DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH CURRENT STREAMLINED OIL BOOM/SKIMMER FOR INLAND WATERWAYS

The oil cleanup device discussed in this paper uses a slightly submerged slotted hydrofoil to skim a thin layer of oil and water into an attached sump where kinetic energy is dissipated, the oil and water are separated and the oil is retained and recovered. Because of the system's simplicity and low drag, it can be deployed as a high speed skimmer supported by a catamaran or as a high current boom with several adjacent sections spanning a high current area. The work reported includes applying the previous results to full-scale models, refining sump design, developing a stability control/flotation system and integrating these subsystems in a pre-prototype model for testing at OHMSETT.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Oil Spill Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8-10, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Petroleum Institute

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  Washington, DC  United States  20005-4070
• Authors:
  • Folsom, B A
  • Johnson, C
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Oil Spill Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8-10, 1977.
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 323-327

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hydrofoils; Inland waterways; Oil booms; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Protection; Water pollution
• Old TRIS Terms: Inland waterways pollution; Oil skimmers
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163079
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 4284 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM