Title:
METHOD FOR TREATING HEAVY FUEL OIL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/090717
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for treating heavy fuel oil on board ships, said oil being used as fuel, in particular for a diesel engine and said method comprising the following steps: a) provision of heavy fuel oil (OIL1) to be treated; b) feeding the heavy fuel oil (OIL1), which has been provided in step a) and is to be treated, into a centrifuge (7) by means of at least one pump (4), the heavy fuel oil that is to be treated being heated before reaching the centrifuge (7), at least temporarily or permanently to a separation temperature T2 in excess of 98° C; and c) separation of an aqueous phase (W) and a sludge phase (S) from a pure oil phase (OIL2) in the centrifuge (7).
Inventors:
MACKEL JÜRGEN (DE)
BRUNS CHRISTIAN (DE)
SIMS HEIKO (DE)
BRUNS CHRISTIAN (DE)
SIMS HEIKO (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2013/075895
Publication Date:
August 27, 2015
Filing Date:
December 09, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEA MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT GMBH (DE)
International Classes:
C10G31/10; C10G31/00; C10G31/06; C10G33/06; C10G33/08
Foreign References:
| US5391304A | 1995-02-21 | |||
| EP2530135A1 | 2012-12-05 | |||
| US3692668A | 1972-09-19 |
Other References:
AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING: "NOTES ON HEAVY FUEL OIL", 1 January 1984 (1984-01-01), XP055191463, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20150526]
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SPECHT, Peter et al. (Am Zwinger 2, Bielefeld, DE)
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