Methods of calculation of ship's ballast heating systems
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Abstract
The article discusses the issues of computational support for the design of shipboard ballast heating systems. The ballast tanks of the vessel, which receive seawater, must be equipped with a heating system to prevent freezing of the water. Heating is carried out by heat carriers circulating through coils installed in tanks. Determining the lengths of coils and the flow rates of heat carriers is an urgent task, given the lack of information on this issue contained in the industry regulatory and technical documentation. Currently, there is no appropriate software available to solve this computational problem, which leads to the need for analytical calculations. The paper provides general information about the design and principle of operation of ship's ballast heating systems and a recommended standard calculation algorithm. The article also contains an example of calculation for a conventional tank of known dimensions.
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About the Authors
E. N. Aleksin
St. Petersburg State Maritime Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD
190121; Lotsmanskaya ul., 3; St. Petersburg
D. O. Glazyrina
St. Petersburg State Maritime Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Teaching Assistant
190121; Lotsmanskaya ul., 3; St. Petersburg
A. A. Mikheeva
FAI Russian Maritime Register of Shipping; A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry of the RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lead R&D Specialist, PhD student
191181; Millionnaya ul., 7A; St. Petersburg; Moscow
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For citations:
Aleksin E.N., Glazyrina D.O., Mikheeva A.A. Methods of calculation of ship's ballast heating systems. Research Bulletin by Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. 2025;(78):134-142. (In Russ.) EDN: LSHMYE
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