Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Floatable matter containment
Patent
1990-07-25
1991-10-15
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Floatable matter containment
210924, 405 63, E02B 1504
Patent
active
050569589
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus of recovering a petroleum product floating on water comprising an elongate containment barrier, having keel means, being positioned completely around the floating product to be recovered, the area encompassed by the containment barrier being gradually reduced to develop a desired head of floating product within the containment barrier and a portion of the developed head of floating product being gradually recovered while the area encompassed by the containment barrier being continually controlled so that the desired head of floating product is maintained.
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