Integrated liquid discharge system
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorStuart H. Brown
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Abstract
Liquid waste generated aboard a maritime vessel is separated into oily and non-oily components for separate treatment to obtain flow streams having different waste contents. Those of the flow streams having waste content reduced by the treatment are discharged overboard while the other flow streams having concentrated waste content are subject to incineration.
Claims2
A method of processing shipboard generated liquid waste, comprising the steps of separating said liquid waste into a non-oily component consisting of blackwater and graywater and an oily component consisting of wastewater and waste oil;
- treating each of said components separately to obtain a plurality of flow streams therefrom with different waste contents;
- selectively discharging those of the flow streams having the waste contents reflected by a substantially cleansed portion of the liquid waste as compared to a remainder of the flow streams having a concentration of the liquid waste;
- and subjecting the remainder of said flow streams having said concentration of the liquid waste to incineration.
A system for processing shipboard generated liquid waste, including means for separating said liquid waste into a non-oily component consisting of blackwater and graywater and an oily component consisting of wastewater and waste oil;
- means for respectively treating each of said separated non-oily and oily components to obtain a plurality of flow streams therefrom with different waste contents;
- selective control means for discharging those of the flow streams having the waste contents thereof reflected by a cleansed portion of the liquid waste as compared to a remainder of the flow streams having a concentration of the liquid waste;
- and means for subjecting said remainder of the flow streams to incineration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.