최근 선박 연료유는 고점도화 되고 슬러지분이 증가되고 있는 추세이며, 선박에서 발생한 슬러지의 처리 및 보일러 연료유로의 재활용 방안 등에 대해서 많은 연구가 수행되고 있다. 이러한 연구 중 특히 슬러지를 미립화하여 분쇄하기 위한 초음파 유화기는 가장 현실성 있는 재활용 장치로 알려져 있다. 이러한 관점에서, 이 연구는 초음파 유화기 개발에 대한 기초연구로서 슬러지의 유온과 유압이 따른 여과효율을 조사하였다. 실험결과는 보일러 인젝터에 슬러지를 분사할 경우 적절한 온도와 압력을 결정하거나, 또한 초음파 유화기에 의한 실험결과와 비교할 수 있는 자료로 활용될 수 있다. 아울러 유온과 유압의 영향에 따라 분쇄된 슬러지 입자의 여과효율 등을 연구하는데 있어서 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이며, 궁극적으로 선박에서 발생한 슬러지를 자체 처리하여 보일러의 연료유로 사용함으로써 해양유류오염을 방지하는데 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

Ultrasonic vibrator is an equipment which atomizes and homogenizes the oils by breaking the oil particles with ultrasonic vibration cavity, and possibly improves the properties. There are various parameters on the effect of ultrasonic irradiation. Especially, this study intended to investigate the matrix structure of sludge oils and the erosion damages for horn disc SS41 according to the variation of the oil temperature and the immersing depth of horn disc. Sludge oils were irradiated with ultrasonic vibration and then observed the aspects of the change of oil particles. From these, the recycling feasibility of sludge oil for useable oil to be burnt was determined. The erosion damages for horn disc SS41 were examined with weight loss, weight loss rate and the irradiation time to max. erosion rate. These data will be useful to the development of ultrasonic breaking systems to recycle sludge oil and to consider a countermeasure for the prevention of erosion damages.

Many investments and works being continued to preserve green ocean in each countries of the world. Especial1y, the researches on the prevention of marine oil pollution being strengthened. It is not easy to disclose sludge oils that were produced necessarily in the ships operation, so that they are transferred to shore treating facility after collected inside the ship＇s sludge tank mostly. However, this shore transferring method is not only costly and time consuming but also entails risk of oil pollution. In this regard, it will be the best way to manage the sludge oils inside ship itself. The purpose of this study is to device an ultrasonic breaking systems which recycle the sludge oil from ships into usable oil to be burnt. In this paper, the first place, matrix structures of sludge fuel oil(SFO) and sludge lubricating oil(SLO) with the irradiation time for ultrasonic vibrator were interpreted. And, erosion damage for vibrator horn tip which is one of important part of ultrasonic breaking systems was examined under such an environment of the sludge oils. The material for horn tip is being made of SS41 steel and its erosion phase was investigated with variation of the vibration amplitude of 50μm and 24μm as well as the change of temperature in the oil environments. It is suggested that the experimental results can be helpful to the development of sludge oil disposing systems for the vessel.

Recently, a greater part of all ship use a coarse heavy fuel oil(HFO) over specific gravity(S.G) 1.00/15℃ and viscosity 3,500 cSt/40℃ as the fuel oil of marine boiler or internal combustion engine from the viewpoint of economical ship' operation. The greater plan to improve a combustion methods of heavy fuel oil, such as atomization, homogeneity and emulsification, were contrived and carried out newly, and then applied 20kHz ultrasonic homogenizer to one of test methods. Also, adopted the marine oils(fuel oil and lubricating oil etc.) and sludge oil as test solutions, and its matrix structures were examined with photographs, Especially, it is important at control system of oil pollution, for the sludge oil emulsified, to be recycled as fuel oil of boiler according to 20kHz Ultrasonic homozenizer, and then fuel saving is attained effectively by making sludge oil to be burnt.