Universal lubricants make sense, says Total

摘要

The lubricant was introduced in 2008, as a cylinder lubricant compatible with fuels of sulphur levels from 0.5% to 4.5%, though IMO limits introduced subsequently imposed a maximum of 3.5% suphur content. The rationale was to provide one product that avoids the necessity to switch cylinder lubricant when changing from high to low sulphur fuel. Additionally, it was intended to improve neutralisation efficiency and to reduce the risk of human error. The company says that Talusia Universal has been tested exhaustively with high and low sulphur HFO, including during slow steaming and with very low sulphur fuels. As a mid-BN oil, it neutralises the risk of calcium deposit formation that may occur with conventional high BN lubricants. It has accumulated some 45 million hours of successful operation in over 4,300 vessels and gained type approval from the major OEMs.