Oil containment boom

Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Floatable matter containment

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405 63, 405 71, E02B 1504

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054802628

ABSTRACT:
A continuous oil containment boom foldable to a compact configuration for storage in standard size 8' by 8' by 20' shipping containers, arranged for quick deployment. The containment boom comprising a plurality of boom segments having a lower floatation member and an upper impermeable barrier that is inclined to extend over the layer of contaminants to further serve as a thermal shield barrier to lower the temperature in the area adjacent to the upper barrier. The boom segments being joined end-to-end by pivot joints having vertically oriented overlapping plates that are pivotally connected by a pivot hinge for relative pivotal movement about a horizontally axis, the pivot joints further having a pair of vertically oriented hinge assemblies for relative pivotal movement about a vertical axis. Each pivot joint being shielded by a joint shield attached to one of the overlapping plates, the joint shield being inclined to extend over the layer of contaminants in a plane substantially the same as the thermal shield. Each boom segment having a counterbalance structure that extends downward from the lower floatation member to maintain the boom segments in proper position. The lower floatation member being vented to allow the escape of expanding gasses.

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