APPARATUS FOR REMOVING OIL AND OTHER FLOATING CONTAMINANTS FROM A MOVING BODY OF WATER

The present invention relates generally to the removal of floating liquid and solid contaminants from a moving body of water, and more particularly to a skimming system which removes such contaminants by using the gravitational flow of the water and which is self-adjusting during fluctuations in the water level to provide for minimal water removal along with the contaminants.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Government-owned invention available for licensing.
• Corporate Authors:

  Atomic Energy Commission

  Department of Commerce
  Washington, DC  United States  20235
• Authors:
  • Strohecker, J W
• Publication Date: 1971-11-30

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

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

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048097
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Patent Apl
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM