Castoldi has actually introduced the brand-new Turbodrive 600 H.C.T. waterjet tailored for huge vessels.
The biggest in the Castoldi array to day, the brand-new waterjet is outfitted, like the various other versions of the array, with an incorporated transmission (licensed for strong rankings), with hydraulic clutch, that with its many equipment proportions permits a suit with any kind of engine on the marketplace.
“Our aim is to supply to the customer with not only the waterjet but a complete package that incorporates the propulsion with integrated gearbox and clutch, a dedicated control system to manage also the engine and eventually the interceptor integration, directly installed on the waterjet unit. We design and supply also the matching kit to the engine according to the customer’s requirements,” stated the firm’s basic supervisor Giacomo Castoldi.
“From a technical point of view, especially on large vessels, our integrated gearbox represents a unique advantage that allows to create compact installations with considerable savings on space, weight, and cost,” Castoldi included.
Apart from the incorporated transmission, the Castoldi waterjet is outfitted with all bearings oil lubed, impeller shaft safeguarded within a real estate and also the sophisticated trademarked Clear-Duct unclogging system to back-flush the consumption while opening up the defense grid.
Castoldi stated it has actually constructed all the unique technological qualities of the H.C.T. array right into it, producing, after 4 years of researches with sophisticated CAD and also CFD software application, a full and also easy-to-install propulsion system that permits small applications, substantial cost savings in measurement, weight and also price.
The guiding and also turning around actuators have actually been developed to take care of the high pressures entailed with one hydraulic cyndrical tube committed to the guiding nozzle and also 2 hydraulic cyndrical tubes managing the motion of the turning around container to enable fast and also reliable crash-stops in every operating problem.
The waterjet is made with a Duplex micro-cast stainless-steel impeller and also titanium lining, and also has actually been strengthened utilizing an anti-corrosion difficult anodising therapy shielding the aluminium alloy parts and also cathodic defense by sacrificial anodes.
The Turbodrive 600 H.C.T. is managed by the ACES digital system that can be provided with numerous added functions such as setting maintaining, clever support, unmanned user interface, auto-pilot assimilation and also crossbreed power.
These waterjets can run flawlessly in sandy, filthy and also superficial waters many thanks to the movable grid shielding the water consumption, the impeller shaft revolving right into a safety real estate (not touching the water) and also all the bearings lubed by oil, the supplier stated.
Castoldi is likewise popular as a producer of high-end tenders for the superyacht sector.
“When we entered this market, 25 years ago, most of the tenders were equipped with stern drives or outboards and there were very few companies manufacturing waterjet driven tenders.
“On the contrary, now most of the tenders are equipped with waterjet drives and this propulsion system is well known and appreciated by crew and owners. We believe we have played an important role in this trend change with our production also taken as an example by our competitors,” Castoldi stated.
