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Engine Room Fan Refurbishment
MAWDSLEYS BER RECENTLY secured a contract to refurbish engine room fans to support the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Cluster Team responsible for engineering and management support to RFA Mounts Bay, RFA Lyme Bay, RFA Cardigan Bay, RFA Argus and HMS Scott.
When one of the ships was in dock for scheduled maintenance, one of the tasks on the list was a complete refurbishment of the 24in axial flow engine room fans, and Mawdsleys was called in to help with this task.
Boasting a fully-equipped workshop and in-house expertise, the company won the contract thanks to its competitive pricing and ability to provide a quick turnaround for the fan refurbishment project.
The axial flow fans were collected from the ship. Once delivered to the workshop, Mawdsleys' engineers set about cleaning, degreasing, shot blasting and dynamically balancing the fans before they were reassembled with a 45kw overhauled motor.
Electrical checks were then carried out to assess performance and ensure the fans would run optimally and safely once back on board the ship. Finally, the assets were painted in light admiralty grey before being transported back to the ship for refitting into the vessel, on time and within budget.
