Oil boom for collecting and skimming oil on a water surface

Details Oil boom for collecting and skimming oil on a water surface Oil boom for collecting and skimming oil on a water surface

1975-11-24

1977-03-29

Granger, Theodore A.

Liquid purification or separation

With movable support

Float

61 1F, 210DIG25, E02B 1504

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040147959

ABSTRACT:
An oil boom for sweeping and collecting oil from the surface of a body of water is constructed of a framework of structural members arranged in the form of a box beam, the framework supporting two parallel rows of floating barrier screen panels and being connected to end floats. Flow diverter vanes beneath the barrier screen panels cause a surface transport current to flow between the two rows of the panels towards a surface skimmer located adjacent one end of the boom when the boom is towed in a direction transversely of its length across a body of water to be swept. The forwardmost row of barrier screen panels sweeps floating oil on the water surface towards the skimmer, and the transport current carries oil that is caught in the underflow beneath the forwardmost row of panels towards the skimmer. Extension arms including floating vertical barrier screen panels are pivotally attached to the boom to extend the sweep area, the arms being foldable inwardly against the central boom structure for stowage of the boom.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3563380 (1971-02-01), Thomas
patent: 3685296 (1972-08-01), Bogasian
patent: 3702657 (1972-11-01), Cunningham et al.
patent: 3779382 (1973-12-01), Steltner
patent: 3834538 (1974-09-01), Laman
patent: 3886750 (1975-06-01), Ayers et al.

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