Patent ID: 8211317
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B63B,B63J,C02F,G06Q,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of distributing portable water treatment devices around a deck of a ship to process ballast water discharged from a fire hydrant system of the ship, each of said water treatment devices having a known processing rate, said method comprising the steps of: determining a number and location of fire hydrant outlets on the deck of a ship; ascertaining a flow rate of each of said located fire hydrant outlets; determining an amount of said ship's ballast water requiring treatment; setting a desired duration of time during which the determined amount of ballast water requiring treatment is to be processed; determining a number of water treatment devices necessary to process the determined amount of ballast water within said desired duration of time; and distributing said determined number of water treatment devices around said deck of said ship proximate selected fire hydrant outlets to direct ballast water from said fire hydrant outlets into respective water treatment devices for processing.