Schiff&Hafen | Issue 09/2021
Shaft power measurement a major step to increase fuel efficiency TX Marine
Specialised in engine power measurement on seagoing vessels, TX Marine Messsysteme GmbH is developing a new generation of the shaft power measuring system TORXmeter®. The technical parameters of the TORXmeter mkII include: sampling frequencies are increased to 400 kHz (24 bit); self-learning correction of tolerance in magnetic poles accuracy of 1 micron; permanent sensor health check, permanent plausibility check (sin cos² crosscheck); resolution 76nm; numbers of sensors – two hall and two AMR sensors in each sensor head; measuring of shaft diameter accuracy 1 micron; averaging by position, not by time....