Moves toward protecting the planet from unwanted emissions has become an important industry over the last few decades and more recent attention is being paid to the marine sector where ship owners and operators are always looking for cleaner technologies. When it comes to fuel and the burning of fuel, there is always something that can be improved. Testing and development for environmentally cleaner fuel systems has led several influentual groups to take a closer look at the WIFE. No! We are not talking about someone’s spouse but about the acronym W-I-F-E or W-I-D-E which stands for of water-in-fuel emulsion and water in Diesel emulsion respectively.
Why go for a WIFE?
There are many reasons but justification in regards to improving the enviroment has my to do with the evidenced reduction in NOX and other pollutants. Believe it or not, combustion can also be further optimized and in the end, less fuel is consumed. It seems like a “win-win” situation for WIFE or WIDE protagonists who are definitely not in a losing battle, especially if designers and fabricators can come up with more reliable and cost effective methods to introduce the plan as seemlessly as possible.
Homogeneous Mixtures - Lets mix it!
A homogeneous mixture is a mixture that should be completely mixed. Some refer to this as making an emulsion. The food industry already has achieved a high level of success by the creams and emulsions produced on a massive scale by breaking down the oil into smaller bits. Knowing this, it should not be too much of a daunting task for the marine sector to come up with parallel solutions but for different reasons – and not food, but fuel! To say that the marine industry is moving ahead with innovations and interesting technology while considerable amount of investment is being made into improving the usable water in fuel emulsions.
What is one way of making a decent Water-in-fuel emulsion?
A Homogenizer is a Fuel Treatment Machine. It treats primarily Residual Grade Fossil Fuel Oil ; HFO ( Heavy Fuel Oil )
Find Suppliers of Homogeneous Mixture for Fuel
Heilscher Ultrasonics
Location: Oderstr. 53, 14513 Teltow, Germany
Telephone: +49 3328 437-420
Email: info@hielscher.com
Website: https://www.hielscher.com/
Power generators, ship engines and railway engines, which are fuelled with diesel, can be run more efficiently when water-in-diesel emulsions are used. Water-diesel emulsion fuels reduce the fuel consumption, lower the combustion temperature, burn cleaner and reduce emissions, such as NOx and soot. Ultrasonic emulsification is a reliable, simple and efficacious method to produce high-quality water-in-diesel fuels.
AQUAMETRO
Location: Ringstrasse 75, 4106 Therwil, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 61 725 44 00
Email: info@aquametro-oil-marine.com
Website: https://www.aquametro-oil-marine.com/en/
Since 1928, Aquametro Oil & Marine has been among the leading manufacturers and suppliers of measurement, optimization and monitoring solutions for all kinds of fluids on ships, vehicles and industrial applications.
Our range consists of more than 100 different oil fuel meters and management systems which have been developed specially for ships, transport vehicles and other heavy machinery in the shipping and industrial sector.
WARTSILA
Location: Hiililaiturinkuja 2, 00180 Helsinki, Finland
Telephone:+358 10 709 0000
Website: https://www.wartsila.com/
Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. We emphasise innovation in sustainable technology and services to help our customers continuously improve environmental and economic performance. Our dedicated and passionate team of 17,800 professionals in more than 280 locations in 79 countries shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. In 2023, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 6.0 billion. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
JOWA USA
Location: 59 Porter Road Littleton, MA 01460 USA
Telephone: +1-978-486-9800
Email: info@jowa-usa.com
Website: https://www.jowa-usa.com/contact/contact-us/
JOWA has supplied the maritime industry with environmental protection equipment for more than 50 years and has earned a solid reputation. We are specialists in water treatment and protection of the marine, industrial, and municiple environments.
EESIFLO - Water percentage in Oil sensors
Location: Singapore
Telephone: +656748 8982
Website: https://eesgroup.com/
Measure Water in oil using the compact EASZ-Water-in-diesel sensor for
Small unit – Temperature compensation
Wide Range 0-25% / 0-100%