Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Separating
Patent
1990-06-08
1992-09-01
Hruskoci, Peter
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Separating
2102423, 210299, 2104161, 210923, E02B 1504
Patent
active
051436299
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for preventing or minimizing spilled fluid cargo in a marine environment, and for recovering that fluid cargo which does spill is disclosed. The apparatus consists of vacuum source can be connected with each hold of a marine cargo vessel and used to evacuate the holds after they are filled with fluid cargo, thereby preventing or minimizing fluid cargo loss due to a breach of the holds. Also disclosed is the use of a vacuum source which is connected to a substantially airtight enclosure, typically a tank or a hold of a marine cargo vessel, and a pickup mechanism with a pickup passage that has one end connected to the tank or cargo hold and a second end connected to at least one pickup nozzle to recover spilled fluid cargo. The apparatus may be a permanently installed on a marine cargo vessel, or it may use a port seal which fits over a port in the tank or hold with at least two apertures to provide connections with the vacuum source and the pickup means only when the apparatus is needed to recover materials. Methods for minimizing fluid cargo loss and for recovering spilled fluid cargo also are disclosed.
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Hruskoci Peter
Upton Christopher
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