石油设备网讯 据路透社5月10日迪拜报道，托帕斯能源和海洋公司将与阿格贝克休斯公司（BHGE）合作，在托帕斯的海上支持船上部署后者的润滑油状况监控系统VitalyX。其目的是改善船队的维护和保养，并增加每艘船的现场时间。
VitalyX将在今年晚些时候部署在托帕斯的整个模块运载船队。实时数据(通过物联网、传感器和状态监测软件的结合)将为托帕斯提供有关其船只状况和优化性能所需维护的信息。传感器将应用于发动机、推进器和发电机组，以监控润滑油中的污染物，如金属颗粒和烟灰。此外，该系统将检查水、盐水、乙二醇、燃料稀释度、TBN和TAN指数的存在，帮助预测设备故障和改善润滑油寿命周期。
托帕斯预计VitalyX公司将提高其预测和防止故障发生的能力，帮助降低成本并完善基于条件的维护，以实现更高效的对接。
BHGE负责测量和控制的全球商业副总裁埃德·布法拉(Ed J. Boufarah)表示:“通过采用数字驱动的润滑油实时状态监控，我们正在帮助海洋行业从单纯的基于时间的维护转向更基于性能的维护计划，其好处可以真正改变游戏规则。”
孙子舒 编译自 路透社
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BHGE to monitor lube condition on Topaz marine fleet
Topaz Energy and Marine will collaborate with Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) on deploying the latter’s lubricant condition monitoring system VitalyX on Topaz’s offshore support vessels.The aims are to improve maintenance and upkeep of the fleet of vessels and to increase field time for each vessel.
VitalyX will be deployed across Topaz’s entire module-carrying vessel fleet later this year.Real-time data (via a combination of Internet of Things, sensor and condition monitoring software) will provide Topaz with information on the condition of its vessels and the maintenance needed to optimize performance.The sensors will be applied to the engines, thrusters, and generating sets to monitor the lube oil for contaminants such as metal particles and soot.In addition, the system will check for the presence of water, salt water, glycol, fuel dilution, TBN and TAN index, assisting in predicting equipment failures and improving the lube oil life cycle.
Topaz expects VitalyX to improve its ability to predict and prevent breakdowns before they happen, helping to reduce costs and refine condition-based maintenance for more efficient dry-docking.
Ed J. Boufarah, global commercial vice president for Measurement & Controls, BHGE said: “By embracing digital-driven real-time condition monitoring for lube oil, we are helping the marine industry move from solely time-based maintenance to a more performance-based maintenance plan, and the benefits can be truly game-changing.”
