Watercraft especially useful for the recovery of oil
Patent
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OSTI ID:6206096
A watercraft of the catamaran type is provided which has a pair of redundant hulls between which is operatively disposed an oil-slick recovery system. The craft itself is especially useful for low speed heavy duty application and includes a body member having a generally centrally located turning axis, first and second propulsor means secured to the body member accept water at an inlet opening and discharge water at higher velocity at discharge openings. Maneuverability control means on the body member selectively establish and nonestablish the fluid communication between the first and second propulsor means and the first, second, third, and fourth thrust generating means respectively. This arrangement establishes an extremely maneuverabe watercraft, especially at low speeds, wherein either propulsor means in and of itself, is capable of generating clockwise and counterclockwise thrust about the turning axis of the craft. (64 claims)
- Assignee:
- Worthington Corp.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3646901
- OSTI ID:
- 6206096
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CONTAINMENT
CONTROL
DESIGN
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
OIL POLLUTION CONTAINMENT
OIL SPILLS
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POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
SKIMMERS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WATER POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
520100 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Basic Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CONTAINMENT
CONTROL
DESIGN
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
OIL POLLUTION CONTAINMENT
OIL SPILLS
PETROLEUM
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
SKIMMERS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WATER POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL