SAACKE’s new configuration tool for Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS), also known as marine ‘scrubbers’ that clean sulphur oxides (SOx) from ship exhaust gas, enables the design of an EGCS to be determined in advance to increase transparency and planning reliability.
The tool uses input ship and operating data to calculate details of the system design, such as dimensions, number of components, or size of the pump system. This means that the required installation space for the EGCS can be estimated based on a visual representation, which has the potential to lead to cost savings as a smaller system requires less investment and less installation space.
The configurator also features a new calculation model to determine the pH value at the washing water outlet. This can help to comply with International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines on pH value wash-water, which must not fall below 6.5 at a distance of four metres from the outlet of the EGCS. The calculation model developed by SAAKE helps to achieve a pH value of 5 directly at the wash-water outlet, meaning that less caustic soda or dilution water is needed to lower the pH, saving ship owners operating costs of such additional resources.
To ensure compliance, the EGCS continuously measure the pH value and records and displays all data on the EGCS monitor which can generate a report at the push of a button to provide proof of compliance and facilitates cooperation between the ship’s crew and local port authorities.
SAAKE claims that this may lead to energy and cost operating cost savings of more than 60%.
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