Ballast water treatment system

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1997-02-11

1998-10-06

Basinger, Sherman

Ships

Ballasting

Water tanks

B63B 3903

Patent

active

058161813

ABSTRACT:
A ballast water treatment system has a source of hot water from the cooling water overboard discharge associated with the propulsion plant of a cargo or ship vessel. The heat exchangers are placed to receive ballast water from ballast tanks or in ballast tanks. A hot fluid system takes the heat from the overboard discharge and uses it to heat the ballast water as it is pumped through the heat exchangers.

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