Day tank

The day tank is the colloquial term for the tanks on board a ship , in which the processed and cleaned fuel is made available to consumers in sufficient quantities for daily consumption.

technology

These consumers can include, for example, the main engines (main engines), turbines and other internal combustion engines (e.g. diesel or gasoline engines). They convert mechanical energy into electrical energy and form a unit with generators . Eight hours of full load operation per tank are assumed for dimensioning. A distinction is made between tanks for heavy oil and tanks for diesel fuel . Day tanks for viscous fuels such as heavy oil can be heated. The day tanks are usually in such a position in the ship that the fuel flows to the consumers on its own slope.

Emergency power systems

Larger emergency power systems (NEA) usually also have a day tank. The day tank is topped up either manually or automatically using pumps from the storage tanks. Excessive fuel (diesel or low-sulfur heating oil) also flows back into the Tangestank.

literature

• K. Schwitalla, U. Scharnow: Lexicon of seafaring . Born in 1988, transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrwesen Berlin, ISBN 3-344-00190-6 , page 589
• A. Rosa construction and operation of generators for - Design of spare power units DIN VDE 0100-551 , DIN VDE 0100-560 , DIN VDE 0100-710 , DIN VDE 0100-718 , DIN 6280, DIN ISO building code 8528, VDEW guidelines, Regulations such as EltBauVO, LAR etc. VDE series of publications Volume 122, VDE Verlag , ISBN 978-3-8007-2910-4 .