BOILER CASE STUDY California Maritime Academy T.S. Golden Bear Vallejo, CA Ballast Pump with PumpSmart System CUSTOMER APPLICATION AND KEY CHALLENGES The T.S. Golden Bear is the primary training ship for the California Maritime Academy located in Vallejo, on which cadets apply technology skills and class- room knowledge. The Golden Bear is not only a year-round student-training vessel, but also a testing ship for various oce- anic systems. Global Maritime regulations mandate that ships cannot discharge their bilge tanks because ballast water taken into a tank from one body of water and discharged in another body of water can introduce invasive species of aquatic life. As a result, engineers designed a system that would kill targeted organisms in the water before pumping t

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