CIP cleaning reduction on a fresh water generator A CIP cleaning reduction was needed on MV Detroit Express, where the fresh water generator went through clean-in-place chemical cleaning every 10 to 12 days and was opened monthly for manual cleaning on top. Scale,...
UV steriliser replacement on a car carrier’s potable water M/V Harvest Leader needed a UV steriliser replacement because its UV unit controlled bacteria in the drinking water and did nothing else. It offered no protection against scale in the calorifier or the...
Fresh water generator cleaning without the chemical soak Fresh water generator cleaning on this car carrier needed chemical soaking to shift scale from the plates, and each clean could take up to 24 hours. The plates were also vulnerable to build-up between cleans,...
Barnacle control in seawater cooling on a car carrier Barnacle control in seawater cooling had failed on Main Cooling System #2 aboard a car carrier, where a large barnacle population covered the cooling plates. Seawater flow was reduced and cooling efficiency was...
Shipboard potable water bacteria and calorifier scale Shipboard potable water bacteria control on M/V Hermes Leader depended entirely on a UV steriliser, with no scale protection in the piping or the calorifier. The operator wanted safe water across the accommodation,...
