Anybody else wants to take a look at the following testimonial posted on that web site? Couple of statements jump out at me. It says the engine speed was kept constant at 1600rpm, hence the fuel consumption did NOT change but because of the magic elixir, vessel cut down its trip time! I supposed there is one born every minute!
"Honest officer, my speedo is showing 55mph but now thinking back, I just realized that it must be the Cemet in my engine that is causing my car to go at 65mph
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"the engines RPMs had not been dialed down during or after the CerMet treatment from the typical operating speed of 1600RPM, thus allowing the vessel to bum the same amount of fuel per hour for each voyage"
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"it was noticed that the vessel was arriving at its destination much sooner than previously noted."
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- Vikas
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RESULTS & ANALYSIS: Base Line data was collected for two months prior to the CerMet test, then the engines and gearboxes were treated and run for approximately seventy-five days. After Treatment data was then carefully collected, compared and analyzed. Our efforts concentrated on comparing "like" voyages, engine runs and loads. We are always conscious of external conditions and variables that may have an effect on any test outcome and we may mathematically adjust for these anomalies accordingly.
The Bahama Ranger was burning approximately 12 gallons of oil per day and soon after the CerMet treatment, the vessel showed a dramatic reduction in oil consumption now burning only 7 gallons per day, a savings of 42%. To explain: CerMet not only cleaned the cylinder walls, piston rings, bearings and other engine parts of oxidation and corrosion, but has begun to repair the surface and build the new ceramic-metal layer.
According to the vessel's data, the engines RPMs had not been dialed down during or after the CerMet treatment from the typical operating speed of 1600RPM, thus allowing the vessel to bum the same amount of fuel per hour for each voyage. Therefore, the method used for calculating fuel savings and efficiency increases was Overall Voyage Time comparisons. In doing so, it was noticed that the vessel was arriving at its destination much sooner than previously noted. Using this table we were able to find only one round-trip: Dania —> Long Island —> Cat Island —> Dania that was repeated more than 4 times in August (before treatment) and 3 times in December (after treatment). Thus comparing this trip will give us statistically significant difference in round-trip time. The average decreases in voyage times were approximately 8% (see chart below), thus an overall average fuel saving of 8%.
RECOMMENDATION: If the engine's RPMs are reduced to keep the vessel on normal schedules, the overall internal load will thus be reduced and the Bahama Ranger should see fuel savings closer to 15%, let alone significant additional savings in engine wear, maintenance and oil loss. It is recommended for G&G Shipping to calculate where the greatest savings for the company ultimately lie, either through quicker shipments or less wear and energy consumption on the engines. With these estimates and extrapolating across G & G's entire fleet we believe the overall company savings could conservatively be over $800,000, a return on investment over 5:1.
