BALLAST TANK DESCALING WITH MAGNESIUM RIBBON 1 Timberlaine Estate, Gravel Lane, Quarry Lane, Chichester, West Sussex. P019 8PP

MAGNESIUM RIBBON FOR RAPID DESCALING De-scaling ballast tanks with magnesium ribbon offers ship owners and managers a cost effective solution to what can otherwise be a very labour intensive process. This type of system can be installed very simply by two or three people and does not require staging or shot blasting equipment. The ribbon is light and flexible and is fixed with screw down The Process utilises magnesium ribbon, a continuous length of extruded high purity magnesium of rectangular section with a steel wire insert. As a rule of thumb about one metre of magnesium ribbon will be required...

Magnesium ribbon can be fitted easily and quickly, the ribbon weighs only 0.3 kg per meter and is cut and prepared into lengths for the contract or vessel. The ribbon is prepared with the wire insert exposed for fitting to the clamps at each end. Following the system plan, clamp the ribbon at or near the deck head and allow it to drop and curl against the steel work then clamp again at the bottom end. Magnesium ribbon should not be pulled tight, but allowed to lie curled against the steelwork. In double bottom tanks the ribbon can be pulled through lightening holes in longitudinal floors Where...

High Potential Magnesium Ribbon Potential against Ag/AgCI Reference Cell -1.7 Seawater Capacity - Cross Section - Mild Steel Core - MAGNESIUM RIBBON END CLAMPS Magnesium ribbon clamps are made of mild steel and weigh approximately 0.75 most longitudinal bulb angles and The ribbon wire insert is held in place with a locknut and stud arrangement on 4mm hole to accommodate the ribbon insert. The clamp is held in place with a MAGNESIUM RIBBON SUPPORT CLAMPS These are similar in construction to the end clamps. The ribbon is fed through the top slot and held in place with a sharpened tip bolt and locknut...