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Apparatus and process for recovering petroleum spread on the surface of water

Abstract

A flexible suction tube is towed by means of 2 or more cables in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the tube. The tube is made of light plastic and has a longitudinal slot over its entire length; the width of the slot can be made adjustable. The interior of the suction tube is connected through tubes with a discharge tube in which the liquid level can vary between certain limits. The discharge tube is equipped with floats and steering surfaces to maintain its position in the water; its ends are connected to the pumps on a ship. This assembly is used in conjunction with a flexible, ballasted barrier filled with air to insure its buoyancy. The barrier may consist of a flat plastic tube, or of sheet plastic wound on a core of foamed or expanded plastic. The barrier is stored aboard a tanker or aboard the pumping ship, and when in use, it is towed by one or several speedboats.
Authors:
Publication Date:
May 06, 1968
Product Type:
Patent
Report Number:
FR 1528777
Reference Number:
EDB-82-069430
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 26 Apr 1967
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; OIL SPILLS; REMOVAL; SKIMMERS; DESIGN; CONTAMINATION; PETROLEUM; PUMPING; SEPARATION EQUIPMENT; TUBES; WATER POLLUTION; ENERGY SOURCES; EQUIPMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; 020900* - Petroleum- Environmental Aspects; 520200 - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
OSTI ID:
5750613
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
French
Submitting Site:
TUL
Size:
Pages: v
Announcement Date:
May 13, 2001

Citation Formats

Sourdis, P. Apparatus and process for recovering petroleum spread on the surface of water. France: N. p., 1968. Web.
Sourdis, P. Apparatus and process for recovering petroleum spread on the surface of water. France.
Sourdis, P. 1968. "Apparatus and process for recovering petroleum spread on the surface of water." France.
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title = {Apparatus and process for recovering petroleum spread on the surface of water}
author = {Sourdis, P}
abstractNote = {A flexible suction tube is towed by means of 2 or more cables in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the tube. The tube is made of light plastic and has a longitudinal slot over its entire length; the width of the slot can be made adjustable. The interior of the suction tube is connected through tubes with a discharge tube in which the liquid level can vary between certain limits. The discharge tube is equipped with floats and steering surfaces to maintain its position in the water; its ends are connected to the pumps on a ship. This assembly is used in conjunction with a flexible, ballasted barrier filled with air to insure its buoyancy. The barrier may consist of a flat plastic tube, or of sheet plastic wound on a core of foamed or expanded plastic. The barrier is stored aboard a tanker or aboard the pumping ship, and when in use, it is towed by one or several speedboats.}
place = {France}
year = {1968}
month = {May}
}