Centrally-located-ballast-tank vessel

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1993-12-17

1994-10-11

Sotelo, Jesus D.

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Building

Freighters

B63B 3903

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053537289

ABSTRACT:
An improved tanker ship construction design includes a plurality of liquid cargo tanks distributed in two longitudinal sets along each side of a tanker ship. A plurality of fully protected ballast tanks are distributed longitudinally between the sets of cargo tanks. A passive, gravity-responsive, fluid transfer system provides very rapid fluid communication between selected cargo tanks and a adjoining ballast tanks. A gravity responsive fluid transfer system is provided between the respective ballast tanks.

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NTIS Report to Congress, PB93-128874, pp. 17 and 19 Federal Register, p. 54879.

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