Modified 50-Man Valdespino Shipboard Sewage Treatment System.

Abstract

The evaluation of a proprietary shipboard waste treatment system is described. The subject of the experiment was the modified version of vacuum-aeration system now undergoing evaluation on a Coast Guard ship. A principal feature of the modified version was the inclusion of a back-flush filter in the discharge line from the aeration chamber. Results are reported. Also reported is a brief description of exploratory alternative methods for separating solids from liquid wastes in a shipboard sewage treatment system. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 1970
Accession Number
AD0716199

Entities

People

  • J. M. O'connell
  • O. M. Halstad

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeration
  • Coast Guard
  • Coast Guard Ships
  • Inclusions
  • Shipboard
  • Ships
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Waste Treatment

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design