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    DGI provides pneumatic and hydraulic ballast control systems for ships and offshore rigs to ensure stability and safety. Their pneumatic ballast systems use submersible actuators that can operate valves directly in ballast tanks up to 30 meters deep. The systems include valves, actuators, control panels and accessories and can be customized. Pneumatic systems have advantages over hydraulic systems like being fail-safe, having no risk of oil leaks, and only requiring a simple air compressor rather than hydraulic power units. DGI has provided specialized ballast systems for projects installing caisson foundations for bridges.

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    DGI provides pneumatic and hydraulic ballast control systems for ships and offshore rigs to ensure stability and safety. Their pneumatic ballast systems use submersible actuators that can operate valves directly in ballast tanks up to 30 meters deep. The systems include valves, actuators, control panels and accessories and can be customized. Pneumatic systems have advantages over hydraulic systems like being fail-safe, having no risk of oil leaks, and only requiring a simple air compressor rather than hydraulic power units. DGI has provided specialized ballast systems for projects installing caisson foundations for bridges.

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    DGI provides pneumatic and hydraulic ballast control systems for ships and offshore rigs to ensure stability and safety. Their pneumatic ballast systems use submersible actuators that can operate valves directly in ballast tanks up to 30 meters deep. The systems include valves, actuators, control panels and accessories and can be customized. Pneumatic systems have advantages over hydraulic systems like being fail-safe, having no risk of oil leaks, and only requiring a simple air compressor rather than hydraulic power units. DGI has provided specialized ballast systems for projects installing caisson foundations for bridges.

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    DGI provides pneumatic and hydraulic ballast control systems for ships and offshore rigs to ensure stability and safety. Their pneumatic ballast systems use submersible actuators that can operate valves directly in ballast tanks up to 30 meters deep. The systems include valves, actuators, control panels and accessories and can be customized. Pneumatic systems have advantages over hydraulic systems like being fail-safe, having no risk of oil leaks, and only requiring a simple air compressor rather than hydraulic power units. DGI has provided specialized ballast systems for projects installing caisson foundations for bridges.

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    DGI

    Ballast
    Systems

    STABILISING YOUR CARGO, PNEUMATIC BALLAST SYSTEMS


    SAFETY FOR PERSONNEL
    Traditionally, hydraulic operated actuators are used in Ballast
    For applications in a maritime environment where systems. The risk of hydraulic oil leakage into the ballast water
    stability is of great importance, e.g. on ships or and overall system cost savings, have encouraged our engineers
    semi-submersible drilling rigs, we have designed to design and develop pneumatic actuators. These actuators can
    (submersible) pneumatic and hydraulic ballast be mounted directly into ballast tanks and be submerged up to
    control systems. a depth of 30 meters. We offer complete custom built pneumatic
    Ballast systems comprising valves, actuators, control cabinets or
    In cargo ships and semi-submersible drilling panels and all accessories necessary. If the use of hydraulic Ballast
    rigs, the safety of personnel and cargo depend systems is preferred, we can also provide a suitable hydraulic
    on stability. This stability is created by a special solution. If needed, we can provide a complete Ballast system
    installation on-board that organises the amount of solution, including control systems, a touchscreen display and
    seawater in several ballast tanks: the Ballast system. Hydraulic Power units. All can be customized to your specific
    Typically, a Ballast system consists of 2 components: needs.
    a control panel which is needed to operate the
    system and valves & actuators to control the
    amount of water going in or out of the ballast
    tanks.

    engineering your ambitions


    Implementation & technical details
    -- Installation on valves throughout the ship’s Ballast system
    -- Direct operation from the control cabinet in the engine room or
    remote locations elsewhere on board the ship
    -- Stand-alone operation or by interaction with the cargo
    management system of the vessel
    -- Installation of touch screens or integration of all control and
    signal elements in a pneumatic mimic panel, giving a clear
    graphic overview of the complete ballast system
    -- Connection of each actuator to the control cabinet by only 2 air
    connections:
    -- one for opening & closing the valve
    -- one for positive & active position indication
    Submersible ballast valve with actuator mounted in tank
    -- Quality guarantee of supplied air by the use of an absorption
    desiccant air dryer unit:
    -- prevents moisture settlement in the system
    -- guarantees optimal functionality at extreme low
    temperatures, even far below -20 ˚C

    SUBMERSIBLE ACTUATORS

    Mostly, ballast valve actuators are placed inside the engine room,
    pump chamber, bow thruster room or pipe duct where they can
    be accessed for maintenance or direct control. In an effort to save
    valuable space on board, engineers and ship builders choose to
    mount actuators inside the ballast tanks. Reliability here is of the
    Pneumatic control cabinet
    utmost importance. For this special purpose we have developed
    our own line of submersible actuators.

    Modern ships are designed to be operated by smaller crews


    which consequently resulted in a greater need for automated
    Ballast systems. It is of utmost importance a Ballast system can be
    controlled with a minimum chance of failures.

    Touchscreen display
    ADVANTAGES PNEUMATIC
    BALLAST SYSTEMS

    -- Positive & active valve position indication generated by


    the valve stem
    -- Fail-safe spring return actuators
    -- No electrical connections or power supply required
    -- Actuators submersible up to 30 meters
    -- Interaction with digital control systems is easily
    established by interface modules
    -- Low maintenance cost
    -- No special Hydraulic Power units required: a simple air
    compressor is sufficient
    Coasters, possible application for a Ballast system
    -- Emergency control consists of a simple foot-pump
    located near the control cabinet: valves and position
    indication will function as normal
    -- Cost of installation is relatively low thanks to simple two-
    line control: each actuator is controlled by only two (low
    pressure) PU lines, instead of expensive steel or copper
    tubing
    -- Actuators are air to open, spring to close (fail-safe):
    guaranteeing positive closing of valves in the event of an
    emergency
    -- No risk of oil leakage (pollution) in the in- or outboard
    water
    -- After mounting pneumatic lines, there is no need to flush
    the entire system
    -- Simple check for air leakage by air consumption and/or
    pressure drop Actuator for pneumatic Ballast system
    EXAMPLES OF SPECIAL BALLAST
    SYSTEMS
    Shallow water subsea actuators
    A large number of shallow water subsea actuators for flooding
    systems with ROV override access are being produced in 2013
    and 2014. The actuators we will supply for this project are
    required for temporary use during structure flooding or ballasting
    operation at water depths of 250 meters.
    14” butterfly valve with actuator

    Ballast system for sinking caissons


    In 2013, we provided a complete ballast system for a bridge
    project. The ballast system is used for sinking the caissons
    (concrete pontoons). The caissons serve as the foundation of a
    suspension bridge. The caissons are sunk on the seafloor, about
    40 meters deep. After positioning them in the right place, the
    Ballast system ensures a straight sinking to the seabed by evenly
    filling the compartments in the caisson with seawater.

    For this project, we not only supplied a complete Ballast


    system, we also delivered a number of Hydraulic Power units
    and Manifolds. With the delivery of these Hydraulic Power units
    and Manifolds we provided an added value for this project, we
    provided our customer with an entirely tailor-made solution.

    Suspension bridge

    ROV operated submersible actuator Valve actuator for a suspension bridge

    DOEDIJNS GROUP INTERNATIONAL B.V.


    - T +31 (0)182 30 28 88 | [email protected] | www.dgi-corp.com DGI15A

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