Surface containment system
OwnerGary Acklesinventor
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Abstract
A surface containment system to contain liquid contaminates escaping from a vessel, the containment system having in one example: a water and oil impermeable barrier liner positioned below the vessel; a perimeter wall surrounding the vessel, the perimeter wall extending vertically from the ground surface and supporting a portion of the barrier liner so as to form a containment reservoir; at least one fluid conduit through the barrier liner, the fluid conduit having a filter configured to retain contaminates and configured to allow water to pass by way of gravity from the reservoir through the impermeable barrier; the perimeter wall formed of a plurality of wall panels connected by way of struts each having a vertical component, a base component anchored to ground.
Claims10
A surface containment wall support system configured to contain liquid contaminates, the containment system comprising:
- a water and oil impermeable barrier liner positioned on a ground surface;
- the barrier liner formed of a thin film configured to conform to the ground surface;
- a perimeter wall;
- the perimeter wall extending vertically above the ground surface;
- the perimeter wall vertically supporting a portion of the barrier liner;
- the perimeter wall forming a containment reservoir such that fluids leaking from a vessel positioned upon the barrier liner are contained in the barrier liner;
- the containment reservoir configured to be positioned below the vessel and horizontally substantially encircle the vessel;
- the perimeter wall comprising a plurality of wall panels;
- adjacent wall panels forming the reservoir connected by way of struts;
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- the struts comprising a vertical component connected to the wall panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.