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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2013
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Munetsugu Ueyama, Osaka, JP;
Isao Ozawa, Osaka, JP;
Kenichiro Miyatake, Osaka, JP;
Ryusuke Nakai, Osaka, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a system and a method for treating ballast water for a ship, the system including a rotary filtration apparatus including a filter that is cylindrically formed so as to surround an axis, that is rotatable around the axis, and that has a pleated shape that is folded in a cylinder radial direction; and an electric motor for rotating the filter. A distance between the cleaning nozzle and a recess of the filter is 120 mm or less. The system and the method are configured to perform a steady-state operation that satisfies the following conditions a to d: