Oil fence and method for storing same
AssigneeKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsDae Jun Chang, Pal G Bergan, Hyun Chung, Jeong Min Kwak
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AssigneeKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsDae Jun Chang, Pal G Bergan, Hyun Chung, Jeong Min Kwak
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The present invention relates to an oil fence and to a method for storing same. The oil fence includes: a vertical support part on which an air chamber, a water chamber, and a ballast are successively disposed in the lengthwise direction thereof; a curtain part connected between the vertical support parts disposed parallel to and spaced a predetermined distance from each other in the widthwise direction thereof; and attenuation bags disposed on the upper and lower portions of the curtain part. Thus, the oil fence may prevent seawater containing oil from overflowing in spite of high waves. Also, the oil fence may stably float on the sea in spite of poor weather conditions and high waves and may be easily stored and unfolded.
An oil fence preventing oil spilt on the sea from diffusing, comprising:
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