HANDLING of

FUELS
Marine & Diesel application

HANDLING of FUELS

Storage
tank

Separation
system

booster

Distillate components
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Refinery process with residue desulphurisation

Distillates

FCC
(Fluid
Catalytic
cracking)

Atmospheric
distillation

Vacuum
distillation

HCO

H2S

3.1% S

Vacuum residue
4.2% S

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HDS
H2

Visbreaker
Visbreaker bottom

ENSPM Formation Industrie 2002

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ISO 8217. 2005

ISO 8217 limit:

Max 80 ppm Al + Si

Recommendation:
Max 15 ppm Al + Si

Installation efficiency!
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LSHFO arrangement

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Venting from tank
Overflow from service tank
Oil from separator

Settling tank design

High Level alarm switch

Sloping bottom
Start/ Stop transfer pump

High and low level alarm switches

Automatic refill via transfer pump
Low level alarm switch

Drain valve (self closing)

Steam controller with P type controller

Suction for Booster pumps

Suction for Boliler

Drain
From bunker tanks

HANDLING of FUELS
Venting from tank
Oil from separator

Owerflow to setlingtank

Service tank design

High Level alarm switch

Sloping bottom
Low level alarm switch.
Drain valve (self closing)

Low level alarm switch

Steam controller with P type controller

Suction for Booster pumps

Suction for Boliler

Drain

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Single settling tank - Single service tank arrangement

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Single settling tank - Double service tank arrangement

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Double settling tank - Double service tank arrangement

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IMO Part C Machinery installations (extract)
Regulation 26 General

11 Location and arrangement of vent pipes for fuel oil service, settling
and lubrication oil tanks shall be such that in the event of a broken
vent pipe this shall not directly lead to the risk of ingress of seawater
splashes or rainwater. Two fuel oil service tanks for each type of fuel
used on board necessary for propulsion and vital systems or
equivalent arrangements shall be provided on each new ship, with a
capacity of at least 8 h at maximum continuous rating of the
propulsion plant and normal operating load at sea of the generator
plant.* This paragraph applies only to ships constructed on or after 1
July 1998.
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SUMMARY
Settling Tank arrangement
General about mixing of fuels. Great care must be taken in order not to mix
different fuels in any tanks. Incompatibility problems may occur that creates
the formation of precipitated asphaltenes forming high viscous sludge. This
sludge may block any strainers, heaters, separators and filters in the entire
fuel system.
In order to provide a fuel handling that minimise the risk of mixing two fuels
of different origin, two settling tanks should be provided. These tanks should
be used alternatively in order to utilise a better settling and stabilising the oil
temperature before being treated by separators.
When only one settling tank is provided, great care must be taken when
changing from one bunker type to another. The tank must be emptied to a
low level before the new bunker is transferred into the tank.
By doing this is the risk of mixing two fuels of different origin is minimised.
Cleaning of the settling tank(s) should be done at least once a year

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SUMMARY continued
Service Tank arrangement:
In order to provide a fuel handling that minimise
the risk of mixing two fuels of different origin, two
service tanks should be provided. These tanks
should be used alternatively in order to avoid
mixing of two fuels of different origin at a high
temperature. Cleaning of the service tank(s)
should be done at least once a year.

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BRIEF SUMMARY
2 SETTLING TANKS
2 SERVICE TANKS
- SEPARATION SYSTEM, DETAILED DESIGN CRITERIA
- Separator capacities considered equal to CFR,
Certified Flow Rate for the viscosity class in question.

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Pump configuration

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ACP 32

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Constant flow configuration

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Pre-heater configuration

PI

PI

PI

PI

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Steam/ thermal heaters

M3

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Steam/ thermal heaters

CBM

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C I P
Cleans the heater
without dismantling.
Less work.
Less wear on the
parts on the heater.
Increased efficiency.
Once a year for
HFO.
Every 6 mnd for LO.
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Electrical heater

Maintenance:
Manual cleaning with high-pressure
washer or soft brush.
Once a year for HFO and every 2
times a year for LO.

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UNTREATED
FUEL

TREATED
FUEL

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MOPX configuration

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FOPX configuration

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LOPX configuration

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SU configuration

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Booster system.
Atmospheric system.

Venting pipe
Venting pipe
Regulating
valve

Mixing tube
Automatic
filter

Circulating pumps

Heaters

PT : Pressure transmitter
VT : Viscosity transmitter
TT : Temperature transmitter

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Booster system.
Pressurized system.
Return from mixing tube

Return from engine

Regulating
valve

LS: Level switch

Automatic filter

Supply pumps

Regulating
valve

PDS: Pressure difference sensor

FT: Flow transmitter
PT : Pressure transmitter
VT : Viscosity transmitter
TT : Temperature transmitter

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LO system

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Homogenizer

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Homogenizer

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Homogenizer

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