EVALUATION TEST OF A SMALL HARBOR OIL SPILL RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

An evaluation test was conducted to obtain performance data and develop an acceptance test procedure for a small oil spill retrieval system requiring no more than two men for its deployment and operation. It was found that the use of a simple, floating gravity separator provides a 6.8 to 1 reduction in fluid volume recovered by the simple weir-type SLURP skimmer. This reduction of oil-water volume allows the use of a compact, collapsible 300 gallon storage bag in the bed of a standard 3/4 ton pickup for recovery of small harbor oil spills. The present combination of a SLURP skimmer, single diaphragm pump, floating separator and collapsible storage bag can be effectively deployed by two men from a single pickup truck. A reproduceable test procedure was delineated for use as a first article acceptance test for this type of equipment. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Harding Pollution Control Corporation

  Bellingham, WA  United States 
• Authors:
  • GRAHAM, D J
  • Somers, L M T
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 38 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Oil spill cleanup; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Oil separators
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil recovery systems; Oil skimmers
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072414
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: N00024-73-C-0273
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 1974 12:00AM