Assessment of Selected On-Board Ballast Water Treatment Systems in Terms of Technical and Operational Parameters

Marcin Szczepanek, Cezary Behrendt
2018 New Trends in Production Engineering  
The BWM Convention (Ballast Water Management Convention) will enter into force on 8 September 2017. This document is a response to a very significant problem such as sea water pollution. Due to the Convention, a huge number of companies will be forced to analyze the matter and implement the required provisions. They shall also assess the technologies applied and the fixed systems for ballast water treatment as well as set the requirements in relation to the selection and installation of same at
more » ... ships. The paper presents the currently applicable regulations and the review of the technologies used for ballast water treatment. There are 5 ballast water treatment systems described herein that are offered by the top producers. The paper includes also the technical and operational parameters of the systems in question. The analysis shall allow for an assessment that may be valuable during the selection process.
doi:10.2478/ntpe-2018-0057 fatcat:lcho3znckbd67goatmbphom7na