EP1012411B1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zum aufbringen von baggergut - Google Patents
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- EP1012411B1 EP1012411B1 EP98911284A EP98911284A EP1012411B1 EP 1012411 B1 EP1012411 B1 EP 1012411B1 EP 98911284 A EP98911284 A EP 98911284A EP 98911284 A EP98911284 A EP 98911284A EP 1012411 B1 EP1012411 B1 EP 1012411B1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
- E02F7/00—Equipment for conveying or separating excavated material
- E02F7/02—Conveying equipment mounted on a dredger
- E02F7/023—Conveying equipment mounted on a dredger mounted on a floating dredger
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- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
- E02D15/00—Handling building or like materials for hydraulic engineering or foundations
- E02D15/10—Placing gravel or light material under water inasmuch as not provided for elsewhere
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- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
- E02F7/00—Equipment for conveying or separating excavated material
- E02F7/10—Pipelines for conveying excavated materials
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- the invention relates to a method for dumping dredged materials on a bottom present under the water suface, whereby said dredged materials are delivered under the water surface by means of a conveyor pipeline comprising a portion extending in the direction of the bottom under said water surface.
- the discharge end of the conveyor pipeline is usually positioned as closely to the bottom surface as possible.
- the exit velocity of the dredged materials from the conveyor pipeline is generally rather high, which leads to turbulence near the discharge end of the conveyor pipeline situated near the bottom surface and thus to the dredged materials being mixed with the water and eventually soil of the bottom surface, which in turn results in the water getting muddy and the dredged materials being dispersed.
- the gases that may occur in mixtures which are rich in silt escape in the form of gas bubbles near the discharge end of the conveyor pipeline, which enhances the effect of the water getting muddy over a comparatively large distance in vertical direction.
- the object of the invention is to prevent, or in any case to alleviate the above-described drawbacks of the methods that have been usual so far.
- the part of the conveyor pipeline extending under the water surface is surrounded by a screen which extends to near the bottom and the dredged materials are discharged in the space surrounded by the screen via a dispersing element provided at the discharge end of the conveyor pipeline in such a manner that the dredged materials or the like are dispersed over the space enclosed by the screen.
- the dredged materials to be dumped will be delivered within said screen and form a mixture with the water present within said screen, whereby the density of said mixture will be greater than that of the water surrounding said screen. Gas bubbles that may be released can move out in upward direction within the speace surrounded by the screen. Once a certain equilibrium has formed within the screen after the method has been started, the mixture within the screen will constantly sink and flow out in radially outward direction at a low velocity through the gap formed between the bottom edge of the screen and the bottom. In practice it has become apparent that undesirable dispersing of the materials being dumped is prevented thereby, so that the dumped materials will settle down at the intended location in a controlled manner without undesirable muddying of the water.
- the horizontal sectional area of the space enclosed by the screen is preferably more than 150 times larger than the sectional area of the conveyor pipeline thereby, in order to obtain a sufficiently large area for forming a mixture of water and dumped materials, which can gradually move downward within the space enclosed by the screen and exit under the bottom edge of the screen at a low velocity in the form of a density current.
- a device which is suitable for carrying out the method according to the invention is obtained when the device is provided with a screen of a flexible material which is attached to a floating body, whilst means by which the bottom end of the screen is adjustable for height with respect to the floating body are connected to the bottom end of said screen.
- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the device according to the invention.
- Figure 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view of Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a diagrammatic plan view of Figure 2.
- the device 1 which is shown in the Figures comprises an annular (in the illustrated embodiment) floating body 2, which will float on a water surface 3 when the device is being used. Attached to the floating body 2 are regularly spaced-apart chains or cables 4, which extend in downward direction during use of the device, by means of which a few vertically spaced-apart annular elements 5 are suspended from said floating body. Also suspended from the floating body is the upper end of a cylindrical screen 6 of a flexible material, plastic material, for example, which is kept in the desired cylindrical shape by means of the annular floating body and the annular elements 5.
- the screen will be made of a material which is at least substantially impervious to the mixture of dumped materials and water being formed within the screen during operation.
- sectional shape of the screen and thus the shape of the floating body and the elements 5, does not necessarily have to be circular, but that any other closed shape, such as an oval, rectangular, polygonal or similar shape will be possible within the spirit and scope of the invention.
- the parts of the hoisting cables or chains located above the water surface are furthermore connected to a hoisting device (not shown).
- Device 1 may be coupled to a pontoon 18 or other vessel during use, as is diagrammatically shown in Figures 2 and 3. Such a vessel may thereby be used to position and hold device 1 at the desired location.
- a conveyor pipeline 9, which may also be supported on said vessel, comprises a part which extends vertically downward within screen 6 and which opens into a dispersing element or diffuser 10.
- the diameter of the space enclosed by screen 6, measured in horizontal direction, is preferably more than 150 times the diameter of conveyor pipeline 9.
- the discharge end of the conveyor pipeline 9 or the diffuser 10 located within the screen will furthermore be spaced from the water surface by a distance which amounts to approximately one third of the height of the space enclosed by the screen 6.
- the bottom end of the screen 6, made up of the lowermost ring 5 in this embodiment, will furthermore be positioned at a desired, relatively small distance from the bottom surface 11 by means of hoisting cables 7, so that a gap of comparatively small height is formed between said bottom surface 11 and the bottom end of screen 6.
- dredged materials or similar materials to be dumped will be carried into the space enclosed by screen 6 via conveyor pipeline 9 and be dispersed by means of dispersing element 10, so that a mixture of dumped materials and water is formed within said space, which mixture will have a specific weight which is larger than the specific weight of the water present outside the screen.
- the mixture formed in this manner will sink within the space enclosed by screen 6, and once a situation of equilibrium is reached after the method has been started, there will be a constant flow of said mixture in radially outward direction under the bottom end of screen 6.
- the velocity at which said mixture moves under the bottom end of screen 6 will be small, so that undesirably muddying of the water outside the screen is prevented and the dumped materials will gradually settle down on the bottom outside the screen.
- Air or gases that may be released when the materials to be dumped exit from the dispersing element 10 can move out in upward direction in the form of bubbles.
- an upwardly extending screen 12 may furthermore be placed on the upper side of said floating body 2, as is indicated in Figure 1.
- the flexible construction of screen 6 makes it possible to adjust the desired distance from the bottom end of screen 6 to bottom 11 in a simple manner by means of hoisting cables 7, whilst it will also be possible to fold up the screen into a compact package for transport and/or storage purposes.
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Claims (8)
- Verfahren zum Abladen von Baggergut auf einem unter der Wasseroberfläche befindlichen Boden, wodurch das Baggergut mit Hilfe einer Förderleitung (9), die mit einem Teil in Richtung des unter der Wasseroberfläche (3) befindlichen Bodens (11) ragt, unter die Wasseroberfläche befördert wird, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der unter die Wasseroberfläche (3) ragende Teil der Förderleitung (9) von einem Schirm (6) umgeben wird, der sich bis in die Nähe des Bodens erstreckt, und daß das Baggergut über ein am Austrittsende der Förderleitung (9) vorgesehenes Verteilungselement (10) so in den von dem Schirm (6) umgebenen Raum ausgestoßen wird, daß das Baggergut über den von dem Schirm (6) umschlossenen Raum verteilt wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schirm (6) einen Raum umschließt, der sich von der Wasseroberfläche (3) bis in die Nähe des Bodens (11) erstreckt.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Durchmesser des von dem Schirm (6) umschlossenen Raumes in horizontaler Richtung gemessen mehr als 150 mal so groß ist wie der Durchmesser der Förderleitung (9).
- Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das abgeladene Gut dem von dem Schirm (6) umschlossenen Raum in einem Abstand unter der Wasseroberfläche (3) zugeführt wird, der etwa einem Drittel der Höhe des von dem Schirm (6) umschlossenen Raumes entspricht.
- Vorrichtung (1) zur Durchführung eines Verfahrens nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Vorrichtung (1) mit einem Schirm (6) aus einem biegsamen Material versehen ist, der an einem Schwimmkörper (2) befestigt ist, während Einrichtungen (7), durch die das untere Ende des Schirmes (6) in bezug auf den Schwimmkörper (2) höhenverstellbar ist, mit dem unteren Ende des Schirmes (6) verbunden sind.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß vertikal voneinander beabstandete ringförmige Elemente (5), die zur Halterung des Schirmes (6) dienen, mit Hilfe von biegsamen Verbindungselementen (4) an dem Schwimmkörper (2) befestigt sind.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Hubseile (7) oder dergleichen mit dem unteren Ende des Schirmes (6) verbunden sind.
- Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 5-7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein von dem Schwimmkörper (2) nach oben ragender Schirm (6) vorgesehen ist.
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EP98911284A EP1012411B1 (de) | 1997-03-28 | 1998-03-27 | Verfahren und vorrichtung zum aufbringen von baggergut |
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EP97200884 | 1997-03-28 | ||
EP97200884A EP0869224A1 (de) | 1997-03-28 | 1997-03-28 | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Deponieren von Baggergut |
EP98911284A EP1012411B1 (de) | 1997-03-28 | 1998-03-27 | Verfahren und vorrichtung zum aufbringen von baggergut |
PCT/NL1998/000174 WO1998044207A1 (en) | 1997-03-28 | 1998-03-27 | Method and device for dumping dredged materials |
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EP1012411B1 true EP1012411B1 (de) | 2001-06-13 |
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