Following a successful test on the P&C tanker Fure Ven, Svanehøj is now launching “FlowControl”, which automates the control of electric cargo pumps on tankers. The intention is to encourage more shipowners to choose the more environmentally friendly solution.
With a newly developed software-based control system, Svanehøj will make it faster, easier, and more efficient to operate electric cargo pumps.
Known as “FlowControl”, the system ensures an optimal changeover between tanks and pumps in parallel, reducing the time needed for cargo discharge by up to 20% because the system will automatically operate at the optimal duty point. It allows the operator to take full control of the pumps, simplifying the entire cargo discharge operation. Without installing any additional hardware.
“It is well known that electric cargo pumps weigh less, make less noise and use significantly less power than hydraulic cargo pumps. Yet most P&C tankers have hydraulic pumps installed because electric pumps are different to operate, and in some modes of operation a bit more challenging. FlowControl is changing that, and our intention is to encourage more shipowners to choose the more environmentally friendly solution,” says Johnny Houmann, Director, Sales & Projects at Svanehøj.

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