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systems built on 2 artificial islands (Sarb-North and conditions of use to prevent cavitation and guarantee Fig. 3 - Sarb 1 &
Sarb-South) created specifically for the development of the necessary machine reliability. The delivery of the Sarb2 artificial islands
this field, as well as on Zirku Island that has been forty-eight pumps is planned to be completed by mid-
housing for years the treatment of the hydrocarbons 2015.
from other fields. The islands lie at about 120 km from
the Abu Dhabi coast. Conclusion
TMP’s supply consists of forty-eight VS4-type vertical
pumps designed in compliance with the API610 Over the latest years, the leading players of the oil & gas
standards. In spite of the type of pump, usually marked market have been driven by the search for projects
by high standardization, this project has been characterised by higher value-added, i.e. by higher
characterized by the high design specificity of the complexity such as offshore and upstream projects in
individual pumps. Indeed, the end-user’s request to general. Termomeccanica Pompe has followed this
reduce as much as possible the depth of the tanks led market trend, implementing a specific investment
to potentially critical use conditions because of the program (involving engineering, R&D, manufacturing
proximity between NPSH A (Net Positive Suction and testing facilities) geared towards serving the high
Head) and NPSH R. The development of the pumps value added oil & gas market segment. Such strategy
had therefore to take into careful consideration these has borne fruit and allowed the company to confirm its
prominent role in this demanding market.
Cesare Nardini
After attending the University of Wollongong in Australia company of Gruppo Industriale Tosoni, which focuses
and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya of Barcellona on the railway market. He was first in charge of all
(Spain), Cesare completed his studies in 2000 at projects related to foreign markets but later moved on
Politecnico di Milano obtaining a graduate degree in to the domestic market, being also the project manager
Management Engineering. for the engineering and supply of the components for
He started his work experience the same year at Alstom the ETR 600 / New Pendolino project, developed in
T&D in Montpellier (France), where he worked for two co-design with Alstom Transport and Giugiaro Design.
years on the development and installation of digital He finally joined Termomeccanica Pompe’s Project
control system for electrical networks and substation, Manager team in 2008 with whom he has followed to
starting with product engineering development and date more than 30 projects in the power generation
then moving on to site- and project-management. market (including the nuclear sector) and oil & gas
In 2002, he changed to the automotive industry and market (including both the onshore and offshore
went to work as a project manager for Saira SpA, a sectors).
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