Marinisation

Marinisation (also marinization) is design, redesign, or testing of products for use in a marine environment.[1] Most commonly, it refers to use and long-term survival in harsh, highly corrosive salt water conditions.[2] Marinisation is done by many manufacturing industries worldwide including many military organisations, especially navies.

In some instances, cost is not a guiding force, and items may be designed from scratch with entirely non-corrosive components engineered and assembled to resist the effects of vibration and constantly changing attitude. In others, particularly in "marinising" an existing product that was not designed specifically for a marine environment for sale in the public marketplace, a balance must be found between the competing criteria.

There are three main factors that need to be considered for a product to be truly marinised.

  • Resistance to corrosion.[3]
  • Resistance to vibration.
  • Ability to function properly in conditions of constantly changing attitude (an object's orientation about its center of gravity).
  1. ^ "Marinisation". www.marinepanservice.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  2. ^ Petersen, E. L. (2014-01-02). 1999 European Wind Energy Conference: Wind Energy for the Next Millennium. Routledge. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-134-27358-4.
  3. ^ IQ, Oil & Gas (2011-08-31). "Corrosion: The Deep And Ultra-Deepwater Problem". Oil & Gas IQ. Retrieved 2022-12-05.