Ballast water treatment apparatus and ballast water management system

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PATENT NO 9908793
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14429900

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A ballast water treatment apparatus includes a filtering device including a filter for filtering seawater, an ultraviolet irradiation device that irradiates the seawater filtered by the filter with ultraviolet light, a first path for supplying the seawater filtered by the filtering device to the ultraviolet irradiation device, a discharge water path for discharging the seawater remaining in the filtering device, a first valve provided in the first path, a second path for supplying the seawater flowing from the ultraviolet irradiation device to a ballast tank, and a control device that closes the first valve and cleans the filter by using the seawater introduced into the filtering device before the seawater filtered by the filtering device is supplied to the ultraviolet irradiation device.

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SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTDOSAKA JAPAN OSAKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harada, Ryoji Osaka, JP 6 17
Inoue, Hiroki Osaka, JP 265 2531
Miyatake, Kenichiro Osaka, JP 7 10

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