Glueckstadt, Germany-headquartered engine monitoring specialist CM Technologies (CMT) says that ships’ trials have confirmed that its new scuffing sensor can detect early onset cylinder wear, preventing significant damage to two-stroke marine diesel engines, costly repairs and downtime.
Trials onboard a number of large containerships and a two-stroke engine powered Baltic ferry showed it was possible to measure the friction in the cylinder when the engine is running, something that has not...