How does a floating boom work?


Posted March 24, 2022 by hopetopway

Before the arrival of typhoon and strong wind, the oil boom in the water must be transferred to the shore.

 
The auxiliary devices available for the fixed layout of the oil boom include: floating isolation device, positioning and connecting floating bucket, support ring, support rod, anchor, anchor rope, floating, quick connector, towing head, etc. Their respective functions are that the floating body provides buoyancy for the oil containment boom to ensure that it can float on the water. The skirt is connected below the float, which forms a channel barrier under the water. Its function is to make the oil containment boom have a certain vertical depth of draft under the water, so as to ensure that it can surround the spilled oil with a certain thickness. The counterweight is connected under the skirt, and the function of the oil boom is to balance the oil boom and also provide tension for the skirt to form a barrier. Because of its good impact resistance, performance and reasonable price, hopetopway oil containment boom has gradually become popular. The important thing is that it is environmentally friendly and basically needs no maintenance. Whether it's deep water, shallow water, moving water, still water, salt water, fresh water, frozen water, hot water, purified water or sewage, pontoons can make the best use of almost wherever there is water. All kinds of products composed of pontoons have the advantages of changing and freely combining into various shapes, simple and rapid installation and disassembly, light, stable and maintenance to the environment.

Here is the contene list:

● What is a solid float type oil containment boom?

● Oil containment boom deployment.

● Oil boom recovery and storage.

What is a solid float type oil containment boom?

In addition to intercepting and guiding oil spills, the solid float welded PVC oil containment boom can also be used for intercepting chemical liquids on some floating water surfaces, cleaning garbage and other floating objects on water surfaces and protecting specific water areas.

The solid float type welding PVC oil fence is a general horizontal horizontal foam solid float high strength double-sided plastic coated oil fence. It has certain anti wind wave capability and oil sluggish capacity. It is durable, easy to use, easy to clean and maintain. The most outstanding advantage is that the inner part of the oil barrier is not water, so the cloth delivery and recovery are very light and suitable for manual placement, which is suitable for long term deployment in water, and also suitable for emergency deployment.

Oil containment boom deployment.

The layout and deployment of the oil containment boom shall have a detailed scheme in advance. The magnitude and direction of tidal current shall be considered during deployment. One end of the oil containment boom can be dragged to the predetermined point and fixed with an anchor to allow it to drift downstream. Then, the ship can anchor the oil containment boom at the next anchor point at the predetermined place and repeat the positioning section by section in turn. When the tide is small, the oil containment boom at the main point, turning point or connection point can also be anchored, and then the middle anchor can be connected to the oil containment boom and thrown. After the preliminary deployment of the oil boom, the position of the anchor can be further adjusted to make the oil boom layout have a more correct shape. The ship can lift the anchor with the anchor rope and drag the anchor (or drag the oil boom) to move.

After the oil containment boom is deployed, a specially assigned person shall monitor it to prevent the failure of oil containment boom layout or even loss of oil containment boom due to hydrological and meteorological changes and anchor slip.

Oil boom recovery and storage.

The recovery process of oil containment boom is opposite to that of deployment, but it should be carried out in combination with storage mode.

The oil containment boom can be stored on the shore ship. However, it is vulnerable to damage the oil containment boom when it is recycled in the water, so it is best to have rollers and slideways beside the ship on the shore. The oil containment boom can be discharged and stacked on shore (be careful not to disturb), or it can be wound by winch. When the solid float oil containment boom is stored by winch, the volume is relatively large, but it can be retracted mechanically, which is more convenient. Crane and other devices can be used to lift the oil boom section by section to the shore and ship. Before recycling, all anchor ropes shall be separated from the oil boom. The storage place shall be ventilated to avoid direct sunlight.

When the oil containment boom is stored in water, it is not necessary to separate all anchors from the oil containment boom during recycling and storage. Use a ship belt to tie the anchor rope, and then drag the anchor and the oil containment boom to the storage place. Another small boat can also lift the rear anchor to follow behind the oil containment boom. In this way, an oil containment boom can be easily transported between the distribution place and the storage place. When a single anchor moves, it is not necessary to lift the anchor onto the ship, just drag the anchor rope.

Before the arrival of typhoon and strong wind, the oil boom in the water must be transferred to the shore.
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Tags oil boom , polypropylene , pvc boom
Last Updated March 24, 2022