PURIFIERS

IMPORTANT POINTS
IF DO IS TO BE PURIFIED IN A HFO PURIFIER, WHAT SIZE OF GRAVITY DISC WILL BE
CHOSEN ?
Over flow reasons

HEAT EXCHANGERS
WHAT PROVISION IS GIVEN FOR EXPANSION OF TUBES IN SHELL AND TUBE TYPE HX?
Why purging vent is required? What happens if air is in?
PLATE TYPE HEAT EXHANGER DIS ADV
REFREGIRATION
THERMOSTATIC EXPANSION VALVE
REF USED ONBOARD NOW A DAYS ?
HOW IS OIL DRAINED BACK TO THE COMPRESSOR FROM EVAPORATOR?
Refer comp
- Running hot
- Suction side frosting
- Temp disch high reasons ?
REFRIGERANT PROPERTIES
REFER LUB OIL PROPERTIES
AIR IN THE SYSTEM
Ref temp over charge and under charge
What s the use of injection valve In hermetic compressors
GENERAL
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OIL SEAL AND MECH SEAL
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAFTEY AND RELIEF VALVE
WHAT IS RESONANCE ? i.e. why ship vibrates heavily at critical rpm ?
WORKING OF SALINOMETER
Work hardening
Nitriding
Annealing and normalising diff
ICCP

COMPRESSORS
SPECS
WHY SRPING PLATE VALVES ARE PREFFERED
DIFFERENCE S BETWEEN REFER COMP AND AIR COMPRESSORS
SAFTEY DEVICES

OXYGEN ANALYSER
COMBUSTIBLE GAS METER OR EXPLOSIMETER
TANK SCOPE
- DIFFERENCE B/W TANK SCOPE AND EXPLOSIMETER?

PUMPS
SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS (FRAMO)

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

INCINERATORS
FRESH WATER GENERATOR
- SPECS

GENERAL
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OIL SEAL AND MECH SEAL
OIL SEAL
STERN TUBE LIP SEAL
Sealing Directly in contact with the
shaft
Garter spring provided to increase the
snapping force on the shaft
Probability of leaking is high
Renewal is easy
Cheap
Less life compared to mech seal

MECH SEAL
PUMP GLAND SEAL
Sealing not in direct contact , its in
contact with mating surfaces
Axial spring is provided held in tension
by a grub screw
Good integrity of sealing
Difficult as the whole pump has to be
dismantled
Costly
Better life provided there is no dust
inclusions

WHAT IS RESONANCE ? i.e. why ship vibrates heavily at critical rpm ?

When the frequency of the oscillation of m/e matches with the hulls natural frequency of
vibration, then the vibration is amplified - this is called resonance

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PIPE THREAD AND BOLT THREAD ?
-

A straight thread is the thread you would find on a bolt and nut.
A tapered thread is the thread you would find on water/gas pipe connections.
A tapered thread is a sealing thread.
A straight thread is an axial load bearing thread.

CLEARANCES TAKEN AFTER GEAR PUMP OVERHAUL

End Clearance
- Distance measured between rotor and pump cover face.
Total end clearance is thedistance measured either side of the rotor and added together.
Diametrical Clearance
Distance measured around outside diameter of rotor and the inside diameter of body face.

HOW TO CARRY OUT DYE PENETERANT TEST?

The surface is cleaned and the low viscosity penetrant (dye) sprayed on.
- After a set time the surface is again cleaned. A developer is then used which coats the
surface in a fine white chalky dust
- The dye seeps out and stains the developer typically a red colour.

HERE IS ONE MORE NDT METHOD

MAGNETIC CRACK DETECTION...
-

A component is place between two poles of a magnet

The lines of magnetism concentrate around flaws.
Magnetic particles are then applied, in a light oil or dry sprayed, onto the surface where
theyindicate the lines of magnetism and any anomalies.

LIMITATIONS
- Firstly it cannot be used on materials which cannot be magnetised such as austenitic
steel and non-ferrous metals.
- Secondly it would not detect a crack which ran parallel to the lines of magnetism.

HOW KEYLESS PROPELLERS DONT SLIP, WHAT PRINCIPLE

-

The concept is same like tightening ur main engine tie bolts.

The stern shaft is expanded hydraulically
and propeller is pushed in using hydraulic too.

The reason they dont slip is becoz :

- the force exerted by water on propeller is way less than the hydraulic pressure the
propeller fitted in.
tensile and compressive hoop stresses are created along the mating surface of the bush
of propeller...hence the surface transmits the torque !!

HOW TO REMOVE A BROKEN STUD

-

Stud extractor
Drilling and tapping
Welding a nut on it

THIS IS STUD EXTRACTOR !

NOW, YOU WOULDVE STUDIED WHAT S MUFF COUPLING ! IF SURVEYOR ASKS YOU
WHAT S THE ULTIMATE ADVANTAGE BENIFFITED OUT OF IT , WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
-

If muff coupling is not fitted, then imagine your coupling a normal bolted one !
Now, in the dry dock, it s required to take out the prop shaft to check for trueness

If so, this is what has to be done

- Take out the prop first !
- Come inside e/r , remove the coupling bolts
- Then CUT THE SIDE SHELL OF YOUR SHIP AND THEN TAKE IT
NOW, when muff couplings are used
-

U NEEDNT CUT THE SIDE SHELL ! .,

ONCE THE COUPLING IS REMOVED , THE SHAFT CAN BE DRAWN OUT VIA THE
STERN TUBE ITSELF !

WORKING OF SALINOMETER

Pure water is an insulator

If salinity increases its starts conducting current
If current increases salinity increases
This increase in current will provide enough power at 2 to activate alarm
And will also short the milli ammeter so that the high current will not spoil the meter

Temperature is directly proportional to conductivity

- Therefore if temp increases the mercury would shut the current proportional to the temp

WORK HARDENING
-

This is a natural process due to prolonged working of metals, the inner crystalline sct
automatically gets dislocated resulting in increasing hardness and reduced ductility
Because of the dislocation of internal grain sct, stresses will be developed in the metal
and would soon lead to failure
Eg: Chain blocks, wire slings etc

NITRIDING
-

This is just a process of increasing the hardness

A steel would be nitrided to have good strength, good fatigue resistance, good corrosion
properties , to withstand high temp , to withstand EROSION
Thats why mainly used pump plungers , barrels etc

Working
-

Steel is heated aroung 700c

And introduced in an environment containing Ammonia (NH3) ,
Thus induction of nitrogen on the steel surface is carried out
This is called Nitriding

Advantages
- No change in shape after this process
- No machining required
NORMALIZING
-

This is used in eliminating internalstresses or residual stresses in materials

Materials which have undergone forging, or welding or fabrication would be internally
stressed, to relieve this normalising is done
The material is heated up to 900c
And held in that temp for some time
Then let it cool in still air ( still air cooling enables faster cooling which slightly hardens
the material thus reducing the ductility)
This Increases the Strength and Decreases Ductility
(annealing = Decreases strength increases ductility : to enabling machining of the
product)

Normalising done on Bed plates , Crank shaft after forging etc (i.e. stresses are relieved )
ANNEALING
-

This is done to enable machinability in a material

The material is heated above its critical temp around 900c

Held in that temp for a while
Cooled down very very slowly. This slow cooling of the material softens it increasing the
ductility and decreasing its strength
Once annealing is done, the material is good enough to be cold worked rather heating to
forging temp

ICCP
(ref samath sirs notes)
Electro chemical potential
- Mg 1.48 V
- Zn 1.01 V
- Al 0.75 V
- Fe 0.61 V
- Cu 0.36 V
Advantages of zn over ICCP
-

No electric power
Initial cost low
No complexity
No calibration
No maintenance
No requirement of qualified personnel

Disadv
- Once in two years, should be renewed
- Increases the hull resistance
- Poor zinc anodes would lead to corrosion of hull
ICCP
-

The naturally occurring galvanic corrosion is stopped by

Making the hull Cathode
Electrons are made to arrive at the hull, thus hull doesnt loose its electrons
The electrons are fed via platinised titanium

Working
-

The platinised titanium plates are fitted at strategic locations on the hull
It s completely insulated from the hull
A dc is provided to it
Two reference zinc anodes are also deployed
The rate of electron dissipation of zinc anodes are sensed and a feed back is sent to the
control unit
The control unit automatically regulates the current to the platinised anodes after
transformation(440 v to 24 V) and rectification ( ac to dc)

The control equipment auto monitors the amount of current required based on
- Sea water temp
- Salinity
- Paint thickness of the hull
- Ships speed
Typical anode current
New ships: 10 to 40 mA / m2

Old ships : 100 mA/m2 to 150 mA/m2 (for bare steel surface)

ADVANTAGES
-

DOESNT DECREASE THE HULL

RESISTANCE
Dry dock interval can be increased
No need of frequent changing of
anodes

DIS ADVANTAGES
-

Continuous monitoring is required

Electric supply required
By mistake if reverse connections are
given, corrosion is fatal
Increased current will destroy the
paints in the hull

Note:
ON BALLAST TANKS IN TANKERS, ALUMINIUM ANODES will never be used , only zinc will be
used , this is becoz if aluminium falls on steel surface, it creates SPARK !!!!

PURIFIERS
DISC STACK
- The small chocks are given to maintain spacing b/w other discs
- Smaller the disc spacing, better is the purification
- The bottom of those discs are highly polished, so that the sludge easily slips away
IF SAFTEY DATA SHEET DOESNT GIVE PURIFICATION TEMP
- DO : 20 c
- MDO: 40c
- LO: 90c
- LO(high density): 95c
- HFO: 98C
IF DO IS TO BE PURIFIED IN A HFO PURIFIER, WHAT SIZE OF GRAVITY DISC WILL BE
CHOSEN?
-

HIGH DENSITY this will move the interference layer out

- therefore smaller gravity disc
- DANGER: OVERFLOW, LOSS OF OIL

LOW DENSITY Interference layer will move inwards towards disc stack
- therefore increase the gravity disc size
- DANGER: MIXING OF WATER IN CLEAN OIL OUTLET

HOW IS PURIFIER OVERFLOW SENSED?

-

A pressure switch in the clean oil is present

As when the interference layer is broken and oil starts oozing out via the dirty water
outlet(or overflows) the pr in the clean oil outlet will be decreased
This pr difference is sensed and an alarm is raised
Eventually feed will also be shut

TOO MUCH OF FRICTION PADS/ CLUTCH SHOES- WHATS THE PROB?

- Less winding up time would result in increased wear rate on the worm wheel
NOTE- DO NOT REPLACE INDIVIDUAL FRICTION PADS, CHANGE IT AS A SET
PURIFIER MOTOR
- During winding up time, twice the current is consumed
- Thus OVERLOAD trip is not implemented
- But a thermistor is deployed- temp increase trip motor
MOTOR SPEED, 3500 = BOWL SPEED, 11,500
Approximately BOWL SPEED IS 3 times the MOTOR SPEED
WORM AND WORM WHEEL are separately available for 50 hz and 60 hz
- If 50 hz spares are fitted for 60 hz supply DANGER ON OVER SPEED
- WORM WHEEL DRIVES WORM, thats one reason the tooth load is very high
LUB OIL
VISCOSITY @ 40C
ALPHA 220 = 220 Cst @ 40c
Just for more info

SAE 30 (M/E CC) = 108 Cst @ 40c

SAE 40 (AUX CC) = 142 Cst @ 40c
WHAT HAPPENS IF HIGH VISCOSITY(220 CST) LO IS USED INSTEAD OF LOW
VISCOSITY(100 CST)?
- Would result in lack of lubrication
- Coz cannot penetrate
Eg
- BELT DRIVEN: 100 CST / FRICTION CLUTCH DRIVEN = 220 CST
COLOUR OF LO
DARK HFO LEAK
MILKY WATER LEAK
PURIFIER OVER FLOWING
-

High through put

Operating water tank empty
Main seal ring improper
Very high fuel oil temp
Very low fuel oil temp
Low rpm (friction pads worn out)
Excessive vibration ( increased sludge accumulation, bowl nut not tightened properly etc)
Pilot valve not closed
Increased sludge in the bowl
Improper gravity disc selection
Sealing water failure

HOW DAMPING IS PROVIDED?

VERTICAL SHAFT
UPPER END
- Grooved ball bearing with six damping
springs to take up HEAVY RADIAL
THRUST
LOWER END
- A double row angular bearing to take
up vertical thrust and
- A Damping spring to dampen the
vibrations is provided

HORIZONTAL SHAFT
- Ball bearings on the either side
Support the shaft

HEAT EXHANGER
WHAT PROVISION IS GIVEN FOR EXPANSION OF TUBES IN SHELL AND TUBE TYPE HX?
(pg 5 mc George aux)
-

The fixed end tube plate is sandwiched b/w shell and water box with joining material
Synthetic o rings for sliding tube plate permits free expansion

Why purging vent is required? What happens if air is in?

-

Air in the cooler system will encourage corrosion

And cause air locks decreasing cooler efficiency decreasing cooling area lead to over
heating

That s the reason, purging vents are provided.

PLATE TYPE HEAT EXHANGER DIS ADV
- Titanium plates are used initial high cost
- Requirement of long gaskets
- Bonding material of the gaskets decide the operating temp
- Over tightening of the plates could result in large differential pr
- Any leaks is directed to the atm and not on the stream
- Cleaning is time consuming
- Gaskets are delicate , hence cleaning should be carefully done
- Narrow spacing b/w the plates can become easily clogged by sludge and oxide deposits

REFREGIRATION
REF USED ONBOARD NOW A DAYS?
REF three types
1. CFC
2. HCFC
3. HFC
1. CFC
- ODP/GWP = 1/4000
- Phased out 1995
- R 11, 12, 113, 114, 500, 502
2. HCFC GOING TO BE PHASED OUT BY 2020
- R 22 (0.05/1700)
- R 123 (0.02/0.02) Not going to be phased out by 2020, but 2030 going to phased out
- R 124
- 401 A
- 402 A
- 403 A
- 405 A
3.HFC
- NOT GOING TO BE PHASED OUT AS PER MONTREAL PROTOCOL
- R 125

R 134 A (0/1300)
404
407
410
413
417
507

ODP: OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL

The potential of a molecule of ref to deplete ozone layer
Eg., HFC possess 0 potential where CFC posses 1 , and HCFC 0.05
GWP GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL
- Measured in terms of 100 years
- How much potential the ref have on global warming
- Co2 1 GWP
- Total amount of heat trapped in ref/total amount of heat trapped in co2 for the same
mass

THERMOSTATIC EXPANSION VALVE

(pg 352 mc George aux)
Function
- Separates high pressure side to low pressure side
- Ensure s no liquid stroke to the compressor
- Ensure s superheated condition of refrigerant
- Keep the evaporator fully active
Working
(Ref savant sir diagram and pg 352,353 mg George aux)
- There are three pressures
- P1 actin on top of the bellow
- P2 from the equalising line
- P3- spring pressure
-

A starved condition in the evaporator would result in greater superheat in P1

This would open the valve further letting more ref in

When does super heat occur? - only after the latent heat transaction has ended
(Just to understand latent heat transaction meaning point whr all the liquid ref has
evaporated to gas)

The actual pr at the outlet of evaporator - P2

The greater pr on the P1 is a result of SATURATED TEMP + SUPER HEAT
This additional pr P1 overcomes P2,3 and ends up opening the valve.

Why equalising valve is required

If there is high pr drop across the evaporator then equalising tubes are used
-

This line is provided to reduce the pr drop across the evaporator

To avoid starvation of ref in the evaporator

HOW IS OIL DRAINED BACK TO THE COMPRESSOR FROM EVAPORATOR?

(pg 347 mc George aux)

Oil is manually drained from the evaporator

It reaches to thermostatic oil valve
The oil mixed with ref (since coming from the evaporator) is sent to rectifier unit
Rectifier unit is nothing but a heat exchanger, the oil and ref mixture is heated up by the
hot liquid ref, thus the ref in the oil is vaporised since it is heated to super heat ensured
by the thermostatic oil valve
As when this oil and ref is sent back to the compressor, the oil is drained to cc and ref is
sucked by compressor

Why this happens and where?

- When refrigerant has good miscibility (i.e. capability of mixing oil and forming mutual
soln), then the oil will be carried over to evaporator and also shall be brought back!
- But if the refrigerant doesnt have miscibility (eg co2), the system would have oil but not
compressor, Thus in refrigeration system with co2 , the oil is periodically drained
(manually) via oil rectifier circuit
Refer comp
- Running hot
- Suction side frosting
- Temp disch high reasons?
COMPRESSOR RUNNING HOT
- Tev setting not proper(remaining almost closed)
- Condenser improper cooling
- Crank case lub oil heater not cut off
- Air in the system
DISCH TEMP HIGH
- Air in the system
- Condenser improper cooling
- Tev setting improper
- Over charge
SUCTION SIDE FROSTING
- Very low super heat
- Tev setting not proper

Sensing bulb not in contact with the coil

Evaporator heavily fouled / frozen
Fan not running
Excessive sub cooling ( i.e very low s.w temp)
Over charge

AIR IN THE SYSTEM

-

Short cycling (icing at the expansion valve)

Discharge pr fluctuates
HP CUT OUT coz of high disch pr
Bubbles at sight glass
Condenser hot
Refrigeration capacity reduces

REFRIGERANT PROPERTIES

Non flammable
Non explosive
Non corrosive
High thermal conductivity
Low boiling point
Low freezing point
Low spec vol
High critical temp
High critical pr
Non toxic
Non reactive with oil
Environment friendly
Easy leak detection
Easily available

REGARDING REF LUB OIL

There are three types
- Mineral oil
- Alkyl benzene
- Polyol Esters
or poly alkaline glycols
Further info
Lub oil break down temp at exhaust valve s
-

MINERAL OIL :
ALKYL BENZENE:
POLYOL ETHYLENE :

176C
198 C
294C

REF LUB OIL PROPERTIES DETAILS

GOOD MISCIBILITY AND SOLUBILITY
- To ensure the oil gets back to the cc
GOOD CHEMICAL STABILITY

To ensure, the oil doesnt react chemically with the ref nor with the materials in the
system

HIGH THERMAL STABILITY

To prevent coking of oil at Exhaust valves due to high temp
High Flash point
LOW WAX POINT / FLOCC POINT
- At low temp , the oil should form wax
- Or else the wax would get cogged in the system
LOW POUR POINT
- Low pour point is required as to ensure, the oil doesnt adhere itself on to the tubes of the
systems but flows freely
GOOD DIELECTRIC PROPERTY
- In hermatic compressors the oil insulates the motor and the compressor body , that s one
reason the lub oil is required to have good dielectric property
GOOD COMPATABILITY
- The oil should be compatible with any oil of the same viscosity
GOOD VISCOSITY
- The oil should be able to produce good film at high cylinder temps
- And should be able to lubricate at low temp as well
NO MOISTURE
- The oil should ensure no moisture content
NO CONTAMINANTS
- There should not be any contaminants as well

REF LUB OIL PROPERTIES

-

Good miscibility and solubility

Chemical stability
High Thermal stability
Low wax point
Low pour point
Good dielectric property As in hermetic compressors the oil is the insulating material
between the motor and the compressor body
Proper viscosity
No foaming
Good compatibility
High flash point
Oil free of moisture
No contaminants

REFER OVER CHARGE AND UNDER CHARGE

OVER CHARGE
-

HP CUT OUT
Compressor running hot
Condenser hot
Suction of compressor frosting

UNDER CHARGE
- Short cycling
- Temp in the room not able to achieve

Use of injection valve in Hermetic compressor

COMPRESSORS
SPECS
COMPRESSOR

MOTOR

BORE (1st/ 2nd )

Stroke

140 / 115 mm
100 mm

Power
Rpm

Pressure
Capacity

25 bar
125 m3/hr

440 Volts
4 Poles

Power

26.8 KW

Jacket cooling water

Heat exchange

18 lts/min
21,900 Kcal/hr

CC lub oil

11.5 lts

Weight

30 KW
1800 rpm

Rating continuous
Weight
200 kg approx

420 kgs

AIR BOTTLE
CAPACITY

16,600 Lts

Working pressure 25 Bar

Hydraulic pr tested 37.5 Bar
Weight

5000 kg

AIR BOTTLE SAFTIES

- Relief valve
- Fusible pulg
- Pr gauge
- Internal coating (coppal varnish)
- Low pr alarm
- Drain

WHY SPRING PLATE VALVES ARE PREFFERED

(pg 105 devan aranha)
- Increased surface area which enable a large volume of gas exchange
- With a very small lift
- Hence very less resistance
- Low inertia to overcome

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REFER COMPRESSORS AND AIR COMPRESSORS

AIR
REFER
-

The compressor doesnt decide the

capacity of other plant

Here the compressor decides the

capacity of AC plant

Just compresses normal air

Compresses refrigerant to a pressure

corresponding to saturation pr which
has temp higher than the naturally
available cooling resources (like air or
water)
- coz only then the ref will be
condensable by the cooling medium

Has inter coolers

Doesnt require intercoolers

If the end machinery has a problem ,

wouldnt bother the compressor

If any machinery in the system has a

problem, then compressor is also in
trouble

No heating coil
-

CC breather absent

Cc breather present
-

Pr is 3 bar

Suction pr atm bar

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAFTEY AND RELIEF VALVE

SAFTEY VALVE
- Set at 3% of working pr
- Can be opened manually
- Due to popping action, no wire drawing
effect
- Here opening is sudden when set
pressure is reached

COMPRESSOR SAFTIES
- Fusible plug
- Relief valve
- Bursting disc
- High jacket water temp trip
- Water no flow trip
- Low lub oil pr trip
- Motor overload trip

RELIEF VALVE
- Set at 10% of working pressure
- Manually cant be worked
- No popping action, hence wire drawing
effect can be seen
- Valve lift is proportional to pressure

SAFTEY DEVICES
OXYGEN ANALYSER
(ref pg 459 Mc George aux )
-

Oxygen is paramagnetic (i.e faraday found that oxygen gets attracted to magnetic field)
But the rest of the gasses eg. Nitrogen are Dia magnetic (i.e. they repel )

So this principle is used here

Working
-

A dumbbell filled with nitrogen is suspended between magnets

Now, this dumbbell would position it away from the mag field as Nitrogen is dia magnetic
This instrument is placed in a place whr oxygen content has to be measured
When sample contains o2 comes in contact with the dumbbell the amount of oxygen
content would increase the mag filed (aiding the magnets- coz, eg, if u magnetise a
needle, the needle then itself becomes a magnet)
Now since this oxygen has increased the magnetic field, the nitrogen sphere would move
further away taking a position whr the field is the least
Thus the amount of deflection is proportional to the amount of oxygen content
Its calibrated to zero position with pure nitrogen and a photo cell is also placed with a
light source
21% of oxygen is calibrated in normal atmospheric conditions

When the nitrogen dumbbell deflects due to presence of oxygen the change In voltage of
photocell is recorded and to compensate the change, the compensating current is sent
back via feed back circuit

Thus the compensating current also gives us the oxygen content

The compensating current passes to the device via a meter that is calibrated to give
exact readings

Note
-

There are other gasses that are diamagnetic too

Eg. Nitrogen di oxide , nitric oxide, Chlorine di oxide etc

COMBUSTIBLE GAS METERS / EXPLOSIMETER

(ref pg 461 mc George ) (diagram ref samanth sirs one)
CONSTRUCTION
- A wheat stone bridge is electrically balanced
- i.e. no current flows via the circuit
- the combustion chamber is ceramic coated
- the resistance is catalyst coated in the measuring cell
- The sampling pipe is fitted with a flame arrester and a filter (ensure these are not
chocked during usage coz could give wrong readings)
setting up
-

FOR ZERO SETTING: use atm air

FOR SPAN SETTING: use pentane gas

Working
-

The battery for the device is checked and switched on

All the resistances equally get heated up resulting in balanced bridge (i.e. no current
flows through the circuit)
Ensure - The device is properly purged
Then, its taken to the area to be measured
The gas is sucked in via aspirator
One filament in way of the aspirator is a heated filament
(remember this measures only in the range of LFL (i.e.)0 to 100% of LFL)
The hydrocarbon gasses burn due to the heated filament and increases the temp in the
resistance
Increase in temp changes the resistance (i.e increases the resistance here)
Because of change in resistance , an unbalance is occurred which leads to current flow
in the circut
The amount of current is measured and the value of HC gas is calibrated accordingly

Note: This can only measure in terms of LFL, if the atm is in HFL , this can be vividly seen by a
jump of the reading from max to min as when the sample is sucked
Used in pump rooms etc
WRONG READINGS REASONS
- Filter chocked
- Flame arrestor chocked
- Not properly purged
- Hole in sampling tube
- Measuring cell cracked
- Battery low voltage
DISADVANTAGE
- Cannot be used to measure HC content in Inert gas
TANKSCOPE
-

This is also a wheat stone bridge with R balanced

Platinum filaments are used
The difference between tankscope and explosimeter is that here
When sample is passed, the Hydro carbon absorbs the temp of platinum Resistor and
gives a value
No explosion takes place

DISADVANTAGES
-

Less sensitivity

PUMPS
SUBMERSIBLE CARGO PUMPS
(Mc George aux pg 200)
Oil pr input 170 bar
Outlet pr 3 bar
Material : stainless steel pipes and casings to withstand corrosive effects of most chemicals
Consists of 3 concentric pipes
-

Inner two for

1. Inlet of Hydraulic oil (170 bar) speed of this oil is controlled via a speed control valve
2. Outlet of Hydraulic oil ( 3 bar )

Outer most pipe Coffer dam ( used for purging )

Via this valve , the air (preferably N2 )is purged and it acts a tell tale hole revealing if
cargo side gland or hydraulic oil gland has a leakage

About this pump

- Every tank has individual pump
Stripping operations
- Speed control valve is closed becoz u r driving it with stripping pump
- IG is provided after Deck discharge valve closed
Thus stripping is done

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
(Ref Mc George aux 110 )
-

The exact amount of sewage and waste water flow generated onboard is difficult to
quantify
The European designers concluded to 70 ltrs/day and 140 lts/day including bathing
water
The US authorities concluded 114 lts/day and 228 lts /day including bathing water

Aerobic bacteria
-

These are bacterias that require oxygen to thrive

These feed on the stools and convert it to water and sludge
They produce Co2 as remains

Anaerobic Bacteria
-

When oxygen content in the effluent is less

These bacteria s are formed
While they are equally capable of breaking down sludge.,
The problem with these bacterias are while breaking down they produce H2S gas and
methane , and CO (which is very toxic and is flammable)

Working of STP

The stools with water first is discharged in a primary compartment whr the stools are
grinded
This then passes to the aeration chamber ( its continuously bubbled via a blower)
The aerobic bacteria is supported which turns the stools to water and sludge
Now, the sludge will settle down in the hopper tank , if its not pumped back, anaerobic
bacteria would be formed giving foul odours
its pumped back to the aeration tk
(over a period of time the aeration tk would be filled with sludge. this is desludged at
intervals of about three months)
- the desludging operation: pumping 75% of tank and refilling it with clean water
The clear effluent discharged from settling tank must be disinfected to reduce the number
of coliforms to an acceptable level
Its then treated with Calcium or sodium hypochlorite

The treated effluent is held in the tank for 60 mins

And then pumped OVBD as per reg
Some plants also have UV radiation !
BOD BIO CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
-

Its the amount of oxygen required for the aerobic bacteria to break down organic
material in waste water
This determines the efficiency of the plant and strength of sewage
Lesser the BOD better is efficiency is

Raw sewage: 350 to 360 mg/ltr

Tested:
-

A sample is taken 20 ml , and dissolved oxygen content is measured

and incubated in dark for 5 days
After 5 days, the dissolved oxygen content is measured
The difference in the oxygen content measure s the efficiency of the plant

Working for my understanding

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The sample contained some aerobic bacteria and some organic matter !
Since this was taken in the chlorination compartment
The sample should have aerobic bacteria but not organic matter
So lesser the organic matter better is the efficiency
Hence a sample is taken and oxygen content is measured
When its incubated for 5 days the remaining organic matter (if any) would be broken
down by the e coli bacteria
When it does it !., it consumes oxygen hence proportionate to the amount of oxygen
consumed , the same amount does organic matter exists

Hence LESSER THE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION , would mean, there were only less
organic matters !

Hence better the efficiency

(refer Marpol floder -> sewage annex 3 latest amdments.pdf)

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BOD (mg/ltr)
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IMO PRESENT
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TSS (mg/ltr)

35

100

Residual chlorine content

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Coli form

2% max

Less than 0.5

125

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