Oil spill recovery method and apparatus

Details Oil spill recovery method and apparatus Oil spill recovery method and apparatus

1976-01-08

1977-07-26

Spear, Jr., Frank A.

Liquid purification or separation

With alarm, indicator, register, recorder, signal or...

Responsive to fluid flow

210242S, 210DIG25, E02B 1504

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040381820

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for recovering an immiscible oily substance spread as an oily film over the surface of a body of water by forming a vortex in the water mass to attract the oily film substance and water in the vicinity of the vortex to flow into the vortex and flowing the attracted oily film substance and water from the vortex to a quiescent zone to enable separation of the oily film substance and water. The separated oily film substance is retained in a receiver and recovered from the receiver as desired.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3703463 (1972-11-01), Bhuta et al.
patent: 3800951 (1974-04-01), Mourlon et al.

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