Titan Flowmeters Measure Diesel Fuel Consumption

Royston has developed a device to reduce fuel consumption and cut back costs for customers by adopting a specialist flowmeter provided by Titan Enterprises. Royston Diesel, based in the north east of the UK, offers diesel engine support to companies across the globe. One of Royston's clients wanted to incorporate a technology to advance measurement within towage and emergency response operations. So Robin Shaw, technical manager at Royston Diesel, developed a concept in conjunction with the University of Newcastle that would provide a solution and be used as an aid for engine performance.

Following three years of research, the Enginei monitoring system was created, which is a fuel and engine monitoring system that presents logged engine and fuel consumption data. The Enginei system, which can be fitted to any engine from the smallest, older generators to the newest high-speed engine manufacturers, provides recorded engine data sent over satellite to a web-based management dashboard. Sensors monitoring engine parameters such as exhaust temperatures, boost pressure and oil pressure, log engine performance and can be downloaded via USB onboard or sent remotely via satellite to show any worrying engine trends before they become an issue.

This helps the onboard crew and office-based technical staff to make informed decisions and reduce the time and cost associated with vessel maintenance and vessel downtime. An essential part of the monitoring technology is a flowmeter provided by Titan Enterpises. After an extensive study of the available flowmeter technologies, Royston placed an order with Titan Enterprises for one of its stainless-steel flowmeters.

Stainless steel is the preferred material for marine applications that are subject to approval by classification societies such as Lloyds Register. Royston initially ordered just two OG4 stainless-steel flowmeters with female BSP threads for evaluation. Following a quick implementation stage, the company then placed a much larger order for use on 15 different ships including tugs and oil tankers, with the intention to roll this out across a much broader fleet by the end of 2010.

The meter performance on diesel is 0.5 to 50 litres per minute with accuracy of +/- 0.1 per cent. The 316 steel material is fitted with Hall-effect magnet detector and is used in a vast array of applications, varying from highly critical jet engine oil to diesel generator fuel consumption. Titan's flowmeters are already used as fuel performance test measures for offshore rescue boats and the French Navy. Other versions are used for hydraulic test rigs and aggressive chemicals.

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