Collecting device and a method of using sme
AssigneeOnsite Treatment Technologies AS
InventorArne Incoronato
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a collecting device (1) for solids material which is moved by means of a fluid from a first location on a seabed, on an offshore installation or on land to a second location, the fluid carrying the solids material in through an inlet portion (7) of the collecting device (1), the collecting device (1) being provided with one or more permeable portions arranged to retain the solids material exceeding a predetermined size. The invention also relates to a method of using the collecting device (1), the method including the abandoning of a filled collecting device (1).
Claims14
A collecting device (1) for solids material which is moved, by means of a fluid, from a first location on a seabed, on an offshore installation or on land to a second location, the fluid carrying the solids material in through an inlet portion (7) of the collecting device (1), characterized in that the collecting device (1) is provided with one or more permeable portions arranged to retain solids material exceeding a predetermined size.
The collecting device in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, wherein the collecting device (1) is provided with at least one internal flow-restricting device (13, 13′).
The collecting device in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, wherein the collecting device (1) is provided by means of at least two materials with different mechanical properties.
The collecting device in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least portions of the collecting device (1) is manufactured from a biologically degradable material.
A method of collecting a solids material which is moved from a first location on a seabed or on land to a second location, characterized in that the method includes the steps of:
- placing a collecting device (1), which is provided with one or more permeable portions arranged to retain solids material over a predetermined size, at said second location;
- moving the solids material by means of a fluid which is carried in through an inlet portion (7) of the collecting device (1);
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- after the moving of the solids material has been completed or the collecting device (1) has been filled with a predetermined amount of solids, abandoning the filled collecting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.