the sense that Metso has a long track
record of supplying automation technologies to Royal Caribbean International’s
cruise vessels over the years. Furthermore,
the world’s largest cruise ship sets high
requirements on the automation system,
as it will control and monitor the electric
power plant, air conditioning and swimming pools, among others, around the
clock.
Heikki Tanner from Metso points out
that automation systems are “the integrator” of machinery systems functionalities
onboard, ensuring the complete monitoring and control picture.
“With more than 7 500 people on
board, the reliability and availability of
the automation system is, in this respect,
of outmost importance. Availability 24/7
year-round is simply a must, ensuring passenger and crew comfort and safety. As a
consequence, the system is designed with
redundancy for all major components,”
says Tanner.
GIANT CHALLENGE
The pure scale of the Oasis 3 vessel is also
demanding when it comes to design and
engineering. The system is very distributed
with processing and input /output units
spread in many locations.
“This means that the system network
and location of components have to be
planned with different safety related scenarios in mind, securing maximum availability,” adds Tanner.
The Information Management System onboard will also be an exceptional
one. This system includes versatile and
advanced tools for analysis of machinery
performance based on history data, says
Tanner.
“The system has a large data collection capacity, and is able to store all 32 000
signals into its database for up to a year.
One of the tools is a history replay function on the system workstations where the
operators can replay situations and incidents that happened in the past.”
EYE ON ENERGY
Metso’s Energy Management System will
also be installed onboard, since RCI is a
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