Artesis has completed an installation trial of its Motor Condition Monitoring (MCM) technology for BP Shipping, the global centre of marine expertise for the BP Group; fitting two MCM units to two seawater pumps aboard a LNG carrier.
Aim
“As with all new technology in the marketplace there is a degree of scepticism when embarking on an initial R&D and trial period. To prove a useful and worthwhile tool we needed to determine whether the MCM unit could accurately detect a fault prior to catastrophic failure and ultimately, provide us with a non-intrusive monitoring process with cost saving benefi ts,” said Mark Pellow, engineering superintendent for BP Shipping.
In addition, the trial aimed to validate the Artesis condition monitoring application technique when compared to the more traditional technique of vibration monitoring.
BP Shipping – Worldwide Fleet With over 50 ships in its worldwide fleet, BP Shipping is very much aware of the benefi ts of condition monitoring and runs a successful global initiative, adopting CM technologies and programmes throughout its fl eet. MCM has the ability to monitor equipment that is currently outside of the BP CM programme, where kit may be inaccessible or in a hazardous location.