Marine Cargo Tank Monitoring
Rosemount TankRadar® STaR - Radar system
Rosemount TankRadar STaR is a Tank Gauging, Alarm Handling and Cargo Control System designed for marine use in the area of tank gauging.
Rosemount TankRadar STaR comprises of several subsystems and a wide range of functions. With the knowledge and experience from more than 30 years of radar tank gauging Rosemount Marine has developed a new generation Rosemount TankRadar. Rosemount TankRadar STaR is an integrated system for level, high-level and overfill alarm functions. The system is easily monitored and controlled from one or several Workstations.
The foundation of the system is the Tank Gauge Unit, the Supply and Communications Unit and the Workstation. The Tank Gauge Unit measures the distance to the cargo surface using a continuous radar signal. The intelligent and autonomous Tank Gauge Unit sends the processed data to the Supply and Communications Unit that communicates with the Workstation.
Rosemount TankRadar STaR has a high degree of safety built into the system. The Tank Gauge Unit is intrinsically safe. Rosemount TankRadar STaR meets the requirements of all the major international marine classification societies. The system is type tested against the relevant sections of IACS Unified requirement E10 together with the relevant sections of IEC 60945.
Rosemount TankRadar® CTS for LNG carriers
Level gauging onboard LNG carriers is challenging. LNG is the lightest one of all hydrocarbons, and remains liquefied when cooled to -163°C at normal pressure. In this harsh tank environment the choice of gauging method is of decisive importance. When handling liquefied natural gas in a cost-effective and safe way, one must be able to rely on accurate and reliable custody transfer measurement, crucial for establishing accounts payable. Once installed the measuring system must be up running during the whole time between regular dry docking periods.
Radar-based tank gauging is the preferred measurement method to fulfil custody transfer standards.
Rosemount TankRadar CTS offers:
Reliability – proven robust design, pre-certified spares for replacement and verification by the crew
Accuracy – bottom absorber for unsurpassed accuracy in the entire measuring range from top to bottom, within a couple of centimetres from the bottom.
Maximum uptime – all services and maintenance carried out exterior to the tank without gas-freeing.
Flexible Cargo Report System – makes the vessel viable for short-term contracts