Couplings Provide Build Power for Record FPSO
Halifax UK based Renold Hi-Tec Couplings has helped provide temporary power for what is claimed to be the worlds largest FPSO unit while the vessel was under construction. Renold supplied five RB 3.86 flexible rubberin-compression transmission couplings for generator sets used on the 343,000 tonne vessel at the Hyundai shipyard in South Korea.
Renold Hi-Tec RB couplings are incorporated in a large number of gensets which were supplied during the construction and commissioning phase of the vessel by international temporary power supply specialists Aggreko.
The couplings link a Cummins KTA 50 diesel engine and a Newage 734 alternator in each of the sets, which were part of a 5 MW, 11kV temporary power contract that Aggreko supplied as a complete turnkey package. Renold Hi-Tec Couplings provide vital ‘fail-safe’ protection for such equipment, reducing loadings on the prime mover and alternator, ensuring longer bearing life and extending overall unit life.
Renolds Hi-Tec’s flame resistant couplings are fitted on board many FPSOs and offshore drilling rigs. The RB series is a general purpose range available in either shaft to shaft or flywheel to shaft configurations with a maximum torque of 41kNm.
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