Oil skimming device and method

Abstract

Abstract A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING CRUDE OIL FROM A BODY OF WATER INCLUDES A SPONGE-COATED COLLECTION ROLL. THE ENDS OF THE COLLECTION ROLL ARE SUPPORTED FROM FLOATS SO THAT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ROLL IS IMMERSED IN THE OIL, AND A DRIVE MECHANISM ROTATES THE COLLECTION ROLL TO CONTINUOUSLY ABSORB THE OIL. A DOWNWARDLY SLOPING WRINGER IS HELD TIGHTLY AGAINST THE LATERAL SURFACE OF THE COLLECTION ROLL TO DEFORM THE COLLECTION ROLL SURFACE AND SQUEEZE THE OIL FROM THE ROLL. A DOCTOR BLADE OR A ROLLER DISPOSED AGAINST, THE LONGITUTDINAL SURFACE OF THE WRINGER PROVIDES AN INCLINED WEIR FOR THE OIL SQUEEZED FROM THE COLLECTION ROLL. THE OIL FLOWS DOWNWARDLY INTO A COLLECTION TANK LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE COLLECTION ROLL. AN ELONGATED BAFFLE PLATE BELOW THE COLLECTION ROLL LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF WATER TAKEN UP BY THE COLLECTION ROLL. A WORM GEAR REMOVES GRESE ACCUMULATIONS TRAPPED BY THE DOCTOR BLADE OR ROLLER.

Inventors

• 👤 John Maksim Jr

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