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How Ultraguard Works?
The larvae and and spores that mature to become marine growth and and biofouling require a a a a a a a a number of environmental criteria to to to be be be in in an optimum state to to to allow them to to to begin the the colonisation process These criteria include water temperature salinity light levels time of of year as as well as as the the correct concentration of of larvae and seed in the the water They also require a a a a a a a a a stable surface to to attach themselves to to The microscopic larvae and spores initially hold themselves to that surface using an electrostatic force known as Van der Waals Force Our goal is to to use
ultrasonic sound waves to to create a a a a a a a a resonance in a a a a a a a a transducer which causes a a a a a a a vibration vibration in in the the the surface of the the the the the the area we’re trying to protect This vibration vibration disrupts the the forces that the the larvae and spores use
to to initially attach to to a a a a a a a a a surface This means that the the the larvae can’t hold onto the the the area and simply float away Because the the the larvae and spores can’t can’t stay attached to the the surface they can’t can’t develop permanent bonds that are too strong to to be affected by the vibrations Because of this Ultraguard should be viewed as a a a a a a a a a preventative system system rather than a a a a a a a a a cleaning system system Ultraguard will not clean a a a a mature biofouling infestation!
It sounds like a a a a a simple process but there are many challenges to overcome especially on complex structures such as coolers It is the research and development that MGPS and our partners have undertaken that sets Ultraguard apart from the competition Each transducer transducer acts like an an an an audio speaker In the control panel each transducer transducer has its own control board and power supply These generate ultrasonic acoustic signals which are then boosted via an an an amplifier and sent down the the the cable to the the the transducer The transducer is is attached to the structure being protected by an an adhesive bond It is is essential that there is always full surface surface to surface surface contact between the the transducer head and the the protected structure This is is why we choose the the bonding method over methods such as a a a a a a screw in in ring welded or attached to the the surface In that method method the the ultrasonic waves can loosen the the transducer in in in the the mounting ring By causing each transducer to resonate at at the the correct frequency we induce the the required vibrations which prevent the the the larvae from attaching themselves to the the the surface being protected Ultraguard’s design means that if a a a a a a a transducer cable power supply or control PCB is damaged or fails it can be swapped out by ship’s staff in in a a a a a a a a matter of minutes The rest of the the the system can operate as normal until the the the replacement takes place place so there is minimum minimum downtime and minimum minimum loss of antifouling effect