Variable Speed Rack & Pinion Jacking System

Description
The GustoMSC jacking system offers safety, minimum mainte-
nance and a variety of outstanding features from an operational
point of view.
The range of jacking systems suits the GustoMSC CJ and NG
series and can be easily customized to any other jack-up rig
design.

Jacking units
Each jacking unit consists of a special design 7 teeth pinion driven
by an electric motor through an input- and planetary gearbox.
In general four to eight jacking units engage with a rack of the
jack-up leg. The jacking units can be mounted in a floating frame
or can be mounted directly into the fixed jacking structure
depening on the jack-up design.

Variable Speed Drive

• GMS Endeavour, GMS Endurance 2011
The electric motors of the rack and pinion systems are driven by
• West Elara 2011
individual variable speed drives (VSD’s). This arrangement allows
• SEP-450 2012
for stepless speed control between zero and maximum speed.
• West Linus (CJ70) 2013
The system automatically distributes the loads equally over the
• COSL Gift & COSL Hunter (CJ46) 2014
drive units and retorqing can be performed automatically by the
• SEP-550 (NG-2500X) 2014
VSD control.
• Seajacks Hydra (NG-2500X) 2014
• GMS Enterprise (NG-2500X) 2014
Jacking velocities
• Tianjin Haiheng TBN 1 & 2 (CJ50) 2015
Maximum jacking velocities vary from 0.3 m/min to 1.2 m/ min for
• Polynor TBN 1 & 2 (CJ46) 2015
platform handling. For leg handling, the speed can be increased
• UMW Naga 6 & 7 (CJ46) 2014, 2015
by typically 50%.
• Crossway Eagle & Dolphin (AJ46) 2014, 2015
• Seajacks Scylla (NG-14000X) 2015
Model range
• GMS Shamal, Scirocco & Sharqi (NG-1800X) 2015-2016
The following range of jacking systems and capacities are
• SEP-750 (NG-2500-NP) 2016
available:
• Falcon Energy TBN 1-4 (CJ50) 2015, 2016
Module 50 - 105 mm
• CMHI TBN 1 & 2 (CJ-46) 2015
Rack width 90 - 210 mm
• Jinghang (CJ46) 2015
Jacking capacity 80 - 455 tons
• Jingxuan (CJ46) 2015
Preload jacking capacity 83 - 575 tons
• SEP-650 (NG-2500-NP) 2015
Normal holding capacity 150 - 760 tons
• K-Groupe TBN 1 & 2 (CJ46) 2015, 2016
• Bestford Capital TBN 1- 6 (CJ46) 2015, 2016
References
• Haiheng 6 & 7 (CJ46) 2016
GustoMSC rack and pinion jacking systems are fitted on the
• ESSM TBN 1 & 2 (CJ46) 2016
following jack-ups:
• Blue Ocean TBN 1, 2 & 3 (CJ46) 2016
• Maersk Explorer 1976
• Vanda Offshore TBN (CJ50) 2016
• Maersk Endeavour (now Energy Endeavour) 1980
• Noble Cat-J (CJ70) 2016
• ARB-2 (maintenance) 1981
• Arjun & Aryan (NG-2500X) 2016
• Arabiyah 1, 2 & 3 (well-servicing) 1981
• GMS Evolution (NG-2500X) 2016
• Kolskaja 1982
• COSL 944 (CJ50) 2016
• Sahalinskaja (now West Janus) 1982
• Statoil Cat-J 1 & 2 (CJ70) 2016, 2017
• Seajacks Kraken & Seajacks Leviathan 2009
• Blue Ocean TBN 1 & 2 (CJ50) 2017
• Naga 2, Naga 3 2009, 2010
• Apollo (NG-5500X) 2017
• Perro Negro 6, Perro Negro 8 2009, 2010
• ARB-3 2010
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The Netherlands
Productsheet R6

Karel Doormanweg 25, 3115 JD Schiedam Telephone +31 (0)10 2883 000
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P.O. Box 687, 3100 AR Schiedam Telefax +31 (0)10 2883 001
www.GustoMSC.com
 Operational features

The GustoMSC electric VSD driven rack and pinion systems offer
the following characteristics:

• System suitable for variable and slow / zero speed control

• Use of standard, offshore type electric motors, without special
high-slip requirements
• Easy automatic retorqing through the VSD drives
• Easy disengagement of the fixation systems
• Automatic platform leveling during lifting and lowering
• Failsafe brakes with sensorless on/off/wear indication
• Leg position indication and rack phase difference (RPD)
• Load measuring through the VSD drives and optionally through
load measuring devices in the upper shock pads for floating
units
• Power consumption can be reduced by reducing the jacking
speed
• Depending on the size of the emergency generator, jacking is
possible on the emergency generator
• Increased leg handling speed
• Easy removal of a drive unit
• Control from central- and local control consoles
• Optional remote access of the control system via secured
internet connection

Data presented in this product sheet is for information only and subject to change
without notice.
Jacking trials West Elara

Three stage planetary gearbox

Pinion

Failsafe brake

Three stage spur

gear
Electro motor

Test of 2 jacking units in back-to-back configuration Jacking drive units

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