Applicable for:

All marine applications

Environmental issues are a growing concern

for companies involved in shipping as well
as for governments and global organisations.
Although shipping is already one of the
most environmentally friendly modes of
transportation of goods and people, more
and more focus is put on minimizing
different types of effluents into air and water.
Legislative actions already in operation or
coming in the near future also focus on
keeping the seas clean.
With the aid of Wrtsil Oily Water
Separator (OWS), the environmental aspects
regarding bilge water issues are easily
handled with minimum impact for the

operation staff and with results that easily

surpasses the legislative requirements both of
today and tomorrow.
The Wrtsil OWS units are IMO and
US Coast Guard approved and gives the
operator effective control over all bilge media
as well as over any discharges made into
the sea. The system guarantees a maximum
oil content in the effluent of 5 ppm (parts
per million) during continous operation. The
units are designed to conform to the highest
safety standards, an essential factor for their
competitiveness but also a substantial value
in itself. No accident, discharge or injury
should be caused by our equipment.

Wrtsil OWS range encompasses the

OWS 500, OWS 1000 and OWS 2500 units,
with capacity of handling 0.5, 1.0 and 2.5 m3
oily water per hour respectively. All units are
approved according to IMO resolution MEPC
107(49) and US Coast Guard US 46 CFR
162.050 and guarantee a maximum oil
content in the effluent of 5 ppm.

COMPLETE WRTSIL
OILY WATER SEPARATOR

1
5

1 Wrtsil Oily Water Separator

2 Solidpac solids dewatering unit (option)
3 Onsys pre-system
(standard on OWS 500 and OWS 2500)

4 Wrtsil Bilge Water Guard

bilge discharge monitoring system (option)
5 Bilge tank
2

6 Sludge tank

UNSURPASSED TREATMENT QUALITY

The mixture of fuel oils, lubricants,
detergents, solvents and water on board
often creates stable emulsions in the bilge
water tanks. Without modern and effective
bilge water cleaning equipment this may
lead to discharges of bilge water containing
oil and hazardous components at sea or
to unnecessarily high amounts of waste
being pumped ashore. The heart of the
Wrtsil range of oily water separators is a
groundbreaking separating process which
effectively sorts out oil traces even from
complicated emulsions. Together with the
SolidPac add-on, the units can reduce the
amount of bilge water for disposal ashore with
as much as 95 percent, enabling substantial
net savings in disposal costs.
SAFE AND SECURE OPERATION
Safety is another key aspect of bilge water
treatment. With older treatment units, an

TECHNICAL DATA

OWS 500

OWS 1000

OWS 2500

12

24

60

Length, mm

1185

2344

3210

Width, mm

765

1100

1400

Height, mm

1715

1855

1855

Weight, dry, kg

510

650

950

Weight, wet, kg

775

1950

2700

Power, kW

10

10

10

Capacity, max, m3/day

operator normally had to stand watch in

order to secure the treatment operation. The
Wrtsil OWS range from Wrtsil obviates
the need of this as it constantly evaluates the
effluent and its own operation parameters.
When the treatment quality decreases or
routine or unplanned maintenance is needed,

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a warning is shown on the operator console

on the unit and on the optional control screen
on the bridge or in the control room. The
operator is then guided through the actual
corrective actions, all in order to ease and
speed up the way back to full operation.