METHOD OF INSTALLING BOOM Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC E02B15/06 E02B15/04 

FIELD: environmental protection.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates namely to hydraulic structures designed to fence off an area of water surface in order to prevent the spreading of oil and petroleum products. A method for installing a boom on a river using a steel cable includes a steel cable stretched at an angle to the direction of the river flow, to which floating sections of the boom connected to each other on the shore are attached using leashes. The steel cable is attached to pre-installed supports and tensioned using a hand winch, while an intermediate support is used on which a portable vice is attached to compress the steel cable and remove the load from the hand winch, which allows the steel cable to be secured to the main support, removing the hand winch from the chain. Guy wires are provided at both ends of the boom; with the help of one of them the boom is secured to the support before towing begins, and the other guy wire is attached to the support located on the opposite bank after towing is completed. Towing of the boom is carried out when the guy wire is pulled by workers on the opposite bank, while during the process of towing the boom a boat is on duty, helping, if necessary, to remove jams between the roller blocks and the steel cable. The leashes for attaching to the steel cable are equipped with karabiners, which, on the one hand, are attached to the longitudinal tension element of the boom located in the lower part of the panel, and on the other hand, they are attached to roller blocks pre-installed on the steel cable.

EFFECT: localizing oil spills during fast river flows.

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