Enviance Inc., 2386 Faraday Ave., Suite 220, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
