STUDY ON RETRACTABLE VORTEX-TYPE OIL SPILL RECOVERY DEVICE

Jiamao Li, Shuaijun Wang, Dongyi Yang, Yuxin Cui

ABSTRACT:In facing a sudden oil spill at sea, first of all, reasonable methods should be taken to quickly surround and control the oil spill to prevent it from further spreading and avoid causing secondary environmental pollution and secondary personnel injury, and then promptly and efficiently recycle and deal with the oil spill, in which, timely and effective recycling of the oil spill is considered to be the key to completely solve the problem, and this link is often dealt with by professional oil spill recycling equipment. Based on the existing oil spill recovery equipment and its research status at home and abroad, this paper analyzes its principles and shortcomings and then combines the vortex principle to design a retractable vortex oil spill recovery device, which adopts the retractable vortex device and double-sided belt skimmer to divert and recover the oil spill, and the shape of the structure adopts the low center of gravity suspension design to enhance its stability. The device is suitable for many kinds of ships and can also be installed in the wharf, which has the advantages of high efficiency, strength, and flexibility, and has excellent development prospects and research value

Keywords: Oil spill recovery, retractable; belt skimmers, vortex-type, recovery efficiency