Sakhalin Island Hydraulic 1
The hydraulic start system was designed for primary starting of a CAT 3516HD emergency power generator located on an offshore platform.
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Sakhalin Island Hydraulic 2
This hydraulic solution was designed as a secondary start unit for a CAT 3512 engine installed at the Russian mainland export terminal.
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Offshore Maintenance Service
After a recent visit to a North Sea offshore platform, IPU engineers discovered a critical situation.
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ATP Cheviot
IPU were awarded all starting systems for both the fire pumps and generator set.
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Buzzard Field 5
The hydraulic starting system was designed for a generator being used as a multi-role generator for emergency, essential services and blackstart operation with a prime function to start a 1000Kw fire pump motor.
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BP Clair Ridge
IPU were awarded the starting systems for both generator sets on the platform, this was a huge and important task.
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Ice Challenger
Ice Challenger ‘Snowbird 6’, was an amphibious vehicle designed and built by Steve Brooks with the aim of setting a new world record by crossing them frozen wastes of the Bering Strait. The vehicle was powered by a 6-cylinder diesel engine, which incorporated an IPU hydraulic starting system. IPU Starting designed the system so that the team could start the engine at -40ºC and if for any reason the first attempt to start failed, the system could be manually recharged for further start attempts. Previous attempts by Ice Challenger to cross the Strait had been hampered by the use of conventional battery starting, which were totally unsuitable for immersion in seawater and the sub zero…
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Containerised Set for Fire Pump
Hydraulic Start Packages – Land Based Fire Pump IPU recently supplied two hydraulic starting systems for a fire pump packager based in the Middle East. The start systems were sized to provide a minimum of 45 seconds cranking capacity from three 50 litre accumulators. The sets were deigned to fit inside an IP rated cabinet; this was built with a specially designed and built IPU control panel for operating the start system and marshalling the external signals and inputs from the main control room panel. The engines used were CAT C18’s, driving the emergency fire pump. IPU advised mounting the start system in a cabinet; this has many benefits in an outdoor environment, protecting the start…
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NASSCO Ship Yard
The IPU Group Engine Starting Service team were recently called out to provide training and commissioning duties on a mobile landing platform vessel in a US Naval ship yard, San Diego, California. The application in question was a primary hydraulic start system, attached to an emergency diesel generator. The process of commissioning involved: checking the system over before operation, recharging the nitrogen accumulators and setting up and testing the unit. This was all performed by the IPU Servicing team. While on board, IPU staff gave in depth training to the customer on how to safely operate the hydraulic start system. Why IPU? IPU group are the market leader in engineered solutions for…
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Underground Mining
Underground mines contain high levels of methane gas, which can cause potentially lethal explosions. It is this safety factor which governs the need for non-sparking air and hydraulic starting systems to be used in mines. IPU have a range of Hydraulic Start Systems suitable for a wide variety of engines including: Caterpillar, Deutz, ADE, John Deere and JCB. A hydraulic start system is an educated choice for many mining companies where hydraulic systems are already in use; making the start system an easy ‘add-on’, as it will not require additional pumps or oil reservoirs. The benefits of a Hydraulic Start System in this environment also extend far beyond safety and legislation; the life…
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