Tidal turbine has maritime application

摘要

IHC Lagersmit has fully tested a special prototype design of its Supreme shaftseal for a tidal turbine in a Norwegian fjord, whose attributes are transferable to a commercial maritime setting. After four years under testing, IHC Lagersmit's latest prototype Supreme turbine shaftseal has been extracted from the Kval Sound Fjord, near Hammerfest, and the developers evaluation indicates what it terms 'overwhelming and confirming results' for the new design. The tidal turbine generator faces the same heat challenges as would an electric propulsion podded propulsor, according to IHC Lagersmit, which says that its tests demonstrate that its lipseals and liners would perform 'very well' in the commercial marine context.