The ocean, worldwide competition, and increasingly stringent environmental protection requirements pose complex and varied demands. D-Type separators for processing heavy fuel oil and diesel oil bring all these aspects into harmony. They ensure reliably high performance of diesel engines and extend the service lives of the machines, even under extreme conditions.

Our centrifuges satisfy all of the statutory regulations of the International Marine Organisation (IMO) and of the USCG as a result of design product quality. Their compact design satisfies the requirements of modern shipbuilding in the form of low weight and minimum space requirement. At the same time, they meet the needs of shipping companies to protect humans and the environment.

“SeaProtect Solutions” offer a new generation of separators which inexpensively process bilgewater and sludges containing oil and which also offer shipping companies safety and security when they enter sensitive marine reserves. In the standard version, these separators attain effluent qualities of <10 ppm. With the support of add-on units, effluent qualities of < 5 ppm are attained. This means that pure water can be discharged into the oceans.

Efficient separation is accompanied by further benefits which contribute towards reducing costs permanently.

Costs reduced by optimised maintenance intervals

Operation of these machines does not need to be monitored, thereby permitting a reduction in labour input. Maintenance work is generally incurred after 8.000 and 16.000 operating hours. The oil sludge which is obtained can be processed directly on board, considerably reducing the costs of disposal.

D-Type separators are used for:

Processing fuel oil
Processing lube oil

SeaProtect Solutions are used for:

Processing sludges which contain oil and water
Processing bilgewater

Plug-and-Play, Chief

In the engine room, an overall view is essential. Westfalia Separator Mineraloil Systems go far beyond merely providing D-Type separators for processing mineral oils and related derivatives. As a system partner for Marine, we offer environmentally compatible systems for processing fuel oil and lube oil, supplying fresh water, and cooling the machines.

Westfalia Separator Visco booster units for processing heavy fuel oil for the engines. They adjust the viscosity, temperature and pressure to the optimum requirements of the engine manufacturers.

Westfalia Separator fresh water generators produce drinking water from salt water. There is no need for bulky tanks for fresh water supplies.

Westfalia Separator plate heat exchangers are responsible for regulating the operating temperature of the engine cooling water. The systems are adjusted to suit the needs of permanent operation in close cooperation with the engine manufacturers.

All systems are available as individual components. However, we recommend that complete system solutions be used in order to reduce planning costs and interfaces.

They are extensively tested and certified when supplied for installation. This achieves considerable savings in terms of weight and space requirement.

Modular compact units provide versions for reducing costs in conjunction with high performance. They consist of a basic module, which is completely pre-assembled with the necessary units. Compact units can easily be installed in the shipyards. The plug-and-play capability encourages flexible applications.

A further alternative is the concept known as CENTRIPACK: All required D-Type separators are grouped together to form a single entity, all piping is installed and all control modules are pre-assembled before the CENTRIPACK is delivered to the shipyard, and simply installed.

SeaProtect Solutions stand for:

Optimum performance with minimum costs
Compliance with all statutory regulations of
IMO and USCG
High operating reliability
Reduction of interfaces
Optimising planning certainty
Harmonisation of maintenance intervals
Minimum space requirement
Reduced weight
Award winnig technology

Product range overview

Bilgewater
Crude oil
Diesel oil
Fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Gas oil
Lubricating oil
Oily effluents
Sludge treatment