Oil recovery tug

[Hisham]

i am about to design oil recovery piping system for an oil recovery tug as a project in my collage

i don't have any idea about this system
the system include skimmer, pupm and 2 storage tanks

should i provied the system with oil separetor?

if so, should the separetor located in the discharge line between the pump and the tanks or the separetor suction line is comming from the tank and the separeted oil is pupmed back again to the tank?

any idea? any good document in this matter?

[SeaSpark]

Perhaps this documents gives you some more information.

M/V Arca has been internationally active in French and Spanish waters for several months. Cleaning up rude oil from tankers “Erika” and “Prestige”. In combination with her 2 x 15m. sweeping arms and her specially designed oil-recovery system, she has proved to be the most efficient ship that can be used for recovering oil at sea.

http://www.noordzee.org/nz/Images/Ar...cm50-36303.pdf

[solrac]

Oil recovery system is not such a simple instalation as 2 tanks & a pump...
for efficiency matters the main challenge is the oil sepparation from the sea water... as oil is lighter than water, it forms a thinn film over water, to that your system must pump in lots of water to the tanking system. the only efficient systen I do know is a (alas from tanks & pumps) some centrifugation device to force oil inside tanks & cleaned water out to the sea...
As more efficient (& sophisticated) you want your equipment to be, as more stages or cycles you must add to the process...

Would I suggest you contacting any of the major petroleun companies for more information:
SIPCO (Shell International Petroleum Co) at www.shell.com
Chevron/Texaco/Caltex at www.chevron.com
British Ptroleum at www.bp.com.uk

good luck