EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT - INCINERATION AND SEWAGE TREATMENT

The paper outlines the principles of various systems for disposing of shipboard garbage, oil sludge and sewage, in accordance with the recommendations of Annex IV and Annex V of the IMCO 1973 COnvention. These include incineration units, biological units, physical/chemical systems, chlorinator/macerator systems, etc. The advantages and disadvantages of each are briefly discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at Conference on "The Effect of IMCO Regulations on Shipping," December 5, 1974
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Marine Engineers

  Memorial Building, 76 Mark Lane
  London EC3R 7JN,   England 
• Authors:
  • Thompson, W J
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Incinerators; Sewage treatment; Ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Sewage treatment systems; Shipboard incinerators; Shipboard sewage treatment; Waste incinerators
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159966
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM