SYSTEM ZUR BESEITIGUNG VON WASSER AUS DER BILGE EINES SCHIFFES UND ZUR WIEDERGEWINNUNG VON OEL

An environmentally protective bilge water disposal system utilizes an inverted dome gravitational oil separator unit in combination with an engine exhaust flash water vaporizor to remove and recover oil contamination from the bilge water prior to its disposal by flash evaporation in the exhaust stack. The system is capable of operating continuously under regulation by an electrical control arrangement that ensures safety of the engine, and shutting down of the system if certain key components do not function in a proper manner. The system includes a pump, an oil separator, control valves and sensors for various operating parameters and mechanical functions of the system, such parameters and functions including bilge fluid level, water pump function, water flow valve function, engine fuel pressure, engine throttle air pressure, engine exhaust stack temperature, separator function, separator dome position, and oil storage level. Processed bilge water from which oil contaminant has been removed may be discharged directly overboard the vessel if desired. Recovered oil is stored in a suitable oil storage tank aboard the vessel.