5 Amazing Facts About Friction Reducing Coating
In recent years, companies have made outstanding progress developing friction reducing technologies to reduce fuel consumption in response to the global energy crisis. As the demand for fuel goes up, so do the prices, not to mention the institution of many new policies and standards that demand certain levels of fuel efficiency. This has created a desperate need for better drag reduction technology in order to increase fuel efficiency and lower costs.
Friction reducing coatings are applied to the hull of a ship and bond with the surface to create a smooth surface that marine life cannot attach to and water cannot penetrate. It can be easily applied as a spray or brush on product and it dries very quickly. The coating works like a magic shield, protecting marine hulls, metal rudders and propellers.
A premium grade coating such as Coval Marine and Hull Coat will not only reduce water friction and prevent marine growth from attaching to the surface of the vessel, it will prevent corrosion and is completely non-toxic.
Here are five amazing facts you didn’t know about Coval Marine and Hull Coat:
Passed the 8-month static plate marine growth test.
In order to test the ability of the coating to prevent the attachment and growth of marine organisms, a steel plate was placed in sea water for eight months. When the plate was recovered, it was cleaned with a simple rag and water showing that marine life had been unable to attach to the surface.
Very environmentally friendly.
This drag reducing coating does the job of an antifouling agent, but has no pesticides or heavy metals. This coating is 100 percent non-toxic and is even approved by both the federal government and the state of California to be safe enough to use in fish hatcheries.
Exceeds most industry standards.
Marine Hull and Coat scored higher than granite is resistance wear on the Taber Abraser Test. It exceeds some of the highest air quality standards in the United States and has no known carcinogens under Proposition 65, California’s Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.
Used by Ghana’s Navy to reduce maintenance and other costs.
Ghana’s Navy uses the friction reducing coating on it’s patrol boats which are second hand United States patrol craft that are around 50 years old. This has eliminated all corrosion issues, reduced maintenance costs by more than 60 percent and has reduced their fuel consumption dramatically.
More than a coating, it bonds with the surface.
It creates a covalent and ionic bond with the surface which makes a barrier between water and the underlying surface that has a high surface tension and an extremely tight matrix. This is why the surface is so smooth that it prevents barnacles and other organisms from attaching to the hull and is a great way to reduce drag that will increase fuel consumption.
Where Can I Use a Drag Reducing Coating?
Marine & Hull Coat works on steel and composite hulls and underwater running gear, propellers, shafts, struts, strainers, and stabilizers. Drag reducing coating is made to be used on marine infrastructures, dams, concrete pipelines, concrete holding ponds and oil rigs. It is thin and light weight while still being incredibly durable, UV resistant, capable of preventing marine organism growth, and reduces water friction to increase fuel efficiency.
