PureBilge Bilgewater Cleaning System

System Description

Printed Jan 2012

Book No. 592104-02 V2

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Contents

1 Scope ............................................................................................................................. 3

2 System Overview ................................................................................................... 5

2.1 Operating principle ............................................................................................ 6
2.2 Optional equipment ........................................................................................... 8
2.3 System Layout without Options .................................................................. 12
2.4 System Layout with Full Options ................................................................ 15

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1 Scope
This system description is valid for PureBilge
bilge water treatment system, which is in
compliance with IMO Resolution MEPC.107(49),
which complies with MED 96/98/EC.
PureBilge is designed for cleaning of bilge water
on board ships, and oily water on power stations,
offshore installations, etc.

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2 System Overview
The PureBilge bilge water treatment system
comprises four main functions.
Forwarding/pumping
Pre-treatment
Separation
Process control & monitoring

Forwarding/pumping stage
• A positive displacement pump with variable
frequency drive

Pre-treatment stage
• Change-over valves
• Valve block for operating water
• Complementary valves, fittings and mounting
parts
• Heat exchanger
• Basket strainer
• Heat recovery (optional)
• Oil detach (PureBilge 5015/5005)

Separation stage
• BWPX 307 high speed centrifugal separator
• Sludge removal kit (optional)

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Process control & monitoring stage

• Pressure transmitters
• Temperature transmitters
• Oil-in-water monitor
• Constant pressure-modulating valve
• Flow switch
• Flow meter (optional)
• Control & monitoring unit and starters
• BlueBox for oil monitor (optional)

2.1 Operating principle

A feed pump with variable frequency drive
control directs oily water from the bilge water
settling tank or equivalent to the system.
Bilge water then passes through a strainer
which traps large particles from the fluid before
entering a heat exchanger, which raises the fluid
temperature to required temperature.
A three-way changeover valve then directs the
fluid to the separation stage if all process
conditions, such as feed temperature , feed
pressure and separator speed, fall within preset
process values. If any process condition is not
met, the valve re-circulates the fluid back to the
bilge water settling tank.
A high-speed centrifugal separator continuously
processes large volumes of bilge water. The oil
outlet continuously discharges separated oil and
emulsions. Solids that collect at the separator
bowl periphery are discharged intermittently. At
preset intervals, solids are directed to a sludge,
or waste oil, collecting tank.
A built-in water pump, or paring disc,
continuously discharges separated bilge water
through the clean water outlet. The destination
of the separated bilge water depends upon its oil
content, which is continuously monitored at a
sampling point by an oil-in-water monitor.

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A constant pressure modulating valve prevents

the formation of air bubbles during the
separation stage and thereby helps insure the
accuracy of the oil-in-water monitor.
If oil content is below the pre-set ppm alarm
limit (which can be set between 0-15 ppm), the
separated bilge water can be pumped either
directly overboard or to a ‘clean’ bilge water
holding tank for discharge overboard later. If
oil content exceeds the ppm alarm limit, the
effluent is re-circulated, preferably to the
cleanest part of the bilge water settling tank
for re-processing.
Sampling cocks are installed before and after
the separation stage to enable analysis of bilge
water samples.
Two manual three-way valves are installed on
the module to enable CIP (Cleaning In Place) of
the entire system – heater, separator, piping
and oil-in-water-monitor in series. CIP saves
time and ensures top separation performance
over time.
The forwarding, pre-treatment, and separation
stages are all controlled and monitored by the
Process control & monitoring unit, EPC 60
Bilge, which is designed for fully-automatic
unattended operation.
The process control & monitoring unit shows
the status of the process, system valves and
transmitters, activated or deactivated, and
displays process parameters, alarms, and other
important data in clear text.
Pushbuttons and LEDs indicate the status of
cleaned bilge water for discharge overboard
and for re-circulation, forwarding stage and the
oil-in-water monitor.
The EPC 60 Bilge has an internal process
recorder that records all relevant data and
alarms. This data is then stored for an 18-
month period.

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2.2 Optional equipment

• 5 ppm certificate
A polishing filter can be installed to ensure
continuous performance below 5 ppm.

• Heat recovery
With an Alfa Laval Plate Heat Exchanger
(PHE), more than 40% of the heating energy
required to raise temperature levels of the
feed can be saved. The warm clean water
outlet from the separator passes through the
PHE and heats the cold feed.
• BlueBox
The BlueBox provides mechanical
protection of the oil-in-water monitor and the
complete sampling line to prevent
unauthorized access.
• Flow meter
A high accuracy electromagnetic flow meter
is available to measure the overboard flow.
Flow data is stored in the EPC 60 Bilge
internal recorder, which records both the
total flow and the instantaneous flow.
• Electric heater
The heat recovery PHE is standard when
choosing the electric heater.
• Sludge removal kit (SRK)
When installation of PureBilge on top of a
sludge- collecting tank is impossible, a
sludge removal kit (SRK) is available.
The sludge tank is equipped with a
pneumatically driven sludge removal pump,
level controller and level switch.
• An optional automatic self-cleaning filter can
be installed between the forwarding and
pre-treatment stage, if a high solids/fibre
load is expected.
• An optional chemical unit can be installed
before the automatic filter if very high oil
content is expected.

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• An optional manual three-way change-over

valve can be installed at the end of the clean
water line to direct the clean water flow when
the ship is in harbour.
• Remote control and monitoring
Using Modbus TCP communication, PureBilge
can be remotely operated and supervised
from the control room.

• Harbour control valve

The manual three-way change-over valve is
installed at the end of the clean water line to
direct the clean water flow when the ship is in
harbour.
The reason for this is testing; flag state may
want to test the function of the system fully
and see that the valves react correctly when
the system is in "live" operation, clean water
over board.
This vale will direct the water back to the tank
and not over board. This is the yards
installation and Alfa Laval is not support any
valve.
This valve should always be operated by the
ship crew or a representative from the yard.

For future inspection purposes on board ship,

a sampling point should be provided in a
vertical section of the water effluent piping as
close as is practicable to the 15 ppm Bilge
Separator outlet.
Re-circulating facilities should be provided,
after and adjacent to the overboard outlet of
the stopping device to enable the 15 ppm
Bilge Separator system, including the 15 ppm
Bilge Alarm and the automatic stopping
device, to be tested with the overboard
discharge closed (see figure 1 below).
The re-circulating facility should be so
configured as to prevent under all operating
conditions any by-pass of the oily-water-
separator.

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Figure. 1

Automatic
15ppm bilge
stopping
alarm
device

X0 26 9 76 A
Recirculatiing
facilities

To Bilge

To Bilge Bilge
separator

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2.3 System Layout without

Options

Pressure Heater Temperature

transmitter controller
Heats bilge water to
Measures the the required Controls the
pressure in the water separation bilge water
inlet. temperature. temperature.

TC

Unprocessed bilge PT TT TT
water inlet

Recirculation to
tank

Basket strainer Temperature Pneumatically

transmitters controlled change-over
Removes larger
particles from the Measure the bilge valve
unprocessed bilge water temperature Directs the unprocessed
water in order to and signal the bilge water to the
protect the heater and control unit. centrifugal separator, or
centrifugal separator back to the feed tank.
disc stack.

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Solenoid valve block,

water
Distributes centrifugal
separator opening/
closing water and
displacement water.

EPC-60 Centrifugal
Bilge separator
Cleans the bilge
water by removing oil
and solid particles.

Pressure
transmitter, water
Measures the
pressure in the water
outlet.

Pneumatically
controlled change-
Displacement water

over valve
Opening water
Closing water

Directs the cleaned

water to the outlet, or to
the clean bilge tank.

PT
OCM

Clean water outlet

QC

Constant pressure-
modulating valve
Maintains a constant
pressure in the water
outlet

Separated sludge
and oil outlet Oil-in-water monitor
Signals the control unit
to divert cleaned bilge
water if oil content is
above setpoint.

Water return

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2.4 System Layout with

Full Options

Automatic filter Pressure Heater rcovery Heater Temperature

(optional) transmitter controller
Warm clean water Heats bilge water to
Takes care of high Measures the from the separator the required Controls the
solids/fibre content. pressure in the water heats the cold feed. separation bilge water
inlet. temperature. temperature.

TC
Unprocessed
bilge water VFD
inlet PT TT TT
MP300

MP302

Recirculation to
tank

Chemical dosing Feed pump with Basket strainer Temperature Pneumatically

units (optional) variable frequency transmitters controlled change-over
Removes larger
drive (optional) particles from the valve
Supply the system with Measure the bilge
demulsifiers Feeds unprocessed bilge water temperature Directs the unprocessed
unprocessed bilge water in order to and signal the bilge water to the
water to the centrifugal protect the heater and control unit. centrifugal separator, or
separator. centrifugal separator back to the feed tank.
disc stack.

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Solenoid valve block, Centrifugal Pressure Polishing filter

water separator transmitter, water
Guarantees
Distributes centrifugal Cleans the bilge Measures the performance below
separator opening/ water by removing oil pressure in the water 5 ppm
closing water and and solid particles. outlet.
displacement water.
Pneumatically
EPC-60 controlled change-
Bilge over valve (with
optional limit switch)
Directs the cleaned
water to the outlet, or to
the clean bilge tank.

Flow meter
(optional)
Measures the flow of
water pumped
overboard.
Displacement water

Harbour control
Opening water
Closing water

valve, manual
(optional)
Re-directs clean
water when in
harbour

PT F

OCM Clean water

outlet

Separated
sludge and oil
outlet

Sludge removal Kit

(optional)

Water return

Bluebox Oil-in -water monitor Constant pressure-

(optional) modulating valve
Signals the control unit to divert
mechanical protection of cleaned bilge water if oil Maintains constant
oil-in -water monitor and the content is above setpoint. pressure in the water
complete sampling line to outlet
prevent unauthorized access.

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