Energy saving system used for adjusting floating state of waterborne floating body and use method thereof

• Main Authors: CHEN MING, LU CONGHONG, LIN YAN, ZHANG MINGXIA, WANG YUNLONG, GUAN GUAN, MA KUN, YU YANYUN, JIN CHAOGUANG, LI KAI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.07.2015
• Subjects: EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; TRANSPORTING

An energy saving system used for adjusting the floating state of a waterborne floating body and a use method thereof belong to the technical field of frequently draining and filling ballast water. The energy saving system comprises a plurality of ballast tanks which are in bilateral symmetry layout, wherein communicating valves are arranged on middle partition walls between the left water ballast tanks and the right water ballast tanks; left ballast tank bottom valves and right ballast tank bottom valves are respectively arranged on the bottoms of the left water ballast tanks and the right water ballast tanks; air transmission pipelines connected with an air compressor are connected to the tops of the ballast tanks by air inlet pipes with valves; and the top of each ballast tank is provided with an air outlet pipe with a valve. According to the energy saving system, through pressure differences generated between the outside and the interiors of the ballast tanks, seawater enters the ballast tanks through the ballast tank bottom valves; during ballast water drainage, the ballast tanks are filled with compressed air, so water in the ballast tanks is drained. Compared with the traditional mode that the ballast water is pumped and drained by a ballast pump, the energy saving system has the advantages that the operation is simpler and easier; the cost is low, and low-carbon and environment-friendly effects are realized. The energy saving system is applicable to various ships, water platforms, floating wharves and the like.