NO MORE DAILY MAINTENANCE

摘要

New technology developed by safety company Pyroban has put a stop to the daily maintenance of ATEX diesel engines powering temporary well service, production and pumping equipment. "With new technology, cleaning exhaust flame arrestors every eight hours is a thing of the past," says Rob Double, sales director for Pyroban. "This applies to new equipment and almost all existing Pyroban protected engines already in the field, once they are fitted with a simple replacement part." Exhaust flame arrestors are a critical part of an explosion proof system found on engines used in Zone 2 hazardous areas offshore. They allow the engine exhaust gases to pass through and will stop a flame in the event of hydrocarbon gas ingestion, but in certain operating conditions they can clog up with soot very quickly.