Chapter 7.

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Incinerator and Sludge/Waste Oil Disposal System

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7.16 Incinerator and Sludge/Waste Oil Disposal System

Waste oil is a mixture of different types of oil (fuel oil and lube oil) with a slight amount of water which is not suitable to be used for machineries. It is being generated after treatment of drains collected from different oil tanks in the engine room.
Sludge is a semi-solid materials or waste left after the pre-treatment process of waste water, fuel oil and lube oil onboard. Both, waste oil and sludge are being burned to incinerator or discharge to shore.

7.16.1 Incinerator

Incinerator is device used to burn solid and liquid trash and convert into ashes and flue gases. Incineration is a process used to reduce solid and liquid trash generation and helping to reduce pollutants in the sea.

Incinerator has good benefits for the personnel onboard as the disposal of oily waste generated in the machinery spaces and combustible segregated trash as required by MARPOL 73/78, Annex V can be burned in the incinerator, thereby reducing accumulation and making the disposal procedure easy.
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7.16.1 Incinerator
Summary of "At Sea Garbage Disposal Regulations"
Garbage Type
Category 1: Plastics-includes synthetic ropes, fishing nets, and plastic garbage bags Category 2: Floating dunnage, lining, and packing materials Category 3: Ground paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc. Category 4: Paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc.

Outside Special Areas

Disposal prohibited >25 miles offshore3 >3 miles >12 miles

In Special Areas

Disposal prohibited Disposal prohibited Disposal prohibited Disposal prohibited

Category 5: Food waste not comminuted or ground

Category 5: 1 Food waste comminuted or ground Category 6: Incinerator ash Mixed refuse types
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>12 miles
>3 miles >3 miles 4

>12 miles
>12 miles Disposal prohibited 4

7.16.1 Incinerator
Garbage Type Identification
Garbage Type Plastics Food Combustible Bottles and Cans Others Sludge and Oily Waste Garbage that can be burned in the incinerator Dispose as per regulation. Dispose as per regulation. Not Allowed. Not Allowed. Garbage Receptacles Color Identification Yellow Green Red Blue White Not Applicable.

Paper, rags, etc. can be burned in the incinerator Dispose as per regulation. Dispose as per regulation. Burn to Incinerator Not Allowed. Not Allowed.

7.16.2 Structure and Operating Principle

Main components

Primary blower is used for cooling and combustion air. Sludge burner is used to burn sludge/waste oil from the waste oil tank and is made of pressure jet burner design with atomizing air. Primary burner for primary combustion using diesel oil when incinerating solid wastes. Waste oil dosing pump for supply of waste oil to the burner. Control Panel is provided for housing of electric control equipment for automatic control. Thermocouples for detecting high temperatures and alarm in primary combustion chamber, and for detecting high flue gas temperature and alarm.

7.16.2 Structure and Operating Principle

SIDE VIEW

Side View
PRIMARY BLOWER TO CHIMNEY
WASTE OIL BURNER

FRONT VIEW

ATOMIZING AIR FEEDING DOOR

THERMOCOUPLE CONTROL PANEL PRIMARY BURNER

SIGHT GLASS

WASTE OIL DOSING PUMP

CLEANING DOOR

ASH DOOR

7.16.2 Structure and Operating Principle

Primary Blower (HTF-#3 HMMCO)
WIRE NET INLET CONE

MOTOR CASING AIR FLOW

7.16.2 Structure and Operating Principle

COMPRESSED AIR FLUE GAS OUTLET SLUDGE DOSING PUMP SELF-CLEANING PRIMARY BLOWER STRAINER DAMPER INDUCED DRAUGHT AIR

OIL BURNER W/ BUILT IN PUMP SLUDGE BURNER COMBUSTION CHAMBER CHARGING DOOR ASH CLEANING DOOR COMBUSTION AIR INLET DOUBLE AIR COOLING WALL D.O. IN

AFTER BURNING CHAMBER

SECONDARY AFTER BURNING CHAMBER

SLUDGE OIL INLET VENT OUT

AIR VENT

STEAM OUT HEATING ELEMENT STEAM IN MILL PUMP OIL SLUDGE SERVICE TANK

DIESEL OIL TANK

7.16.3 Procedures for Operation

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Burning
Switch on SOLID WASTE
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Cooling Elapsed time

T

Close the door and start Process timer Primary blower Pre-purging time 30sec(5 air changes)
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(VH)

Primary burner blower Activation of the sluice will unlock the inside door and feed the waste Primary burner operating Operating temperature for ST-1

(ST-1)

(ST-1) (850 950) (1562 1742 F)

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7.16.3 Procedures for Operation

1 2 3

Burning
Switch on SLUDGE
0

Cooling Elapsed time

T

Close the door and start Process time Primary blower Pre-purging time 30sec(5 air changes)
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(VH)
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Primary burner blower Sludge burner atomizing air Activation of the sluice will unlock the inside door and feed the waste Primary burner operating Sludge burner operating Operating temperature for ST-1(man) Operating time for ST-1(abut) Operating temperature for B

(ST-1) (B)

(ST-1) (B) (850 950) (1562 1742 F) (25sec) (850 950) (1562 1742 F)
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7.16.3 Procedures for Operation

1 2 3

Burning
Safety function enabled changes to cooling and alarm High temperature incinerator (1050/1922F) Low pressure combustion air (1.8KPa) Low negative pressure primary combustion chamber Low pressure atomizing air (98KPa) High temperature exhaust gas Flame failure Motor overload Sluice inside door not closed

Cooling Elapsed time

T

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