AGGREGATE FOR OIL AND OIL PRODUCTS COLLECTION FROM WATER SURFACE Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: oil industry. SUBSTANCE: aggregate has worm feeder 2, settling tank 3 and oil collecting capacity 4, divided by floating movable partitions 5. The settling tank has hydraulic shutter 11, outlet branch pipe of which is made floating and movable and its upper butt is located above the water line and below partition between the settling tank and capacity 4. Partitions between the body of the worm feeder, the settling tank and capacity 4 are made in the form of non-submerged notch. The settling tank has a vertical floating partition, the upper edge of which is higher, than the upper edge of partition between the body of the worm feeder and the settling tank and the lower edge - above the separating boundary between oil and water in the settling tank. Capacity 4 has a suction pumping mechanism, operation of which is synchronized with the worm feeder operation. EFFECT: aggregate is used for oil and oil products collection from water surface. 2 dwg