AIR VENT HEAD

To cope with VACUUM which is occurred in the sloshing condition of ballast byrolling and pitch-
ing of the vessel, it is desinged to combine the advantages of boththe half ball float and BOX
TYPE AIR VENT HEAD.

G.S Hightecher Co., Ltd.

Certi ed Type Approvals by international classi cation societies

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●Box type Air Vent Head consists of a body and a chamber. Because CASTING type and PIPE formtype Air Vent Head
need much space in installation with heavy weight, the box type Air Vent Head isrelatively developed with lowering in
weight and size accordingly enhanced the work e ciency.When sea water comes into the tank through chamber of
Air Vent Head, The oat preventsseawater from coming into the tank by sealing the seat of chamber. We have developed
SNAP LIPSEAL for sealing tightly. Two openings are designed above 100A to be owed o well and the designmeets
class regulation with IACS. FLAME SCREEN is provided to prevent the ame from entering intothe tank. The kinds of
FLANGE or length of PIPE is adjustable according to customer request.

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●Air Vent Head which is installed on the vessel is required strict design and function according toclassi cation regulation
and IACS P3 in order not to be in owed in tank by seawater.As the exisiting method is that the face of gasket and oat
is touched directly, The leakage occursbetween gasket and oat. For the vessel safety, the junction method of gasket
and oat has beenconsequently improved. Therefore an exible snap lip is seated in the lower part of gasket,
sealedtightly and prevented from ooding of the vessel.

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1. Structure and principle of half ball oat

FLOW AREA RATE VACUUM AREA RATE

A REA RA TE

●The half ball oat is made of disc shape in the lower part, the upper part is shape of circle, and itis increased of FLOW AREA, it is
reinforced the volume of the upper part, and it is satis ed withFLOW RATE to enlarge cross section area rate of regular capacity.
●It is solved theVACCUM problem to increase the FLOWVOLUME due to having suction crosssectional area enlarge andVACUUM
sectional area rate to become small.
●In the condition of satisfying the FLOW RATE, the safety was jumped up due to adjusting utmostheight of R in chamber and in-
creasing FLOW AREA volume.

2. The merit of half ball oat

FLOTAGE FRICTION
REDUCTION REDUCTION
FRICTION FRICTION
REDUCTION REDUCTION

●Having the damage of oat to be prevented to reduce the resistance of ow material due tothe design as circle in the upper
of half ball oat.
●When the vessel is rolled left and right, it is enlarged the suction cross sectional area rate inthe contrast of vaccum by sloshing
of water careen, and it is prepared the safety due to putdown the buoyancy.
●Disc oat is occurred pin hole by the corrosion which is contaminated other material, chipdue to the plane in the upper part,
but half ball oat is rolled down other material due to thecircle in the upper part.

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●We developed the Air Vent Head-Box type with a steel plate which is satis ed FLOW RATE and the rule ofworld classi -
cation societies comparable to existing air vent head of CASTING TYPE, PIPE FORM TYPE.Thus, we designed its compact
weight of the air vent head must be light for her dead weight as an out ttingsof ship with minimization of body size to
enlarge the available space which is required for reducing a deadspace of passage way.

●As our quali ed products which acquired type approvals (ABS,DNV,RINA,KR,NK,BV,GL,LR), the existingproducts which
is heavy weight, irregular thickness, corrosion and brittleness are not economical. Thus, wedesigned the Air Vent Head-
Box type with a steel plate in the rule of IACS P3, S27 and regular thickness whichresulted in the notable weight reduction,
strong structure and easy application.

(Bonnet Type)

105 163 8.8 165.2 152 170 134 9.8

120 186 10.6 216.3 158 212 146 11.6
135 221 12.6 216.3 179 235 162 13.6
232 254 18.1 267.4 256 255 237 18.0
276 286 23.6 318.5 285 304 291 27.0
318 330 31.3 355.6 338 346 345 38.0
425 409 49.1 457.2 412 444 441 71.0
520 514 71.4 558.8 513 551 552 102
588 598 86.2 660.4 601 644 646 143
678 674 118.2 711.2 677 738 733 191
758 767 151.4 850 770 835 737 273
840 848 182.1 920 875 916 820 306
917 904 216.2 997 937
1001 1026 265.8 1074.6 1074.6
1091 1121 318.6 1151.1 1151.1
1229 1248 371.7 1228.7 1228.7

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●FLOATFLOAT COMPARISON
THE COMPARISON OF FLOAT
SECTION DISC HALF BALL BALL

• Air proof is large and other material-

• Design as shape of ball in theupper part
sticked • Safe oat against vaccum condition-
to ow down of othermaterial and to re-
• Afraid of damage by the shock over- when rolling and pitching of vessel.
duce air proof andexclusion of shock.
FUNCTION owed • Prevent the condition which issticked
• Exclusive design of vaccum toprepare
• Unstable by vaccum when thecareen other material in the upperpart and min-
careen condition of ballastwater when
condition of ballast water inrolling and imum of air proof.
rolling and pitching ofvessel.
pitching of vessel.

• Using the guide and not to hit thecham-

ber when the vessel rolling
• Using the guide and not to hit thecham-
• Gasket & oat damaged due tovaccum • Afraid the damage by hit thechamber as
ber when the vessel rolling.
SAFETY condition repeatly. rolling of vessel.
• No damage with exclusion ofvaccum
• As the junction surface of gasketand • Exclusion of vaccumECONOMY
condition.
oat is at, the oat is movableand the
leakage occurs regardless ofbuoyance

• Good(two times of DISC FLOAT and par-

ECONOMY • Good • Being inferior
allel with ball oat)

●COMPARISON OF FLOW VELOCITY, VOLUME AS PER FLOATFLOAT

AIR VACUUM
(REVERSE FLOW)

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Box Type Disc Float : 40A~80A

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Box Type Disc Float : 100A~650A

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Box Type Halfball Float : 40A~80A

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Box Type Halfball Float : 100A~650A

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Box Type Ball Float : 40A~80A

193 130 8.9

193
219

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Box Type Ball Float : 100A~600A

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 Box Type Over Flow Half Ball Float : 100A~500A

※NOTE 1.Lifting lug to be for 150A and above size.

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 Box Type Over Flow Ball Float : 100A~500A

※NOTE 1.Lifting lug to be for 150A and above size.

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 Air Vent Head Double Check Valve Type
Having flow over in lower part, after installation double venthead to prevent flowing
the fluid from Air Vent Head.

※NOTE 1.Lifting lug to be for 150A and above size.

※NOTE 1.Standard coating : Hot dip Gal'v (only carbon steel part)
2.Flame screen with wire mesh #30 to be fitted for oil & F.W.tank and W.B.T of oil & chemical
carrier or wire mesh #4 for other tanks.

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GOOE NECK AIR VENT HEAD

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GOOSENECK WALL MOUNT TYPE

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GOOSENECK AIR VENT HEAD DECK TYPE

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 G.S Hightecher Co., Ltd.
91, Mijeononggongdanji-gil, Samrangjin-eup
Miryang-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, KOREA
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