A negative pressure aeration system, created by atmospheric siphon pressure above the waterline and mechanical pump suction below the waterline, which impedes the growth of organic matter. A waterfall in vacuum effect is created within a processing unit that aerates the raw water as it falls through the air chamber of the processing unit housing, which assists in the suppression of organic growth by reducing the contact surface area within the processing unit. A chemical tank allows an anti-fouling chemical to be added to the entire system and a power supply allows flexible electrodes driven by a vacuum to create a further anti-fouling benefit throughout the components of the system.

A negative pressure aeration system, created by atmospheric siphon pressure above the waterline and mechanical pump suction below the waterline, which impedes the growth of organic matter. A waterfall in vacuum effect is created within a processing unit that aerates the raw water as it falls through the air chamber of the processing unit housing, which assists in the suppression of organic growth by reducing the contact surface area within the processing unit. A chemical tank allows an anti-fouling chemical to be added to the entire system and a power supply allows flexible electrodes driven by a vacuum to create a further anti-fouling benefit throughout the components of the system.

A slide-in structural interface between a Sea Water Intake Riser (SWIR) and a floating unit hull or sump tank bottom plate permits a pull-in, diver-less installation of the SWIR. Certain embodiments include an integrated, easily maintainable strainer.

A slide-in structural interface between a Sea Water Intake Riser (SWIR) and a floating unit hull or sump tank bottom plate permits a pull-in, diver-less installation of the SWIR. Certain embodiments include an integrated, easily maintainable strainer.

Disclosed is a water intake system for a floating vessel in a body of water, which includes within the hull of the vessel an intake compartment for taking in water from the body of water and a distribution compartment for distributing and supplying the water to one or more consumer units within the floating vessel. The intake compartment is arranged below a lowest operational draught of the vessel and has an inlet in a bottom region of the intake compartment. The intake compartment is coupled by a conduit to the distribution compartment for allowing water to flow into the distribution compartment. The water intake system further includes a water lift hose that is connected to the inlet and is extendible below the hull of the vessel.

Disclosed is a water intake system for a floating vessel in a body of water, which includes within the hull of the vessel an intake compartment for taking in water from the body of water and a distribution compartment for distributing and supplying the water to one or more consumer units within the floating vessel. The intake compartment is arranged below a lowest operational draught of the vessel and has an inlet in a bottom region of the intake compartment. The intake compartment is coupled by a conduit to the distribution compartment for allowing water to flow into the distribution compartment. The water intake system further includes a water lift hose that is connected to the inlet and is extendible below the hull of the vessel.

A micro-keel cooler for cooling a coolant flowing through a heat-generating component of a maritime vehicle. The cooler includes an inlet adapted to receive the coolant at a first temperature and an outlet adapted to output the coolant at a second temperature less than the first temperature. The cooler further includes a plurality of tubes fluidly coupled to an inlet mixing chamber of the inlet and an outlet chamber of the outlet and configured to direct the coolant from the inlet mixing chamber to the outlet mixing chamber, and a plate coupled to the inlet and the outlet and disposed adjacent to the tubes, the plate configured to direct a fluid over at least a portion of the tubes to cool the coolant flowing from the inlet mixing chamber to the outlet mixing chamber, the fluid having a cooling temperature that is less than the first temperature.

A micro-keel cooler for cooling a coolant flowing through a heat-generating component of a maritime vehicle. The cooler includes an inlet adapted to receive the coolant at a first temperature and an outlet adapted to output the coolant at a second temperature less than the first temperature. The cooler further includes a plurality of tubes fluidly coupled to an inlet mixing chamber of the inlet and an outlet chamber of the outlet and configured to direct the coolant from the inlet mixing chamber to the outlet mixing chamber, and a plate coupled to the inlet and the outlet and disposed adjacent to the tubes, the plate configured to direct a fluid over at least a portion of the tubes to cool the coolant flowing from the inlet mixing chamber to the outlet mixing chamber, the fluid having a cooling temperature that is less than the first temperature.