Developments in hydraulically powered pumps for safety critical systems

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: BRST960209

Project closed

Start date 21 May 1996

End date 30 May 1997

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Maskinfabriken Iron A/S
Denmark

Objective

Safety critical systems such as pumps for oil and chemical tankers and mining applications require total assurance of reliability and safety. The most serious factor is fire risk, especially with low flash point chemicals and when methane is present in mine SHAFTS. To date. most of the cargo-pump systems installed in the tank buttoms on board tankers are driven through long shafts by electrical motors installed on the upper tank deck. With legislation on the pumping of toxic substances becoming increasingly more stringend. it appears that the traditional electrically powered pumping method is being superseded by hydraulically powered pumps to conform with these safety regulations. However, the use of hydraulic oils is also subject to environmental problems which would be alleviated by the use of an alternative medium This would present a number of problems: 1. Lubrication of moving parts is particularly difficult when not using oil as the hydraulic medium. 2. Corrosion of the pumps ferrous components. Initially. the project ill set out lo establish the technology and procedure required to develop an integral hydraulic drive and pumping system for oil and chemical tankers and other safety critical applications - such as mines. However, the main focus of the project will lie in the development of a hydraulic drive and pump system that is capable of using water as the hydraulic medium. Such advancements, especially the latter, will require the use of novel materials and design methodologies.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › tribology › lubrication
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › aliphatic compounds

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Programme(s)

• FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0201 - Materials engineering

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

Maskinfabriken Iron A/S

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 10,Generatorvej ; 2730 Herlev ; Denmark
• Total cost: No data