Aterpe Alai

Description

One of the most advanced tuna fishing freezer ships in the world, with a length of 90 m, equipped with an automatic fish sorting system without human handling.
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Challenge

Exploit the residual heat generated by the 4,500 kW Wärtsilä engine, through the cooling circuit water, to generate technical water with a salinity of less than 4 ppm. Enable the system to produce drinking water as well.

Solution

✔ Gefico vacuum distillation freshwater production equipment, model AQ-16/20A with a capacity of 16,000 l/day.
✔ UBK-2 ultra-violet ray freshwater steriliser, with a capacity of 6,000 l/h.
✔ Gefico MHF-800 water mineralising filter: 20,000 l/day.