RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR A SHIPBOARD OIL AND WATER SEPARATION SYSTEM

An investigation was made to develop a 'package' type unit suitable for shipboard separation of ballast water from Bunker 'C' fuel oil. A 'State of the Art' survey showed that existing commercial methods of separation depended upon specific gravity differences or required equipment unadaptable to shipboard use. A means of separation was developed which involved the use of a capacitance probe to divert the relatively small amount of ballast water containing over one percent oil to a holding tank or existing ballast tank. The remainder of the ballast water containing less than one percent oil would be passed through a series of Dutch weave coalescing screens. This treatment would reduce the oil concentration to 100-200 parts per million, further reduction being accomplished by means of a replaceable fibre glass cartridge. The practical operation of such a system would be demonstrated by a full-scale land-based experimental installation.(Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Permutit Company

  Paramus, NJ  United States 
• Authors:
  • Lenox, W S
  • Young, W S
  • Kingsbury, A W
  • Duggan, A
  • Ciancia, J
• Publication Date: 1963-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 154 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Ships); Pollution control; Waste disposal
• Old TRIS Terms: Oily ballast disposal
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026658
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Rept
• Contract Numbers: MA-2722
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 2 1973 12:00AM