Deepwell cargo pumps

Deepwell cargo pumps are electrically driven cargo discharge pumps which are
now used in place of Cargo Operated Pump Turbine (COPT) on tanker ships.
These pumps have several advantages including low installation cost, less
space requirement, and minimum operating and maintenance costs.
Deepwell cargo pump construction infographics:

Deepwell pump assembly is installed in two parts- The motor is On deck

and the pump is inside the cargo hold. Different parts of this pump are:
1.

Electrical motor: The electrical motor is an intrinsically safe, explosion-

proof installation in deck provided with speed regulation and frequency

controller.
2.

Installation: The electrical motor is mounted on lube oil sump installed with

purging connections, stripping and cargo discharge connections.

3.

Piping column: A piping column is used to carry several pipes (stripping

pipe, main cargo pipe, purging pipe, lube oil and shaft etc.) from deck to the
cargo tank bottom. If the depth of the hold is more, the piping column is
intermediately supported by angles attached to bulkheads.
4.

Shaft and Bearings: The electrical motor is attached to pumps via

stainless steel shaft. Since the shaft is long, intermediate bearings are placed
along with bottom and top bearings inside the pump casing.
5.

The Pump: The centrifugal pump is provided with double shaft seal with

one shaft seal in contact with cargo/ oil and other with lubrication oil. The two
seals are separated by a cofferdam with a purging connection.
6.

Purging Connection: Purging connection is to check the condition of shaft

seal for leakage of cargo/ oil or lubricating oil. Purging is done by nitrogen or air.
Interval of purging depends on cargo or leakage quantity of oil/cargo.
7. Lube oil Trunk: The lube oil is supplied from the sump to the intermediate
bearing through a shaft tunnel right to the bottom and top bearings of
the deepwell cargo pump.