Fast Current Oil Response System.

摘要

A relative velocity can be imparted to a floating oil slick by moving an air jet across the surface of the water. If two long booms are arranged in a 'V' shape and moved across an oil slick, the oil will be blown into a concentrated strip which can then be collected with a suitable collector. The collector application in this study used a flow-through trough and a second air boom to skim the oil off the surface and into an oil concentrator. The complete unit was tested by the Univ. of Michigan at speeds up to 7 ft/sec. The 'Vee' air booms did an excellent job of 'herding' the oil with efficiencies ranging from 100% at 1 ft/sec to 80% at 7 ft/sec. The development of the collector did not reach a point where good efficiencies could be obtained above 4 ft/sec.