Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Floatable matter containment
Patent
1996-09-30
1998-03-17
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Floatable matter containment
405 60, 405 66, 405 72, E02B 1504
Patent
active
057279020
ABSTRACT:
A method for maintaining the position of a containment boom in a fast flowing waterway. Firstly, providing an elongate containment boom having a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis. The containment boom consists of a plurality of smaller substantially coaxial boom sections. Secondly, providing a plurality of floats having floating deflector appendages. Thirdly, placing the plurality of floats at spaced intervals along the containment boom between the boom sections, with the floating deflector appendage of each float oriented on the first side of the containment boom extending outwardly at an angle in relation to the longitudinal axis and pointing generally toward the second end. Fourthly, positioning the containment boom in a fast flowing waterway with the second end anchored adjacent the shore and releasing the first end of the containment boom into the fast flowing waterway such that fast flowing water passing along the second side of the containment boom causes the first end of the containment boom to swing into the fast moving waterway until fast flowing water passing along the first side of the containment boom from the first end to the second end exerts an equalizing force upon the floating appendages to maintain the containment boom in a static equilibrium within the fast flowing waterway.
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Envirotech Nisku Inc.
Lambert Anthony R.
Taylor Dennis L.
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