French BWMS manufacturer, BIO-UV, has introduced a skid-mounted version for the growing retrofit activity following the implementation of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention
BIO-UV Group has unveiled a modified, more compact version of its low flow rate BIO-SEA ballast water management system to meet market demand for retrofit installations aboard vessels where engineroom space is limited.
The BIO-SEA Easy-To-Fit skid is a modified version of its small flow rate range of BIO-SEA 30 (m3/hour), 60 (m3/hour) and 90 (m3/hour) units but incorporates a bolted frame. This allows the system to be delivered as a flat pack solution and rebuilt on board, making a skid version possible even for retrofit projects, reducing shipyard installation costs and time.
Where machinery spaces are long and narrow, the dismountable BIO-SEA Easy-to-Fit frames can also be split into two separate skids, with mechanical parts and pipework on one frame and electrical components on another. Everything is embedded onto the skid frame with no need for an additional power cabinet.
BIO-UV Group ballast water treatment contracts manager Ludovic Rouzel said “For many owners and builders, system footprint is an important consideration. As a flat packed, split-skid solution, we are able to simplify the installation process and reduce installation costs and time as a BIO-SEA Easy-To-Fit system can easily fit through existing hatches and doors, without having to cut access holes into the vessel. It is the most compact BWMS on the market, with a footprint of only 1.5 m2.”
Unlike other systems designed for low flow rates of between 10 to 90 m3/hour, BIO-SEA’s filters and valves are designed specifically for the system’s capacity. Competing systems often incorporate filters and pipework much larger than their flow rates actually require, resulting in a greater footprint.
BIO-SEA business director Xavier Deval said “While naval architects now figure the inclusion of a ballast water treatment system into newbuild design, the cramped machinery spaces on older vessels can be problematic for ballast water treatment retrofits. We developed BIO-SEA Easy-To-FIT specifically to meet the maritime industry’s retrofit requirements.”
BIO-UV can also supply each BIO-SEA Easy-To-Fit unit with CuNiFe pipework and high gloss finishing, something Mr Rouzel said is “a key specification for high-end yacht projects, in particular.”
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