Arrangement and method for collecting oil
AssigneesAker Yards Oy, Suomen Ymparistokeskus
InventorsPekka Salmi, Erkki Mykkanen
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Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for collecting oil from water in open water and/or winter conditions, whereby a vessel's hull and oil collecting equipment are utilized as an oil collector. According to the invention, the oil collecting equipment is attached to the vessel's hull and it is equipped with an auxiliary device, which comprises at least two auxiliary means which are interconnected so that they are movable with respect to each other. The auxiliary means can be utilized in various ways in different conditions.
Claims13
A vessel comprising:
- a hull having a broad side and formed with an opening in the broad side of the hull,
- an oil separating means for receiving oil and water and separating the oil from the water, and
- an auxiliary device for cooperating with the hull to collect oil and lead the oil and water to the oil separating means, wherein the auxiliary device comprises at least two wall members that are interconnected so that they are movable with respect to each other, the auxiliary device, when in a closed position, forms part of tho hull, and the hull has a rear end and a forward end and the auxiliary device is attached to the hull at the rear end thereof.
A vessel comprising:
- a hull having a broad side and formed with an opening in the broad side of the hull,
- an oil separating means for receiving oil and water and separating the oil from the water, and
- an auxiliary device for cooperating with the hull to collect oil and lead the oil and water to the oil separating means, wherein the auxiliary device comprises a larger wall member formed with an opening and a smaller wall member that is connected to the larger wall member in a manner such that in a first position the smaller wail member blocks the opening in the larger wall member and in a second position the smaller wall member is turned inward of the larger wall member relative to the hull.
A vessel comprising:
- a hull having a broad side and formed with an opening in the broad side of the hull,
- an oil separating means for receiving oil and water and separating the oil from the water, and
- an auxiliary device for cooperating with the hull to collect oil and lead the oil and water to the oil separating means, wherein the auxiliary device is turnable relative to the hull according to the vessel's direction of travel, the auxiliary device comprises at least two wall members that are interconnected so that they are movable with respect to each other, the auxiliary device, when in a closed position, forms part of the hull, the hull has first and second opposite longitudinal broad sides that are asymmetrical with respect to each other, the auxiliary device is provided at the first broad side, and the first broad side is substantially straight over a substantial portion of its length.
A vessel comprising:
- a hull formed with an opening in a broad side of the hull,
- an oil separating means for receiving oil and water and separating the oil from the water, the oil, separating means being located within the hull and being accessible from outside the hull through said opening, and
- an auxiliary device that is movable with respect to the hull between a first position in which the auxiliary device blocks said opening and a second position in which the auxiliary device is deployed outboard of the vessel for cooperating with the hull in collecting oil and leading the oil and water through said opening to the oil separating means, wherein the auxiliary device comprises at least two wall members that are interconnected so that they are movable with respect to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.