Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Floatable matter containment
Patent
1990-01-16
1992-04-07
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Floatable matter containment
405 63, 405 72, E02B 1504
Patent
active
051022613
ABSTRACT:
A floating containment boom for containment and isolation of waterborne pollutants, such as oil, silt, medical waste, bacteria, debris, and suspended particulates. The containment boom is comprised of a floatation unit, a ballast, a continuous curtain of at least one sheet of a flexible geosynthetic fabric, and at least two tow cords. The curtain has an upper sleeve containing the flotation unit and may have a lower sleeve containing the ballast. The geosynthetic fabric is water-pervious and may be oil-absorbing. The fabric allows water to pass through while containing the waterborne pollutants. The boom of the invention may also be used as a seining device, to define a swim area, and as a littoral flow trap.
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Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage, Inc.
Ricci John A.
Taylor Dennis L.
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