Schaller Automation in Blieskastel have supplied their 50,000 th safety system. The[ds_preview] system of the type Visatron VN115/87plus was delivered to Caterpillar Motoren, Kiel (Germany), and will be used on an eight cylinder diesel engine of the type MaK 8M32 C. Schaller’s oil mist detection systems should prevent engine room explosions on large diesel, gas and dual fuel engines. These can occur e.g. after a bearing damage inside the engine’s crank drive.
The first device of the Visatron type was sold in 1968, with the electronics and the sensor system developed by company founder Werner Schaller himself. After that, more and more systems were installed on board of all types of seagoing vessels, e. g. tankers, container ships, ferries and cruise ships, as well as in land-based use, e. g. in power plants. The oil mist detection systems are approved by all relevant classification associations and should protect engines from a size of approximately 2 MW, produced by the most renowned engine manufacturers worldwide.
In future, Visatron will also be available in a flameproof version with ATEX certificate. Further sensor systems will be added to the oil mist detection to create a new protection system for the entire engine – the Diesel Engine Monitoring System (DIEMOS).
