Variable displacement fence for oil spill containment and recovery
Patent
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OSTI ID:5374505
A flexible, inflatable, elongated barrier is used for the containment, separation, and recovery of oil spilled on water. It is constructed in the form of a tunnel inside of which there is a continuous passage for oil that enters the barrier beneath the water's surface on the upstream side and leaves the barrier on either end of the tunnel. The barrier is weighted at the bottom by suitable ballast means and buoyed at the top by long, continuous air chambers. Lengthwise cables ae attached along the top and bottom of the barrier for towing and control purposes. The barrier can be submerged during emergency conditions and is constructed for roll-up on a reel, as a continuous single element. (4 claims)
- Assignee:
- EDB-82-120226
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3710943
- OSTI ID:
- 5374505
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
02 PETROLEUM
020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
520200 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CONTAINMENT
CONTROL
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
OIL POLLUTION CONTAINMENT
OIL SPILLS
OPERATION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
RECOVERY
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
520200 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CONTAINMENT
CONTROL
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
OIL POLLUTION CONTAINMENT
OIL SPILLS
OPERATION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
RECOVERY
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL