Condition Monitoring for and Performance Analysis of Burners and Incinerators Using Ship-to-Shore Communication - Summary of Sunflame Smart Support System

Abstract

  The utilization of operation data on on-board equipment enables marine equipment manufacturers to understand actual operating conditions of equipment and the ongoing needs of users.

  This paper introduces a system to provide users with equipment condition reports based on such operational data, called Sunflame Smart Support System, developed by Sunflame, a manufacturer of boiler burners and incinerators.

  This service automatically produces reports on equipment conditions on a regular basis and in an emergency situation, sending them to users and encouraging the ship’s crew to take appropriate actions for greater economic efficiency and safety. Additionally, this paper highlights examples of how Sunflame attempts to improve the value of its services. Regarding a mechanism to collect data onboard vessels, Sunflame’s method enables the efficient acquisition of data from multiple devices and contributes to minimizing modifications to existing data loggers. Sunflame believes that it will need to develop a method that enables users to take action more effectively, and that it will be all the more important to link its systems to information from other equipment in the engine room.