Design, Modelling and Application of Microcontroller (MCU) on Board Auto Bilge Pumping System

Abstract

In marine industry all large ship must be installed with proper bilge         pumping arrangement regard with SOLAS and MARPOL regulation

The bilge system's purpose is to pump from and drain any watertight compartment inside the ship. The capacity or size of the pumps in the system is determined by the ship's size, type, and operation. amounts of fluid that have leaked or condensed into a dry space are removed using the bilge method. The machinery spaces, freight holds, cofferdams, voids, warehouses, tunnels, and pump rooms are all served by the system. While each space has its own piping, the pump is most likely shared or separately installed. The bilge main is set up to drain every watertight compartment except the ballast, oil, and water tanks, and discharge the contents overboard. The number of pumps and their capability are determined by the vessel's size, type, and operation. Both bilge suctions must have appropriate strainers, which in the machineries space will be mud boxes at floorplate level for easy access. The author of this paper proposes a simple low-cost microcontroller device design for bilge well auto start and stop pumping when the bilge well level reaches a certain level