TEST AND EVALUATION OF OIL POLLUTION ABATEMENT DEVICES FOR SHIPBOARD USE, PHASE II

Two filter/coalescer type separators designed to remove oil from water were selected from previous screening tests. The improved versions of these units were evaluated at a shore-based test facility. Fresh and salt water, contaminated with various oils and test dust, were used to simulate bilge and ballast processing conditions. One separator rated at 25 GPM produced an acceptable water effluent when tested with a low-emulsifying pump but proved unsatisfactory with a centrifugal pump. An improved 100 GPM version of a previously tested 50 GPM separator produced an acceptable water effluent when tested with a centrifugal pump. The effluent was acceptable except for short periods of marginal performance which were noted during tests involving crankcase drainings. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also AD-762 498 and AD-762 488.
• Corporate Authors:

  United States Coast Guard

  Naval Engineering Division
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Norton, L B
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 28 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Ships); Bilges; Bonding; Centrifugal pumps; Filters; Mechanical analysis; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Oils; Onboard navigational aids; Performance; Pollution control; Ships; Tests; Vehicle components; Waste disposal; Water; Water pollution; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Oil separators
• Old TRIS Terms: Bilge water; Bilge water treatment; Cg; Coalescing; Oily ballast disposal; Performance engineering; Pollution abatement measures; Ship auxiliary equipment; Shipborne; Water filters
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048414
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM