Method and apparatus for displacing oil and seawater in tanks of an oil tank

摘要

Each of compartments of an oil tanker is divided by a flexible membrane into first and second sections one of which is used as an oil chamber. The membrane is made of an oil-resistant and chemical-resistant material. When an oil is loaded, the second section is unloaded, the second section is filled with a ballasting seawater, crashing the first section.