Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Fluid storage in earthen cavity
Patent
1992-01-16
1993-08-03
Corbin, David H.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Fluid storage in earthen cavity
137312, 405 52, 588259, 169 69, B65G 500
Patent
active
052323080
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an emergency spill basin for collecting flammable and/or environmentally unsound materials issuing from a chemical plant in the event of a major accident. According to the invention, the basin comprises a deep shaft (1) constructed in the ground, which is closed at the bottom (2) and has a diameter smaller than its depth. Arranged in the longitudinal direction of the shaft (1) is a fire-extinguishing gas pipe (4) extending into the vicinity of the bottom (2) of the shaft and comprising outlet openings (5) spaced along its length. Provided on the bottom (2) of the shaft is a layer of nonflammable granules (3) of low specific gravity.
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Corbin David H.
Funderingstechnieken Verstraeten B. V.
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