DEVICE FOR REMOVAL OF FLOATING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM WATER SURFACE Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: removal of petroleum from water surface. SUBSTANCE: the device uses floating separating chamber, means for regulation of buoyancy, unit for intake of water to be cleaned, unit for removal of petroleum in the form of chutes. The chutes adjoin the upper edges of the separating chamber. The latter is provided with a gaseous discharge lamp. The lamp is positioned in the bottom part of the separating chamber made as a parabolic reflector. A baffle plate is mounted above the separating chamber. In addition, the separating chamber is provided with a cylindrical lens located above the gaseous-discharge lamp. EFFECT: facilitated procedure. 4 dwg