Ozone injection method and system
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1. A method of ozone treatment, comprising:
- determining a target biokill of species within water charging into a ballast tank of a sea faring vessel;
regulating a diverted portion of the water prior to charging the water into the ballast tank;
adjusting the regulating of the diverted portion of water and a rate of injection of ozone into the portion to attain the target biokill; and
injecting ozone at the determined rate into the regulated diverted portion to attain the target biokill when the portion is recombined into the water for charging to the ballast tank.
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A target biokill of species for water to be discharged from a ballast tank of a sea faring vessel is determined. A diverted portion of sea water is regulated prior to charging the water into the ballast tank. Regulation of the diverted portion of water and a rate of injection of the ozone into the portion are adjusted to attain the target biokill. Then ozone at the determined rate into the regulated diverted portion to attain the target biokill when the portion is recombined into the water for charging to the ballast tank.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of ozone treatment, comprising:
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determining a target biokill of species within water charging into a ballast tank of a sea faring vessel; regulating a diverted portion of the water prior to charging the water into the ballast tank; adjusting the regulating of the diverted portion of water and a rate of injection of ozone into the portion to attain the target biokill; and injecting ozone at the determined rate into the regulated diverted portion to attain the target biokill when the portion is recombined into the water for charging to the ballast tank. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of ozone treatment, comprising:
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diverting portions of water charging into a plurality of ballast tanks of a sea faring vessel; determining an ozone generating capacity Q sufficient to inject ozone into the portions to attain a target ozone concentration when the portions are recombined into water for charging into the plurality of ballast tanks; injecting ozone into the portions by at least one generator having the determined ozone generating capacity; and recombining the portions with water for charging into the ballast tanks. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of ozone treatment, comprising:
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determining a target biokill of species within water charging into a ballast tank of a sea faring vessel; diverting a portion of the water prior to charging into the ballast tank; determining an ozone generating capacity sufficient to inject ozone into the portion to attain a target ozone concentration when the portion is recombined into the water for charging into the ballast tank; regulating the diverted portion and adjusting a rate of injection of ozone into the portion with a generator having the determine ozone generating capacity to attain the target biokill when the portion is recombined into the water for charging to the ballast tank; and recombining the portion with the water for charging into the ballast tank. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A ballast-water treatment system comprising:
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a sea faring vessel including at least one ballast tank and at least one conduit conveying water to or from an intake/outlet to the ballast tank; a regulator to divert a portion of the water from the conduit; an injector to provide an ozone injection rate into the portion of water; and a controller operatively connected to the regulator and the injector to adjust the diverted portion of water and injection rate of the ozone into the portion to attain a target biokill of species in the water when the portion is recombined with the water. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of ozone treatment, comprising:
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determining a target biokill of species for ballast water unloading from a sea faring vessel to the sea; regulating a diverted portion of the ballast water prior to unloading; adjusting the regulating of the diverted portion of water and a rate of injection of ozone into the portion to attain the target biokill; and injecting ozone at the determined rate into the regulated diverted portion to attain the target biokill when the portion is recombined into the water for unloading the ozone injected water to the sea.
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34. A ballast-water treatment system comprising:
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a sea faring vessel including at least one ballast tank; an ozone generator that generates ozone, a ballast water conduit that discharges water from the ballast tank and conducts the water to an unloading port of the sea faring vessel; a regulator to divert a portion of the water from the conduit; an injector to provide an ozone injection rate into the portion of water; and a controller operatively connected to the regulator and the injector to adjust the diverted portion of water and injection rate of the ozone into the portion to attain the target biokill when the portion is recombined with the water in the conduit.
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35. A method of ozone treatment, comprising:
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uploading sea water to a ballast tank of a sea faring vessel; regulating a diverted portion of the uploading water prior to charging the water into the ballast tank; adjusting the regulating of the diverted portion of water and a rate of injection of ozone into the portion to attain a target biokill of species within the water; and injecting ozone at the determined rate into the regulated diverted portion to attain the target biokill of species within the water when the portion is recombined into the uploading water for charging to the ballast tank. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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