Liquid purification or separation – With movable support – Float
Patent
1977-01-11
1979-03-20
Granger, Theodore A.
Liquid purification or separation
With movable support
Float
210DIG25, E02B 1504
Patent
active
041452925
ABSTRACT:
An oil boom for sweeping and collecting oil from the surface of a body of water is constructed of a framework of structural members arranged in the form of a box beam, the framework supporting two parallel rows of floating barrier screen panels and being connected to end floats. Flow diverter vanes beneath the barier screen panels cause a surface transport current to flow between the two rows of the panels towards a surface skimmer located adjacent one end of the boom when the boom is towed in a direction transversely of its length across a body of water to be swept. The forwardmost row of barrier screen panels sweeps floating oil on the water surface towards the skimmer, and the transport current carries oil that is caught in the underflow beneath the forwardmost row of panels towards the skimmer. Extension arms including floating vertical barrier screen panels are pivotally attached to the boom to extend the sweep area, the arms being foldable inwardly against the central boom structure for stowage of the boom.
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Granger Theodore A.
National Marine Service Incorporated
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