Coriolis Mass Flow Meters For Marine Fuel Consumption Application, Rheonik Coriolis mass flow meters have been used for many years on ships for fuel onload and fuel consumption measurements. In more recent years, they have been an integral component in fuel efficiency systems providing significant fuel cost savings to ship operators. With the implementation of the monitoring reporting verification regulation MRV 2015/757 in the EU, there are even more reasons to take advantage of Rheonik mass flow meter performance and reliability.
In commercial shipping, now more than ever, fuel consumption measurements are an important part of the cost-benefit analysis for making operating decisions.
Driven by emission regulations, higher-quality, low-sulphur fuels are in play and these are expensive. The MRV 757/2015 regulations require that vessels above a certain Gross tonnage (GT) need to continuously undergo verification of their CO2 footprint.
Cost-benefit data and the accurate recording of CO2 emissions have decisively changed the landscape of flow measurement technology on ships. Traditionally used volume-based measurement technology is simply no longer sufficient and the recommendation of the MRV regulations to rely on mass-based systems has driven the adoption of Coriolis mass flowmeters in their place. With the regulations in mind, it is possible to demonstrate that the higher initial cost for mass flow metering will pay off.
To aid acceptance of Coriolis flow meters, establishing their credibility and reliability in the challenging environment on board a ship is of crucial importance, so confirming their performance independently using standardised tests set by industry societies at accredited testing laboratories is very important. Upon satisfactory conclusion of these tests, Coriolis meters can be readily deployed for overall.
Fuel consumption measurements of, amongst others, main and auxiliary engines, generators and boilers.
Marine fuels are split into two main categories: Heavy fuel oils (HFO) and distillates. HFO includes other products such as LSFO, ULSFO and HSFO. Distillates are also colloquially called marine gas oil (MGO). Mixtures of HFO and distillates frequently used in practice are described as Marine Diesel (MDO) or Intermediate Fuel Oils (IFO). The term marine diesel refers primarily to blends in which the proportion of heavy fuel oil is very small.
Fuel Consumption Applications
- Bunkering
- Fuel consumption management
- Engine efficiency monitoring
- Main Engine
- AUX Engines/Generators
- Boiler
Fuel Consumption Advantages
- Reliable and highly accurate mass flow measurement
- No up/down straight pipe sections required
- Real time density measurement checks fuel quality
- Replaces less reliable volume based flow meters
- Small pipeline footprint
- Maintenance free
- Insensitive to fuel type – mass reading is always correct
- No moving parts
- Highly repeatable – perfect for engine optimization
- Rheonik Assurance Factor© feature, comprising meter self diagnostics online at any time
