BalClor ® BWMS
TRAINING
The inadvertent transfer of harmful aquatic
organisms and pathogens in the ballast water of
ships has been determined to have caused a
significant adverse impact to many of the world’s
coastal regions. The international maritime
community, under the auspices of the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed several
documents, including the “International Conventions
for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast
Water and Sediments, 2004”, (Ballast Water
Management Convention), which are aimed at
preventing the introduction of unwanted aquatic
organisms and pathogens through the discharge of
ballast water and sediments.
Ballast Water Management System means any system which process ballast water such at it meets
or exceeds the ballast water discharge performance standard.
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BalClor
Working Principle
® 01
BMWS 02 System Composition
03 Flow Diagram
04 Operation Introduction
05 Troubleshooting
06 System maintenance
Part I
BalClor ® BWMS Working Principle
BalClor® Working Principle
System Description BalClor® BWMS technology applies a combination of filtration,
disinfection and neutralization process.
Filtration Disinfection Neutralization
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Automatic back-flushing filter
Filter organism and solid particles larger than
Filtration
Automatic
50 μm
Filtration
Unit
✓ Side-stream Electrolysis
✓ Electrolysis seawater to generate:
Disinfection
NaClO
Sodium Hypochlorite
Electrolysis
Disinfection
✓ NaClo can disinfect ballast water
Unit
✓ High concentration NaClO will mix with main pipe water
Na2S2O3
Sodium Thiosulphate
Neutralization as neutralizer
Add Neutralizer during deballasting to
neutralize the ballast water
Automatic TRO < 0.1 mg/L
Neutralization
Unit Total
Residual
Oxident
BalClor® Working Principle
System Description
Filtration AFU
Disinfection EDU
Neutralization ANU
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Ballasting Process
1 Filtration 2 Disinfection 3 TRO Monitor
and Control
De-ballasting Process
1 Neutralization 2 TRO Monitor
and Control
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Part II
BalClor® System Composition
Contents
2-1 AFU
2-2 EDU
2-3 ANU
2-4 Control System
2-5 Other Equipment
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Filter Description
Automatic Back-flushing Filter
Back-flushing trigger condition:
When the differential pressure of the filter screen or
the working time achieves the set value, the system
will automatically start self-clean cycle, and the
dirty water is firstly drained overboard.
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Vertical Filter
Air Release
Valve Gear Motor
Differential
Outlet Regulating Pressure
Valve Sensor
Junction Box Inlet Valve
Outlet
Flushing Valve Pressure
Sensor
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Working Principle
DP
Flushing Gear Dirty water
Manual valve motor is flushed
opened rotated out
Timing
Back-flushing Back-flushing
Back-flushing effect
Control Mode Action
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EDU Description
The EDU gets a little seawater to electrolyzer and
generates oxidant (NaClO) and by-product hydrogen.
The electrolyzed water contains sodium hypochlorite
solution is injected back into the main ballast pipe.
The hydrogen is separated by cyclone, and then the
hydrogen is diluted with air by using a blower to a safe
level before it is released to overboard.
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EDU Composition1
1、Temperature T ransmitter
2、EDU Pressure Transmitter
3、EDU Flowmeter 6
4、Diaphragm valve 2
5、Chlorine sensor
6、Electrolyzer
3
5
4
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EDU Composition2
4 2 3 1、Cyclone
1 2、Wind pressure switch
3、Electrolyser shield
4、Blower
6 5、Buffer tank
6、liquid level meter
5
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EDU Composition3 Pneumatic Valve
Dosing Pump
(frequency pump)
Inject the
oxidant to the
main pipe.
Seawater Booster Pump Flowmeter Hydrogen Sensor
Get seawater
to EDU
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ANU Description
Automatic neutralization unit is used to neutralizing
residual oxident in the treated ballast water during de-
ballasting process.
The amount of neutralizer is controlled and adjusted
according to the amount of flow of the ballast water in the
main pipe and the TRO concentration in the ballast water
measured by the TRO analyzer.
Na2 S2 O3 solution is used as the neutralizer.
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Neutralization Unit Composition
1
1、Mix Motor
2 2、Pressure Gauge
3、Metering Pump
4、 ANU junction box
4 6
5、Level Meter
6、Pressure Valve
5
3
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Control Description
BalClor ® BWMS is designed for completed automatic
operation on the basis of PLC platform. During automatic
operation, the working condition of every part in this system
is automatic monitored.
In emergency cases, the system can be manually
operated. When emergency occurs, PLC will send
instruction signal to adjust the working condition of the
identified part.
Meanwhile, PLC will transmit the working parameters of
the equipment and the alarm status to the HMI for
operating and observing.
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Rectifier
The rectifier is a type of high-
Control Unit frequency switch rectifying power
supply to convert AC into DC and
provide DC power for the
Modules electrolyzers.
The rectifier is mainly composed of
power modules, monitors and
frames. Each power module works
separately at average current in
parallel operation.
The rectifier also provides 220V and
440V power to other equipment.
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Rectifier
Type 1 Type 2
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System Control Cabinet
• The system control cabinet is the control center of
the BalClor BWMS with steady performance and
facilitating operation. The control cabinet is
composed of the cabinet, PLC, touch screen,
intermediate relays, terminals and contactors etc.
• The control cabinet supplies 220AC and 24DC
power for meters and electric valves. The PLC in
the cabinet controls the rectifiers, electrolyzers
and electric valves to realize the electrolysis and
neutralization process. And all the operation can
be conducted on the touch screen. The control
cabinet communication with onboard control
system via RS485 or no source contacts signal.
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Motor Control Cabinet
• The motor control cabinet is composed
of the cabinet, intermediate relays,
terminals, motor breakers and
contactors, etc.
• The motor control cabinet controls and
supplies AC power for the motors, such
as sludge pump, seawater booster
pump and dosing pump, etc.
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Remote Control Cabinet
• The remote control panel is used to realize
the remote control function of BWMS. The
remote control panel is composed of the
cabinet, touch screen, etc. The operation
personal can through the remote operation
panel control BWMS.
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Remote Control Cabinet
• The junction box includes AFU control
box, EDU junction box and ANU
junction box. These junction boxes act
as a bridging role between the system
control cabinet and the junction boxes.
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Flow Measuring system
Flow measuring system uses an electromagnetic flow meter measure the flow volume of
ballast water. The electromagnetic system consists of one transmitter and one sensor. And
include two types: split and combined.
Flowmeter of combined type Flowmeter of split type
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TRO Monitoring System
During ballasting, TRO monitoring system measures TRO concentration of ballast
water after fully mixed with sodium hypochlorite solution and transmits concentration signal
to PLC in the system control cabinet. After compared with preset signal, PLC transfer result
signal to the rectifier. On the basis of received signal, rectifier will regulate output current to
control amount of sodium hypochlorite generated by electrolytic cell to maintain TRO
concentration.
During de-ballasting, the control system will calculate neutralizer dosage
automatically in accordance with overboard TRO value and main pipe flow rate.
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TRO Analyzer
Old Type
Non
EX
Ex
Type
Type
New Type
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TRO Internal Structure
Display screen
Vent Hole
Power in（220V）
Cooling Power（220V）
Optics module
Flow Regulator
Modbus Connection
(RS-485) T-strainer
Buffer ( validity:1 year) Indictor ( validity:3 Months)
Check Valve Cooling Fan
Drain
(Keep open to atmosphere) Sampling Inlet
(non gravity drain)
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TRO Installation Diagram
Non-Ex type
Ex Type
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Pneumatic Pump and Relevant facilities
4
3
1、Pump Inlet
2、Pump Outlet
3、Solenoid Valve
1 4、Air Filter and Regulator
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Part III
BalClor® BWMS Flow Chart
1. An example for a
TANKER VESSEL
Flow chat for the 158K Tanker
Engine Room Pump Room
Safety Area Hazard Area
ANU TRO
EDU AFU
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EDU
Dosing
Heat Pump
Exchanger
Booster
Pump
AFU
ANU
TRO
monitor
system
2. An example for a
BULK CARRIER
AFU
EDU TRO
ANU
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AFU
EDU
