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2013 April 22   09:55

New fuel-saving system for U.S. Navy ship

The U.S. Navy says it has installed new control systems on command ship USS Mount Whitney designed to reduce fuel use, Ship & Bunker reports.

The systems improve automation on shipboard engineering components, reducing fuel consumption and demand for electricity.

"For example, upgrading the main engine lube oil pressure system from constant two speed pumps to variable speed drives allows the pumps to throttle at speeds between 10 and 100 percent," said Todd Woltjen, mechanical engineer with Auxiliary Machinery Automation Branch.

Read in full: http://shipandbunker.com/news/am/543570-new-fuel-saving-system-for-us-navy-ship

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