FPSO BALLAST SYSTEM DESIGN A CONCEPT

Trading vessels are built to transport various cargoes or passengers', but the design criteria of an FPSO ballast capacity and pumping system could be based on many different governing criteria. In this paper the drivers for an FPSO ballast system design are discussed. A case study is presented to demonstrate the ballast system design process. The proposed ballast system in the case study is compared with possible alternatives. The ballast tanks architecture design for an FPSO is also discussed and stability criteria explained. The paper concludes with a summary explaining the outcome of the study.