Benefits – Mare Marine

Pythia diagnosis system offers many advantages. The use of the system on a regular basis (i.e. once or twice per month) provides the actual condition of the engines which results to increased reliability and decreased maintenance cost. Furthermore, it allows the main office and management to have precise knowledge of M/E and DGs condition. The main benefits are summarized as follows:

Direct determination of an engine fault avoiding the use trial and error techniques reducing repair time and effort.
Reduction of FOC (Fuel Oil Consumption) via optimum tuning.
Reduction of spare part cost by performing maintenance work which is actually required.
Programming of repair work.
Significant reduction of service engineer costs since a number of actions can be performed by vessel technical personnel.
Detection of a fault before it becomes critical.
Indication for Hull/Propeller fouling.
Evaluation of repair work quality by comparison of engine state before and after repair (i.e. dry-dock etc).

Determination of new engine tuning for optimum performance without major spare part replacement. The required tuning for an old engine is usually different compared to the one for a new.
Accurate power output and fuel consumption (GL Type Approved Methodology) with minimum instrumentation. Fuel consumption is provided also for each cylinder.
Due to previous it is avoided the use of Torque-Meter and Flow-Meter. If the last is already installed (usually volumetric type) it can be properly calibrated via Pythia indications to provide accurate results avoiding the installation of new i.e. mass flow meter.
Accurate interaction with engine maker via exchange of measured data and analysis reports. This helps to avoid unnecessary actions and avoid mistakes.
Minimization of travelling cost because measurements can be conducted on board and transferred through the internet. Main office has in a matter of minutes a complete picture of engine condition.