Pump Room Arrangement In Oil Tanker

But the most common arrangement is the one with centrifugal pump.

Pump room arrangement in oil tanker.

One pump served the tanks forward of the pump room while the other dealt with the oil from the tanks aft of this pump room. Eductors steam reciprocating pumps screw pumps and centrifugal pumps working as a cargo oil pump. Gas extraction valve 02 50 avss automatic vacuum stripping s. The pump room houses all the pumps required for cargo oil loading and discharge.

Driven by a steam turbine. A pump room onboard an oil tanker contains the largest concentration of cargo pipelines of any space within the ship and leakage of a volatile product from any part of this system could lead to the rapid generation of a flammable or toxic atmosphere the operation of a pump room thus involved numerous hazards. But one notable feature in oil tankers that is not found in other types of ships is the pump room that is usually located just forward of the engine room. Located in the pump room the system comprises of a number of pumps including.

The position of the vent outlet should be arranged at a distance of at least 3 m measured horizontally from any ignition source and from the nearest opening to accommodation service or machinery spaces. The engine room and superstructure as usual are located at the aft. Slop tank or dedicated reception tank for subsequent discharge ashore. Pump room of oil tanker and the purpose and working principle of the installed equipment in it.

P a r t 5 c h a p t e r 5 c o n t e n t s rules for classification. Some of the more simple types with their engines amidships provided pumps in the engine room to handle the cargo or alternatively the mainline was extended the length of the machinery spaces to feed the pumps housed in a. Edition october 2015 amended january 2016 page 4 oil tankers dnv gl as.