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ExxonMobil launches Mobil ServSM, a new lubricant analysis programme


New cogen engine from MAN


vice. The new service will help operators identify equip- ment issues before they happen and avoid unscheduled equipment maintenance. The service, which replaces ExxonMobil’s Signum℠, is


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vital in helping engineers maintain a healthy and reliable operation. When monitored regularly, the used oil analysis programme helps to enhance equipment reliability, reduce maintenance costs and unscheduled downtime, improve equipment durability and reduce lubricant consumption. It can also help to extend oil drain intervals, which in turn improves safety by reducing intervention with machinery. Designed to streamline the entire used oil analysis process from initial sample gathering to final reporting, the service leverages scan-and-go technology with QR Codes so customers can easily deliver used oil samples to ExxonMobil’s oil analysis laboratory. Customers can then access results and customised equipment recommenda- tions on mobile or tablet devices using a cloud-based app and share it with any other parties, as needed. The new services package can also eliminate labels and


paperwork and facilitates real-time communication of sampling scheduling and results. However, customers will still be able to manage and assess their reporting manually. In addition to the new, user-friendly interface, the system also offers improved response time - all to help operators protect their equipment and business. “The Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis programme can be accessed via any mobile device and our new report layout and expanded trend analysis make it simpler for users to understand the diagnosis and act on our recommenda- tions” Ayman Ali, ExxonMobil’s industrial marketing adviser for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, tells UKPN. “The launch of this new service builds on ExxonMobil’s long tradition of providing leading used oil analysis services to companies around the world, enabling them to extend oil drain intervals and, in turn, benefit from reduced maintenance costs and improved efficiency.”


xxonMobil has launched Mobil Serv℠ Lubricant Analysis, a new mobile-enabled used oil analysis ser-


MAN Engines has unveiled its new E3262 E302 natural- gas engine for cogenera- tion plants. Thanks to stoichiometric combustion (λ=1), a three-way catalytic converter is all that is needed to reduce harmful nitrogen-oxide gases and carbon-monoxide on this twelve- cylinder engine. “Avoiding the use of an SCR system has resulted in a high- ly efficient and, above all, cost-effective exhaust gas aftertreatment system that enables even very low local emissions limits to be met,” Hubert Gossner, Head of Power MAN Engines, tells UKPN. The new MAN engine, in combination with suitable exhaust gas aftertreatment systems, is said to be an effective way of meeting all


emissions guidelines around the world. Furthermore, the MAN E3262 E302 achieves a carbon monoxide value of < 100 mg/Nm3, which lies below the limits currently being discussed for the amendment to the Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (‘TA Luft’). Achieving an output of 275 kWmech at 1500 rpm (50 Hz), the twelve-cylinder engine outperforms its predecessor, the E2842 E312 naturally- aspirated engine, by 10%. MAN engineers were able


latter are a thermal efficiency of 54% and an outstanding mechanical efficiency of 39.6% representing improve- ments of more than 6% and 2.4% respectively. Increased output and


improved efficiency aside, the latest E3262 E302 naturally- aspirated engine from MAN Engines also provides extra convenience: The E3262 E302 is available ex-works with a data logger, with standardised sensors and sensor positions, as well as a built-in cable harness. Via a CAN interface, impor-


tant engine parameters such as exhaust gas temperature, oil pressure & temperature, mixture and coolant tempera- ture, as well as the charge pressure, can be retrieved and provided for the system controls with minimum effort. Of the components of the


to increase output by enlarging the bore to 132 mm, which has increased cubic capacity to 25.8 L. Optimised combustion and a cylinder head with four-valve technolo- gy, meanwhile, have helped to increase overall efficiency to 93.6%. Contributing to the


E3262 E302, the crankcase with optimised flow is most certainly a highlight: thanks to 30 percent less pressure loss, it is possible to reduce output for the coolant pump, which in turn reduces the co-genera- tion plant’s own consumption. The company says that


urther savings can potentially be made through the cogen- eration plant’s water-cooled exhaust pipes, which lower the exhaust gas temperature thus enabling the use of a smaller exhaust gas heat exchanger.


Greatmoor energy­from­waste facility opens in Buckinghamshire


His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester has opened the energy-from-waste facility at Greatmoor, near Calvert inBuckinghamshire. The energy recovery plant waste Greatmoor, north London, was officially inaugurated on October 27th, 2016. The City of Buckinghamshire and the company's overall Environmental Services, FCC Environment, through its subsidiary FCC Environment UK (which has developed and will operate the station energy recovery for the county), opened the doors of the plant to show the facility and explain the benefits it will bring to the county and community. The contract, which lasts for 30 years and was awarded in 2013, representing a portfolio


value of £920.4 million (€1,027 million). Construction of the plant began in September 2013, and funds for their financing, with a value


of £209.7 million (€242 million), were provided by FCC using capital and bridge financing during construction and commissioning on going. Once given installation, the debt has been paid by the City Council with funds from a reasonable loan. The plant is now fully operational and has 46 employees. Warren Whyte, a member of the county council and responsible for Planning and the Environment, said:. "It is an honour to receive the Duke of Gloucester in Buckinghamshire to inaugurate officially the energy recovery plant waste Greatmoor The visit of the Duke stands It highlighted the importance of this project for the county.”


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