MechChem Africa September-October 2023

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High performance additives for emergency generators

BMG has teamed up with Liqui Moly – a global leader in additives, motor, trans missions and hydraulic oils – to offer cost saving solutions to the local generator market. “As South Africa continues to face the exasperating challenges of daily load shedding and unplanned power outages, many companies are investing in alterna tive sources of power supply to maintain operations. Although emergency power generators are a popular choice to keep businesses running, the costs associated with running and maintaining these sys tems are often overlooked,” states Carlo Beukes, Business Development Manager, Agricultural, Automotive and Lubrication divisions, BMG. “Generators often operate at low efficiency rates, resulting in exorbi tant diesel consumption and a significant erosion of company profitability. “There are many reasons generators have a high oil consumption at times, in cluding the use of incorrect or poor-quali ty oil, which causes deposits to form on the piston and oil scraper rings that then seize. This means the crankcase chamber can no longer be sealed against the combustion chamber and as a result, fuel contaminates

the oil that enters the combustion cham ber where it is also burned. “Liqui Moly lubricants and additives, which have been specially developed to reduce wear and extend maintenance intervals, ensure generators function per fectly and remain operational at all times. The additional use of additives makes fuels more stable and more ignitable, achiev ing greater efficiency, particularly with lower fuel quality. In addition, the use of additives reduces pollutant emissions and fuel consumption. Additives in the fuel can also improve the cetane number, clean the system and keep it clean. This means that less fuel is needed and there are fewer defective parts. As a result, there is less generator downtime. In addition, Liqui Moly additives protect the entire fuel system from corrosion. “BMG and Liqui Moly specialists have joined forces to offer the local generator market a dependable solution that yields major savings in generator running costs. The costs of diesel and maintenance for generators can amount to up to five times more than the cost of Eskom electricity. “As an example, an average-sized

generator can consume up to 60 litres of diesel per hour. Considering that load shedding cycles sometimes last for up to four hours and can occur three times a day, a single generator can easily consume 720 litres of diesel per day. “Over the past three months, we have conducted accurate tests on-site at BMG World in Johannesburg. Results show a reduction in diesel consumption, ranging between 11% and 18% across the five generators used in the trial. When you consider the high daily volume of diesel consumed, these cost savings quickly ac cumulate. And by reducing diesel costs, a company’s earnings are boosted signifi cantly,” Beukes suggests. www.bmgworld.net

BMG has teamed up with Liqui Moly to offer substantial cost saving solutions to the local generator market.

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