Intertrac vision is the shipping industry first enhanced consultancy tools
Providing ship operator with predictions of the fuel and CO2 saving potential of fouling control coatings
Co2 Saving Potential of fouling control coatings
Fuel costs are still the biggest operating costs for all major ship types and with legislation
Driving the use of higher priced clean fuels in emission control areas the cost of operating vessels is going to remain high
Controlling fuel costs and emissions is now an important consideration for all ship operators
the consumption of fuel is
proportional to the power
Generated by the Ship's engine in order to propel it through the water the power is needed to overcome hull
resistance and whilst total hull resistance is made up of many factors
Including hull form drag and residual resistance it's the skin frictional resistance
That's the major contributor
Controlling skin friction by creating and maintaining a smooth hull is vital
Akzo Nobel Marine coatings brand
International have always been at the Forefront of research into the effects of fouling control coatings on vessel hull performance
pioneering work published in
1986 on average Hull Roughness development and the effect of vessel power was jointly carried out by
International and Professor Robert Towson of Newcastle University
this work has for many years been used by the industry a
Standard to relate coating performance with change in power requirement
over the years by utilizing our own experts and the knowledge of external, academics and
specialist institutions our combined research has led to the development of
revolutionary algorithms of
software models these models consider the effects of a number of key parameters on
Vessel performance such as average [hell] Roughness coatings Roughness
biological risk and Fouling control product performance
By combining these models using computational Fluid dynamics
We've been able to develop a completely new and revolutionary
whole performance management tool [inter] track vision
This unique software would only be used by highly trained in to track of Vision consultants these
consultants can Advise owners on multiple coating and
Application scenarios to allow informed financial decisions about the maintenance and future profitability of their assets
by being open and completely transparent during each consultation customers can feel more confident and
Empowered about taking coatings decisions
every part of our inter track vision software
Clearly explains what data the tour is using where it's come from and why it's relevant to that customer
Into truck vision has already been piloted with selected customers worldwide and the whole performance data
Already received under secrecy agreements shows the system's predictions are
Incredibly accurate and now it's being rolled out worldwide
with options to influence all the major investment decisions such as
preparation levels coatings choice scheme selection and even days in [Drydock]
into track vision will allow owners to see the financial and
Performance benefit of all available options before they actually make important investment decisions
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