JP2011057048A - Structure for arranging ballast water processing apparatus in tanker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for arranging in a tanker a ballast water processing apparatus that can safely perform processing of ballast water without significantly changing a design of the tanker. <P>SOLUTION: In the structure for arranging a ballast water processing apparatus 4 in a tanker 1, the tanker 1 includes the ballast water processing apparatus 4 for pumping the ballast water from a ballast tank 2 by a ballast pump and performing predetermined ballast water processing such as removing microorganisms or sterilizing, and the tanker 1 discharges the processed ballast water outside via a valve and a discharge port and newly takes ballast water from the outside. The ballast water processing apparatus 4 including all devices required for the processing of the ballast water such as removing the microorganisms from the ballast water or sterilizing is arranged at a position on an upper deck which is within a safety zone of the tanker 1 and avoiding a non-safety zone. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an arrangement structure of a ballast water treatment device in a tanker.

  Conventionally, when ballast water is poured and discharged by a ship that travels between countries with different environments, there is concern that microorganisms contained in the ballast water may adversely affect the coastal ecosystem. Therefore, as a technique for solving this type of problem, for example, a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-152799 is known.

  Disclosure of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-152799 relates to the name of the invention “Ballast Water Treatment Device for Ships”, “It can remove and kill microorganisms contained in ballast water efficiently with less time and heat, The purpose is to provide a marine ballast water treatment device that can sufficiently contribute to environmental conservation associated with the pouring and discharging of ballast water at a port (see paragraph number 0005 of the same publication), and achieving this object. In order to achieve this, the configuration includes a “filter filtration device that filters ballast water and a heating backwash device that backwashes the filter of the filter filtration device while heating it with high-temperature water” (the specification of the publication) (Refer to paragraph 0006) “The ballast water microorganisms are collected by the filter, and the filter is heated at the time of backwashing to kill the microorganisms in a closely collected state. This makes it possible to remove and kill microorganisms contained in ballast water efficiently and economically in a small amount of time and with a small amount of heat, and to efficiently filter ballast water ... It is possible to remove and kill microorganisms contained in the ballast water while keeping the amount of ballast water substantially constant, and to discharge the backwashed water at any time or place. (See paragraph numbers 0009 to 0011 of the same publication specification).

  FIG. 4 is an arrangement (FIGS. 2A and 2B) of a hull and a ballast tank showing an embodiment of a ship ballast water treatment apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-152799. a) is a partial cross-sectional view of the hull, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. In FIG. 4, 100 is a marine ballast water treatment device, 101 is a hull, 102 is a ballast tank, 103 is a ballast pump, 104 is a filter filtration device, and 110 is a sea chest.

  However, in the case of a cargo passenger ship that transports general cargo passengers, there is no particular problem even with a ballast water treatment device configured as described above. In that case, the cargo to be loaded may be mixed into the ballast water, and for ships carrying fire hazards such as tankers, a ship ballast water treatment device is installed in an area equipped with electrical equipment such as an engine room. It cannot be done. That is, in the case of a tanker or the like, there is a possibility that flammable oil or the like, which is a cargo loaded on the ship while the ship is sailing or anchored, may be mixed in the ballast water. As long as these pumps 103 and the like are electrically driven, the flammable material to be mixed is not subject to the danger of ignition, and these areas are designated as dangerous areas, such as the ballast tank 102 and the ballast pump 103. Even so, placement is limited.

The marine ballast water treatment apparatus 100 disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-152799 is equipped with electric devices (not shown) such as a pump motor and a control panel, and the marine ballast water disclosed in the same publication. The processing apparatus 100 is not allowed to be placed on a tanker or the like as it is. In other words, even if ballast water (not shown) is located in a zone designated as a hazardous area, the ballast water that may contain oil or the like is placed in the hazardous area such as in the engine room 105 where fire is strictly prohibited. Piping is not allowed.
Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), it is not allowed to install the ship ballast water treatment device 100 in the engine room 105 such as a tanker, and this is also used as a residential area (not shown) or the like. In the case of installation in the area, there is a problem that a significant design change of the residential area arrangement is required, and a large modification by the design change work is required.

JP 2005-152799 A

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention can safely perform ballast water treatment in a ship carrying a dangerous substance such as a tanker, and does not require a significant design change work, and is simple. It is an object of the present invention to provide an arrangement structure of a ballast water treatment device in a tanker that allows a simple design change.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application has a ballast water treatment apparatus that draws in ballast water in a ballast tank with a ballast pump and performs predetermined ballast water treatment such as removal or sterilization of microorganisms. In the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker that drains the treated ballast water to the outside of the ship through a valve and a drain port and takes in new ballast water from the outside of the ship, the removal of microorganisms in the ballast water or A ballast water treatment device comprising all of the devices necessary for treatment such as sterilization is arranged on the upper deck, which is in the safe area of the tanker, at a position avoiding the dangerous area.
Further, the invention according to claim 2 of the present application is the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to claim 1, wherein the ballast water treatment device is disposed outside the danger zone on the upper deck of the tanker. It is arranged in the house.
The invention according to claim 3 of the present application is the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to claim 1, wherein the ballast water treatment device or the deck house has a height of 2.4 m or more from the upper deck. It is characterized by being arranged at a position.
Furthermore, the invention according to claim 4 of the present application is the ballast water treatment device arrangement structure in the tanker according to claim 1, wherein (A) of the treatment method by ballast water sterilization by electrolysis among the ballast water treatment devices. (B) Electrolytic cell / control panel, (b) Electrolytic cell / control panel, (B) Electrolytic cell / control panel, (b) Electrolytic cell / control panel, C) For treatment methods that use both centrifugal removal, oxidation sterilization and filter removal, (c) centrifuge / control panel, (D) treatment method using ozone sterilization (D) Oxygen generators / control panels, (E) Ultraviolet generators / control panels, (F) Ultrasonics for processing methods that use both UV sterilization and filter removal Sterilization and filter removal (F) At least one of the ultrasonic generators / control panels is on the upper deck that is within the safe area of the tanker, and avoids the hazardous area. It is characterized by being arranged at a position.
The invention according to claim 5 of the present application is the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to claim 1, wherein (a) the electrolytic cell / control panel, (b) the electrolytic cell / control panel, (c) At least one of a centrifuge / control panel, (d) an oxygen generator / control panel, (e) an ultraviolet generator / control panel, and (f) an ultrasonic generator / control panel is an upper deck of the tanker. It is characterized by being placed in the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room located outside the upper danger zone.
The invention according to claim 6 of the present application is characterized in that, in the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to claim 1, the drain outlet is provided in the vicinity of the draft of the ship side outer plate. .

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect described below.
(1) On ships carrying dangerous goods such as tankers, a ballast water treatment device is installed outside the danger zone on the upper deck, so the risk of fire can be avoided and ballast water treatment is safely performed. be able to.
(2) The installation of the ballast water treatment device on the upper deck has the effect that a simple design change is sufficient without requiring a large design change operation.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a ballast water treatment device arrangement structure 1 in a tanker according to a first embodiment as viewed from the ship side. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the starboard side of FIG. 1A-A of the arrangement structure 1 of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the first embodiment, The apparatus for ballast water treatment in a tanker according to the second embodiment in which equipment that requires electrical distribution is installed in the safety area of the tanker 1 and other equipment that does not require electrical distribution is placed in the danger area of the tanker 1 Schematic showing an example of piping in an arrangement structure, It is a figure which shows arrangement | positioning of the hull and ballast tank which are one Example of the processing apparatus of the ballast water for ships disclosed by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2005-152799.

  An embodiment of the arrangement structure of a ballast water treatment device in a tanker as the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are diagrams showing an outline of an arrangement structure of a ballast water treatment device in a tanker according to a first embodiment which is the best mode for carrying out the present invention, of which FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the arrangement structure 1 of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to FIG. 2, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram on the starboard side of FIG. 1A-A of the arrangement structure 1 of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is a tanker, 2 is a ballast tank, 3 is a deck house, 4 is a ballast water treatment device, 5 is an engine room (engine room), 6 is a pump room, 7 Is a cargo oil tank, 8 is a residential area, 9 is an upper deck, 10 is a hydraulically driven ballast pump, 11 is a water intake, 12 is a hydraulically driven valve, 13 is a drain, and CL is the center of the hull Show the line.

  Moreover, in this kind of tanker 1, as described above, the dangerous area and the safety area in the ship are distinguished by the type of cargo to be loaded. In FIGS. In the tanker of the seed, the dangerous area is shown, and the part other than the shaded area shows the safe area.

  As described above, in this type of tanker 1, installation of electrical equipment that is an ignition source is not permitted in the dangerous area, even if it is a water treatment device such as the ballast water treatment device 4. However, in areas where cargo may be mixed in ballast water, even ballast piping cannot be placed in hazardous areas.

  Therefore, the ballast water treatment in the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the first embodiment is performed by using the ballast water in the ballast tank 2 by the hydraulically driven ballast pump 10 on the upper deck 9. This is sent to the water treatment device 4, and the ballast water treatment device 4 removes and kills microorganisms in the ballast water by a predetermined treatment method, thereby obtaining clean treated ballast water that does not contain these microorganisms. The treated ballast water is discharged out of the ship through the hydraulic valve 12 and the drain port 13. Further, when the ballast water is insufficient and must be taken from outside the ship, the ballast tank 2 is taken in by the water intake 11 and the hydraulically driven ballast pump 10.

  When draining the treated ballast water to the outside of the ship, the drain port 13 is arranged in the upper part of the ship side skin plate near the draft, so that the drain port 13 is installed near the upper deck of the ship side skin plate. In comparison, it is possible to avoid problems such as drainage on the quay when draining when the ship is anchored, and even when draining ballast water after treatment outside the ship when the ship is anchored to the quay, etc. There will be no drainage.

  That is, in the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the first embodiment, the ballast water treatment device 4 is placed on the upper deck 9 that is in the safe area of the tanker 1 and at a position that avoids the dangerous area. Or, for example, it was installed at a height of 2.4 m or more from the upper deck. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the ballast water treatment device 4 is installed, for example, in the deck house 3 outside the danger zone on the upper deck 9 of the tanker 1.

By adopting such an arrangement structure, the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the first embodiment is on the upper deck 9 where the entire ballast water treatment device 4 is the safe area of the tanker, for example, Since it is arranged at a height of 2.4 m or more from the upper deck, even if cargo oil or the like is mixed in the ballast water, it is possible to provide an arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment apparatus that does not cause a risk of ignition.
Moreover, since these design changes only need to install a ballast water treatment apparatus on the upper deck of the tanker 1, a large design change operation is not required, and a simple design change is sufficient.

  By the way, as this type of ballast water treatment, various treatment methods are known.

  For example, the attached Table 1 shows an outline of main ballast water treatment apparatuses of Company A to Company F, and is roughly divided into “treatment method” in the upper part and equipment used for the treatment in the lower part. Among these, “the main electrical equipment that can be a source of ignition” is listed.

  According to Table 1, the "treatment method" is roughly divided into (A) a treatment method by ballast water sterilization by electrolysis, and (B) a combination of night ballast water sterilization and removal by a filter for electrolysis. Treatment method, (C) Treatment method using both centrifugal removal, oxidation sterilization and filter removal, (D) Ozone sterilization treatment method, (E) Ultraviolet sterilization and filter removal It is shown that there are various processing methods such as a processing method using a combination of sterilization and (F) a processing method using a combination of sterilization using ultrasonic waves and removal using a filter.

  These treatment methods have merits and demerits, and it is difficult to say that treatment methods have been established. However, even if these treatment methods are limited to these various ballast water treatment methods, devices used for these treatment methods are not possible. The main electric equipments that require electric drive or electric power distribution as an ignition source among the classes are as shown in the lower part of Table 1 above.

  That is, (A) in the treatment method by ballast water sterilization by electrolysis, (a) electrolytic cell / control panel, (B) treatment method using both night ballast water sterilization and removal by filter in electrolysis In case of (b) electrolytic cell / control panel, (C) treatment method using both removal by centrifugation and sterilization by oxidation and removal by filter, (c) centrifuge / Control panel, (D) Ozone sterilization method, (d) Oxygen generator / control panel, (E) Ultraviolet sterilization and filter removal method, (e) Ultraviolet generators / control panels, (F) Ultrasonic generators / control panels, etc., for processing methods using both ultrasonic sterilization and filter removal.

  Therefore, in the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the second embodiment, among the ballast water treatment devices for ships composed of various devices, (A) is (a) an electrolytic cell / control panel, ( For (B), (b) Electrolyzer / Control Panel, (C) For (c) Centrifuge / Control Panel, (D) For (d) Oxygen Generator / Control Panel, (E) (E) For the ultraviolet ray generator / control panel and (F), (f) the ultrasonic generator / control panel is arranged in the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41 in the safe area of the tanker 1, For other devices that do not require electrical power distribution, for example, they are arranged in a safety area such as the pump room 6 and the ballast is formed between the pump room 6, the ballast tank 2, and the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41. Plumbing in the safe area of tanker 1 Electrical equipment that was so as to avoid the risk of an ignition source.

  That is, in the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the second embodiment, for example, the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41 is arranged on the upper deck 9 or at a position of 2.4 m or higher from the upper deck 9. , The ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41 includes at least the above (a) electrolytic cell / control panel, (b) electrolytic cell / control panel, (c) centrifuge / control panel, (d) oxygen generator / control panel, (e) Ultraviolet generator / control panel and (f) Ultrasonic generator / control panel are arranged.

  In addition, the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41 in the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment apparatus according to the second embodiment is the ballast water treatment apparatus in FIG. 1 showing the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment apparatus in the tanker according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG.

  In the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the second embodiment, the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41 is arranged on the upper deck 9 or at a position of 2.4 m or higher from the upper deck 9, and the ballast water At least (a) electrolytic cell / control panel, (b) electrolytic cell / control panel, (c) centrifuge / control panel, (d) oxygen generator / control panel, (e) ultraviolet rays Generators / control panels, (f) ultrasonic generators / control panels, and other devices that do not require electrical distribution are arranged in the pump room 6 and the like. Ballast piping is provided between the tank 2 and the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41.

  FIG. 3 shows that the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41 is provided in the safety area of the tanker 1, and the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41 has at least the above (a) electrolytic cell / control panel, (b) electrolytic tank / control panel, (c) Centrifuge / control panel, (d) Oxygen generator / control panel, (e) Ultraviolet generator / control panel, (f) Ultrasonic generator / control panel, and other electrical distribution It is the schematic which shows the piping example in the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment apparatus in the tanker which concerns on the present Example 2 which has arrange | positioned the equipment which does not require in the said pump room 6 grade | etc.,.

  In FIG. 3, 14 is a ballast pipe, 15 suction wells, 16 is a valve, 17 is a strainer, 18 is a check valve, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 are valves. As for the other reference numerals, the same reference numerals as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are also indicated by the same reference numerals in FIG.

  In the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment apparatus in the tanker according to the second embodiment, when ballast water is treated, the ballast water in the ballast tank 2 is drained from each suction well 15 by operating the valves 16 and 19 and 22. The ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41 is loaded, and the above-mentioned (a) electrolytic cell / control panel, (b) electrolytic cell / control panel, (c) centrifuge / control are arranged in the ballast water treatment electrical equipment room 41 The ballast water is treated by any one of a panel, (d) an oxygen generator / control panel, (e) an ultraviolet generator / control panel, and (f) an ultrasonic generator / control panel. As described above, as described above, (a) for electrolytic cell / control panel, (A) treatment by ballast water sterilization by electrolysis, (b) for electrolytic cell / control panel, (B) electrolysis (C) For the centrifuge / control panel, (C) For the centrifuge / control panel, (C) For the centrifuge, the sterilization by oxidation and the removal by the filter ( d) Oxygen generators and control panels are treated with (D) ozone sterilization. (e) Ultraviolet generators and control panels are treated with (E) UV sterilization and filter removal. ) As for the ultrasonic generator and control panel, (F) both the sterilization by ultrasonic and the removal by the filter are performed, and the ballast water treatment of the tanker is performed by each processing method.

  In the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the second embodiment, the equipment that requires electrical distribution as described above is disposed in the safe area in the tanker 1 and equipment that does not require electrical distribution is dangerous. Because it is arranged in the area, in the ballast water treatment of tankers, etc., it is possible to avoid the danger that card oil etc. will be mixed with the ballast water and the cargo oil etc. tonight will become a source of ignition for cargo oil etc. At the same time, devices having a large weight and capacity can be arranged even in the danger area of the tanker 1, and the flexibility of arrangement of the devices can be ensured.

  As in the case of the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the first embodiment, the electric power distribution is required even in the case of the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to the second embodiment. Since it is only necessary to install the devices to be on the upper deck 9 of the tanker 1 which is easy to work, a large design change work is not necessary, and a simple design change is sufficient.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for ballast water treatment in a tanker or the like that loads cargo with high flammability.

1 tanker 2 ballast tank 3 deck house 4 ballast water treatment device 5 engine room (engine room)
6 Pump room 9 Upper deck 10 Hydraulically driven ballast pump 11 Water intake 12 Hydraulic valve 13 Drainage port 14 Ballast piping 15 Suction well 16 Valve 17 Strainer 18 Check valve 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Valve 41 Ballast Water treatment electrical equipment room 100 Ballast water treatment device for ship 102 Ballast tank 103 Ballast pump 103 Pump 105 Engine room

Claims (6)

  It has a ballast water treatment device that draws in the ballast water in the ballast tank with a ballast pump and performs predetermined ballast water treatment such as removal or sterilization of microorganisms. The treated ballast water is taken out of the ship through a valve and a drain port. In the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker for draining and taking new ballast water from the outside of the ship, a ballast water treatment device comprising all of the devices necessary for the removal or sterilization of microorganisms in the ballast water is provided. An arrangement structure of a ballast water treatment device in a tanker, wherein the ballast water treatment apparatus is arranged on a top deck that is in a safe area of the tanker and is located at a position avoiding a dangerous area.   The said ballast water treatment apparatus is arrange | positioned in the deck house arrange | positioned out of the danger zone on the upper deck of the said tanker, The arrangement | positioning structure of the ballast water treatment apparatus in the tanker of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The ballast water treatment apparatus or the deck house is arranged at a position of 2.4 m or more from the upper deck, and the arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment apparatus in a tanker according to claim 1.   Among the above ballast water treatment devices, (A) in the treatment method by ballast water sterilization by electrolysis, (a) electrolytic cell / control panel, (B) removal by night ballast water sterilization and filter by electrolysis (B) Electrolysis tank / control panel, (C) Treatment method using both removal by centrifugation, sterilization by oxidation action and removal by filter, c) For centrifuge / control panel, (D) Ozone sterilization treatment method, (d) Oxygen generator / control panel, (E) Treatment method that uses both UV sterilization and filter removal (E) Ultraviolet generators / control boards, (F) Ultrasonic generators / control boards, (F) Ultrasonic generators / control boards, (f) Ultrasonic generators / control boards, At least one set of the tanker safety zone Arrangement of ballast water treatment system in tanker according to claim 1, even on upper deck is characterized in that it is arranged to avoid the danger zone position.   (A) electrolytic cell / control panel, (b) electrolytic cell / control panel, (c) centrifuge / control panel, (d) oxygen generator / control panel, (e) ultraviolet generator / control panel, f) At least one set of the ultrasonic generator / control panel is disposed in a ballast water treatment electrical equipment room disposed outside a dangerous zone on the upper deck of the tanker. Arrangement of ballast water treatment equipment in a Japanese tanker.   The arrangement structure of the ballast water treatment device in the tanker according to claim 1, wherein the drainage port is provided in an upper portion of the ship side outer plate in the vicinity of the draft.

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