HYDROSTATIC SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING HYDROCARBONS AND OILS FROM THE TANKS OF A SUNKEN SHIP

摘要

It concerns those elements that allow to do it in a controlled and safe way, taking advantage of their lesser density compared to the water surrounding them, and therefore their tendency to float, and to deposit them inside a bell (C), which has previously been allowed to descend along a cable guide (G) from the sea surface to the bottom, where the vessel is located (B). Emptying the tank into the bell (C) takes place through the automatic opening valve (V2), and then floats (C) due to the contribution of sufficient fuel oil towards the interior along the same cable (G) until the float (F) is detained. The bell (C) is emptied through the transfer valve (V2) into a container and the cycle described then starts again.