Spill containment boom
AssigneeHARBO Technologies Ltd.
InventorsArnon SHANY, Haim GREENBERG, Boaz UR
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention relate to a spill containment boom unit for deployment in ambient water, using water absorbing material, such as SAP, to encourage expansion of a chamber thereof. Some embodiments provide boom units which comprise one or more surfaces which form at least one hollow chamber, wherein at least one wall of the hollow chamber comprises at least one fillable compartment.
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A spill containment boom unit for deployment in ambient water in an axially extending arrangement, comprising:
- one or more surfaces configured to form at least one hollow chamber with walls substantially surrounding the chamber in a plane transverse to said axis, wherein at least one wall of said hollow chamber comprises at least one compartment filled with gas;
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- sponge material provided within and/or between compartments, optionally near a fold location, said sponge material suitable for assisting in setting a shape of said boom when said boom is deployed, said sponge material suitable for absorbing water;
- wherein when said boom is deployed, said chamber defines one or more openings through which ambient water can flow;
- said chamber sized to interfere with the motion of a volume of said ambient water contained within it, said volume sufficient for stabilizing said boom.
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The boom unit of claim 71, wherein said fillable at least one compartment includes at least one porous wall or wall with openings sized to allow water ingress.
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A boom unit comprising at least one pre-filled and sealed chamber comprising a gas in an amount sufficient to provide at least 50% of a buoyancy of said boom unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.