Title:
SHIP COMPRISING BALLAST WATER TANK SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/011553
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a ship which can receive, as ballast water from outside of the ship, seawater or freshwater from a water zone where the ship floats and freshwater supplied from outside of the water zone, and which can discharge the ballast water to outside of the ship. In order to achieve this, a ship-side receiving and distributing water inlet for receiving freshwater supplied from outside of the water zone communicates, through pipes and valves, with water intake ports of ballast water conveyance pumps (9L, 9R) provided in the ship for receiving, conveying, and discharging seawater or freshwater from the water zone where the ship floats as ballast water. In addition, the receiving and distributing water inlet communicates, through pipes and valves, with discharge ports of the ballast water conveyance pumps (9L, 9R).
Inventors:
SAHO Norihide (HITACHI LTD., 1-1, Omika-cho 7-chome, Hitachi-sh, Ibaraki 92, 〒3191292, JP)
佐保 典英 (〒92 茨城県日立市大みか町七丁目１番１号 株式会社日立製作所 日立研究所内 Ibaraki, 〒3191292, JP)
佐保 典英 (〒92 茨城県日立市大みか町七丁目１番１号 株式会社日立製作所 日立研究所内 Ibaraki, 〒3191292, JP)
Application Number:
JP2011/066667
Publication Date:
January 26, 2012
Filing Date:
July 22, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI PLANT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. (5-2 Higashi-Ikebukuro 4-chome, Toshima-ku Tokyo, 66, 〒1708466, JP)
株式会社日立プラントテクノロジー (〒66 東京都豊島区東池袋４丁目５番２号 Tokyo, 〒1708466, JP)
SAHO Norihide (HITACHI LTD., 1-1, Omika-cho 7-chome, Hitachi-sh, Ibaraki 92, 〒3191292, JP)
株式会社日立プラントテクノロジー (〒66 東京都豊島区東池袋４丁目５番２号 Tokyo, 〒1708466, JP)
SAHO Norihide (HITACHI LTD., 1-1, Omika-cho 7-chome, Hitachi-sh, Ibaraki 92, 〒3191292, JP)
International Classes:
B63B13/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ISONO Michizo (Sabo Kaikan Annex 7-4, Hirakawa-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-k, Tokyo 93, 〒1020093, JP)
Claims: