INSTALLATION, TEST AND EVALUATION OF THE DESTATOR. A DEVICE TO ENHANCE THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE OF BULK PETROLEUM CARRIERS

At-sea test results are presented of a device (Destator) for enhancing the operational safety of bulk petroleum carriers. Described are the test program formulation, the intrinsic safety certification program, the equipment description and the installation. Also presented are the at-sea test descriptions and results in both a clean gas-free as well as dirty-inerted environment.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with CincoTech Corporation, Beverly Hills, California, Contract MA-4-37065.
• Corporate Authors:

  Electrooptica Juan de la Cierva

  Isabel Gihaga, 5
  Alconbendas Madrid,   Spain 

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Cincotech Corporation

  Beverly Hills, CA  United States 
• Publication Date: 1976-11-14

Media Info

• Pagination: 245 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo handling; Cleaning; Container tanks; Electric discharge; Electrostatics; Explosions; Marine safety; Oils; Petroleum industry; Safety; Safety equipment; Storage tanks; Tankers; Tests; Washing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Petroleum trade
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk oil transport; Explosion prevention; Explosionproofing; Gas freeing; Static dischargers; Tank cleaning; Tanker safety; Tanker ships
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154576
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA/RD-920-76053 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM