Failure?

Too short usefull life?

Excessieve wear?
excessive noise?

call TECHNO FYSICA !

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A new design?
Right the first time?
No re-design?
No teething troubles?

Call TECHNO FYSICA !

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A sea trail?
one tailored program?
Professional?
Practical?
Experienced operators?

call TECHNO FYSICA !

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By applying the following disciplines :
- Measurements
- calculations
- metallurgical examination
- Analysing

We are the best qualified organisation to

tackle are your mechanical problems.

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Failure examination
Some examples:

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Cracked cone of a propeller shaft

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Fatigue fracture in crankshaft of large diesel engine

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Elastic coupling which ruptured because of a high level of torsional vibrations

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Torsion fatigue fracture, initated from a key-way

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 Cracked blower foundation,
caused by excessive vibration
level

Cracked elastic coupling

due to high level of
torsional vibrations

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Cracked rim of airplane wheel

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Heavy wear and surface fatigue in a pump shaft

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 Micro crack in stainless steel

Hardening adjacent to weld

Fracture examination
using scanning electron
microscope
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Measurements:

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Vibration
measurements
using multi-channel
equipment

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 Vibration measurements of a PTO
generator

Vibration
measurement on
a large diesel
engine

Weighing of bridge
sections

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 Material stress
measurements using
strain-gauges

Plate clamp, instrumented with

multiple strain gauges.
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Instrumented clamp in test environment

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Verification of measured stress with the results from 3D finite
element calculations.

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Inspection of the
planetary gearbox of
wind turbine

Measurement of torque
and power of a large
stationary pump

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Determining the actual
pulling force of tug by means
of a bollard pull

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Vibration measurements
and analysis
Use the advantage of over 30 years
of experience in vibration
measurements, vibration analysis
and vibration calculations!

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 Condition monitoring
Periodical (or semi-continuously)
measurements of vibrations, also
with the use of telemetry systems!
Gives accurate indication of maintenance
requirements of an installation.
Perform maintenance only when needed,
and avoid premature failures.
Reduce your maintenance costs!

Techno Fysica performs these measurements

on the basis of long-term contracts as well as
ad-hoc measurement. Call us for an offer!

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Engineering and
calculations

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Design optimising of resiliently
mounted Diesel-generator
installations.
Avoid or solve vibration
problems though accurate
Finite element modelling and
calculations.

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 Left:
Study into the vibration
behaviour of a ship’’s hull using
3D finite element models.

Right:
Study of the vibration behavior of
a propeller shaft, in relation to
repeated occurrence of damage
in the installation

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Checking the level of
mechanical stress
and deflection of the
rudder support in a
high-speed sailing
yacht

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Further engineering activities are:
Design and control calculations (also according to class rules)
1 Alignment calculations
2 Whirling calculations
3 Torsional vibration calculations
4 Finite element calculations

Composing programs for sea-trial

Decrease the “Total costs of Ownership”
Write complementing requirements for designs of mechanical
installations and plants,

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The Monitoring
department:
Products and services with regards to:
- Force and load monitoring sensors
- Software
- monitoring solutions

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 Design, manufacturing,
installation and certification of
high-end, custom made
loadcells, loadshackles and
monitoring systems for offshore,
dredging and industrial
applications

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The scope of work of the monitoring department

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Some examples of
custom-made force
transducers

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Some examples of
custom-made force
transducers

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Upgrading of the force measurement systems of the
equipment of AllSeas “Solitaire”
Design and delivery of all sensors, signal processing hardware and software for
the force measurement and monitoring of:
- Stinger
- Rollerboxes
- Winches
Scope of delivery :
2 tensile force load transducers with a capacity of 1400
TonF
4 compresion load cells with a capacity of 200 TonF
14 Pieces of 60-tons biaxial tensile load transducers
4 underwater measurement transducers for combined
tensile AND torsion forces.
24 load cells in the tensioner

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 Techno Tempomaat
After years of succesfull operation in the push barge shipping, now
available:
The advising
tempomaat
A smart combination of software,
electronic charts, GPS and
extensive knowledge of ship’s
propulsion systems.
Fuel and emission reductions
up to 15% (proven under
supervision of the Dutch institute
“rijkswaterstaat”)

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