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Overview
Global merchant fleet uses oil lubricated shaft lines
Oil pollution discharges below the waterline Is it a
problem?
Operational discharges
Accidental discharges
Historyy
Current Technology
Users
Pros and Cons
Conclusion
Global Usage
Global Commercial Fleet1
45,662 ships (vessels =>1000 GT)
1.378 billion DWT
1 Review of Marine Transport, Report by the UNCTAD secretariat , 2011, United Nations, New York and
Geneva, pp 44
2 Data related to Propulsion systems, IHS Fairplay database
Propeller Shafts
Lubricated With Oil
Typical stern tube system has 1500 to 3000
litres of mineral oil
OIL
Oil Lubricated
Aft Stern Tube Seal
operating consumption)
2) Accidental oil discharges
Vessel Operational Lubricant , Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program Technical Seminar
of Environment Canada, 8 June 2010, Halifax, Canada
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of a Mandatory
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for consideration of Development
Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters
Discharges from shipping during regular
operation in polar areas
Presented at IMO DE 54 (Aug. 2010)
Inboard of vessel
Oillost
Sealing lips
Bearings
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Types of Vessels
Tanker
Bulker
Container
Passenger/Other
No info avail.
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service for marine oil spill detection and surveillance in European waters, pp 48-51
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History
Seawater as a lubricant dates back to
earliest
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off shaft
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driven
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propellers
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Still in Use!
Coast Guards and Navies still use seawater
propeller
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shaft bearings
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lubricated p
WHY?
If shaft seals are damaged (oil leaks out or
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It has been Coast Guard policy to use waterlubricated propeller shaft bearings for all
conventional propulsion shafts because we are
able to get sufficiently reliable service from
water-lubricated bearings and we avoid the
leakage problems that inevitably occur with oil
lubricated systems particularly when there is no
drainable void separating the two sealed fluids.
All seals leak eventually and their life can
be very short when exposed to abrasives.
A ti waters
Arctic
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can be
b fairly
f i l abrasive,
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so,
there is greater risk of seal failure. For
icebreaking service there are likely vibration
benefits from use of elastomeric bearing
materials as well.
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Are Biodegradable
Lubricants an Option?
Knowledge of the effects of biodegradable oils-in-ice on
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BP/Alaska
BP/Al k Tankers,
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tankers
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Ferries, U.S.A.: 3 ferries
BC Ferries, Canada:
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Cons
commercial ships
Life cycle costs much lower with
no aft seal and no oil
consumption
Experienced in polar waters used by US and Canadian Coast
Guard
Non-catastrophic failure mode
Acoustically quieter
Zero pollution risk to a
sensitive environment
Conclusion
New materials and designs create
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technical equivalence
Viable alternative to oil lubricated white metal
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Questions?
Thank you!
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