SHORT-LIVED DETERGENTS FOR SHIPBOARD USE

Shipboard evaluations of selected short-lived detergents were conducted aboard USS L.Y. SPEAR (AS 36) to determine the effect of these cleaners on oil/water separator effluent quality. The objective was to identify cleaners that would clean shipboard machinery spaces but not produce a stable oil-in-water emulsion. Intex 8187, Triton RW-150, Tergitol 15-S-12, and Allied P-98 were chosen as the candidate cleaners, based on results of the laboratory emulsion stability tests. Typical shipboard cleaning procedures and materials were used. Detergent-laden bilge water was processed through an OPB-10N oil/water separator system. Test results indicate that the laboratory emulsion stability test developed at this Center can be used to qualify short-lived detergents.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report; DTIC distribution restrictions apply
• Corporate Authors:

  David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center

  Development Center
  Bethesda, MD  United States  20084

  Naval Sea Systems Command

  , ZZ N/A   
• Authors:
  • Conroy, P D
• Publication Date: 1986-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleansers; Coalescers; Emulsions; Surface active agents
• Uncontrolled Terms: Oil separators
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00652191
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Report/Paper Numbers: DTNSRDC/SME-86/44
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM