Patent ID: 6444119
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B01D,B63J,C02F,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A bilge/ballast water processing system for use on an ocean vessel to process contaminated bilge and/or ballast water contained onboard the ocean vessel and transmit related data to a remote facility, comprising:a separation system having a housing that includes an inlet and first and second outlets, said inlet being located internally within the vessel to receive bilge water and/or ballast water contained onboard the vessel, said separation system further including a pump coupled to said housing to provide a flow of the received water through said housing from said inlet to said first outlet, said separation system being operable to process the water flowing through said housing and supply separated contaminants to said second outlet; a data acquisition interface coupled to said separation system, said interface being operable to acquire data relating to processing of the bilge and/or ballast water by said separation system; and a communication unit coupled to said interface to receive the data acquired by said interface, said communication unit including an antenna and being operable to provide wireless transmission of the data to a remote facility via said antenna.