Stripping gutter for liquid cargo vessels

Details Stripping gutter for liquid cargo vessels Stripping gutter for liquid cargo vessels

1992-11-10

1993-12-07

Swinehart, Edwin L.

Ships

Building

Freighters

222564, B63B 2512

Patent

active

052675220

ABSTRACT:
In a preferred embodiment, a stripping gutter for a liquid cargo vessel having therein a liquid carrying tank defined between the bottom of the vessel, forward and aft bulkheads, and the starboard and port sides of the hull of the vessel, with a sump disposed in the bottom on the centerline of the vessel at the aft bulkhead of the tank, the stripping gutter including: first and second, inclined, generally triangular plates; the first plate being attached to the inner surfaces of the aft bulkhead, the starboard side, and the bottom, such that the first plate slopes forwardly from top to bottom and forwardly from an inner apex at the sump to an outer edge at the starboard side; and the second plate being attached to the inner surfaces of the aft bulkhead, the port side, and the bottom, such that the second plate slopes forwardly from top to bottom and forwardly from an inner apex at the sump to an outer edge at the starboard side; whereby, when the vessel trims by the stern as the vessel is unloaded, residual liquid in the tank will flow aftwardly to the stripping gutter defined between the first and second plates and the bottom and then along the stripping gutter to the sump.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3766875 (1973-10-01), Baki

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