KR101119492B1 - System for recovery operation oil floating type - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a floating oil recovery system, and more particularly, in the floating oil recovery system for arranging and collecting oil spilled at sea by arranging an oil recovery device in the center of a fence connected to a towing vessel, The main wire for connecting the vessels, the sub wire for connecting the main wire and the fence, the wire that is an example for connecting the vessel and the oil recovery device, a plurality of blocking plates are connected in a "V" shape, the front and rear of each blocking plate The buoyancy tank is installed in the direction, the fence is provided with a plurality of towing rings connected to the sub-wire in the front of the blocking plate, the buoyancy tank is installed on both sides, the first tank in the front and the second tank in the rear is installed It is characterized in that it comprises an oil recovery device for sucking and recovering the oil collected in the second tank.
Accordingly, in the present invention, by installing a fence connected with a plurality of blocking plates in a "V" shape on the sea, and by arranging an oil recovery device in the center of the fence, it is possible to perform stable work even at a high sea level accident. It is a very useful invention that prevents the oil spilled out from the fence or oil recovery device, and can completely recover the oil collected in the second tank of the oil recovery device.

Description

Floating Oil Recovery System {SYSTEM FOR RECOVERY OPERATION OIL FLOATING TYPE}

The present invention relates to a floating oil recovery system, and more particularly, an oil recovery device is disposed in the center of a fence connected to a vessel, which is operated at a certain distance, to collect and collect oil spilled at sea into an oil recovery device. A floating oil recovery system.

As the industry develops, oil consumption is increasing. As a result, the number of ships carrying oil is increasing rapidly, and the possibility of marine pollution accidents is increasing.

As such, marine pollution accidents lead to enormous damage. In particular, marine oil spills caused by large tankers have long aftereffects even after the operation.

In general, most oil spill accidents occur near ports where oil tankers frequently enter and exit, and a large amount of oil is spilled into the sea at the time of an accident, so prompt initial control is urgently needed rather than long time pollution control work. to be.

As a solution to prevent damage in the event of oil spill accidents, the company has installed oil fences at sea accidents quickly to secure oil flow control lines, and is operating a control line that decomposes oil by spraying lactic acid.

However, the application of lactic acid does not completely dissolve the oil, but the application of strong lactic acid causes another problem that can cause serious problems in the marine ecosystem.

In addition, since the structure of the oil fence installed at the accidental sea is simple, the wave height of the accidental sea is high, and when the algae velocity is high, the phenomenon that the oil spilled at the sea exceeds the oil fence installed or escapes to the bottom. have.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for the development of an oil fence and an oil recovery apparatus capable of collecting and collecting oil spilled at sea in one place, rather than a control technique for decomposing oil spilled at sea in an oil spill accident.

Accordingly, the present invention is equipped to solve the above problems, for example, the main wire for connecting the towing vessels, such as a certain distance apart and the fence that is connected to a plurality of fence plate is connected to the "V" shape by a sub wire. In addition, the purpose of providing a floating oil recovery system for recovering the oil collected in the center of the fence through the oil recovery device by arranging the oil recovery device connected to the towing vessel and the towing wire in the center of the fence.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to configure the fence coupling portion to extend the height of the fence in the upper and lower portions of the blocking plate, so that the oil spilled on the sea escapes to the upper and lower portions of the fence by expanding the fence according to the accident sea wave. It is to provide a floating oil recovery system.

Floating oil recovery system according to the present invention for achieving the above object, floating oil recovery system for collecting the oil spilled to the sea by arranging the oil recovery device in the center of the fence connected to the towing vessels In the, the main wire for connecting the vessels, the sub wire for connecting the main wire and the fence, the wire for example for connecting the vessel and the oil recovery device, a plurality of blocking plates are connected in a "V" shape, each blocking The buoyancy tank is installed in the front and rear direction of the plate, the fence is provided with a plurality of towing rings connected to the sub-wire in the front of the blocking plate, and the buoyancy tank is installed on both sides, the first tank in the front and the second tank in the rear Is installed, and includes an oil recovery device for sucking and recovering the oil collected in the second tank.

The oil recovery apparatus of the present invention includes a first tank having an inlet through which oil and sea water are introduced at an upper end of the front surface, a first sensor unit installed on an inner wall of the first tank, and detecting a level of water; A second sensor unit installed on the inner wall to sense the water level, a third sensor unit installed on the center of the inner wall of the second tank to sense the water level stored in the tank, and at least one on the bottom of the second tank The pumping speed is adjusted according to the water level stored in the first tank and the second tank sensed by the third sensor unit to suck the discharge of the second tank through the discharge inlet suction is installed to be discharged to the nozzle unit And a second pump that sucks oil through the suction pipe installed in the upper portion of the second tank, and separates the oil flowing through the suction pipe from the sea water so that the sea water is discharged. It characterized in that it comprises an oil and water separation tank.

The oil recovery device of the present invention, the water gate control unit is installed between the first tank and the second tank, the water gate adjusting portion consisting of a fixed door for preventing the sea water moving below the sea surface and the height of the water gate is adjusted according to the vertical movement of the air cylinder It is characterized in that it is further included.

The fence of the present invention, the fixing portion which is connected to and fixed to the adjacent blocking plate on both sides of the blocking plate, the buffer member is installed between the connected blocking plate, the "T" shaped fixed to the plurality of fitting coupled to the buffer member The member is included, and the upper and lower portions of the blocking plate, the fence coupling portion for adjusting the height of the fence is formed, the front surface of the extended fence arranged under the sea surface is characterized in that the open.

In the fixing member of the present invention, a handle portion protrudes from an upper end portion of a “T” shape, and a blocking film formed in a direction opposite to the handle portion is formed at a center thereof, and an elastic member pushing the blocking film by an elastic restoring force at a lower portion thereof. Characterized in that arranged.

Floating oil recovery system according to the present invention constituted as described above, by installing a fence connected to a plurality of blocking plates in the "V" shape on the sea, and by installing an oil recovery device in the center of the fence, accidents having a somewhat high crest The stable oil recovery operation is possible at sea and at the same time, the oil spilled on the sea is prevented from passing through the fence or the oil recovery device, thereby effectively recovering the oil collected inside the oil recovery device.

In addition, the present invention is formed in the upper and lower portions of the fence to extend the height of the fence, the fence is installed by expanding the fence in accordance with the crest of the accident, to prevent the oil spilled to the sea to escape to the top and bottom of the fence as possible. There are advantages to it.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a floating oil recovery system according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of a blocking plate according to the present invention.
3 and 4 are front and rear views showing a state in which the blocking plate according to the present invention is connected to each other.
5 is a partially exploded view for explaining the connection relationship of the blocking plate according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing an expanded state of the blocking plate according to the present invention.
7 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the oil recovery device according to the present invention.
8 is a conceptual diagram showing the structure of a fence installed in a circular shape according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of a floating oil recovery system according to the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a floating oil recovery system according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of a blocking plate according to the present invention, Figure 3 and Figure 4 shows a state in which the blocking plate according to the present invention is connected to each other. 5 is a partial exploded view for explaining the connection relationship of the blocking plate according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an expanded state of the blocking plate according to the present invention, and FIG. Sectional view for explaining the operation of the oil recovery device according to.

First, the floating oil recovery system according to the present invention is designed to be more robust and durable in the structure of the fence and the structure of the oil recovery device to effectively perform the marine control under adverse conditions such as high waves and fast algae. The part was made of light alloy to minimize the weight and at the same time, various materials and materials having excellent seawater resistance were used.

1 to 7, the oil is discharged to the sea by arranging the oil recovery device 50 in the center of the fence 10 connected to the vessels (1) that are operated while maintaining a certain distance as shown in Figs. Floating oil recovery system for collecting the collected in one place, the fence 10, the plurality of blocking plate 12 is connected in a "V" shape, and the main wire 20 is connected to the vessel (1), A sub wire 22 connecting the main wire 20 and the fence 10, a wire 30 for connecting the vessel 1 and an oil recovery device 50, and a first tank 60 at the front; And an oil recovery device 50 provided with a second tank 70 at the rear.

The fence 10 is, for example, the buoyancy tank 40 is installed in the front and rear direction around the blocking plate 12 made of a light alloy material, and the sub-wire 22 and the front surface of the blocking plate 12 A plurality of towing rings 13 to be connected are installed.

An upper portion of the buoyancy tank 40 is provided with an air supply pipe connecting portion 41 connected to the adjacent buoyancy tank 40, and a compressor for supplying compressed air is connected to an end of the air supply pipe (not shown).

The fence 10 is fixed to the fence fixing part 14, which is connected to the blocking plate 12 adjacent to both sides of the blocking plate 12 by the pin fixing pin 15 as shown in FIG. In the upper and lower corner portions of the blocking plate 12, a fence coupling part 16 is formed to extend the height of the fence 10. An extended fence 10 is disposed below the sea surface as shown in FIG. 6. The front may be configured to open to reduce the resistance of the seawater.

Between the blocking plate 12 and the blocking plate 12 of the fence 10, for example, a buffer member 18, such as styrofoam or soft synthetic resin, is provided in both directions, and is installed on the blocking plate 12. Between the shock absorbing member 18 and the shock absorbing member 18, a plurality of fixing members 100 having, for example, a “T” shape are fitted.

The fixing member 100, for example, the handle portion 110 is formed to protrude to the upper end of the "T" shape, the blocking film 112 is convexly curved in the opposite direction of the handle portion 110 in the center Is formed, the elastic member 114 for pushing the blocking film 112 by the elastic restoring force is disposed below. In addition, a plurality of fixing grooves 19 are formed on the rear surface of the blocking plate 12 to insert and fix the upper end of the “T” shape of the fixing member 100.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the oil recovery device 50 is provided with buoyancy tanks 42 on both sides, and the oil collected in the second tank 70 via the first tank 60. Suction and transfer it to a separate oil storage tank or tanker (not shown).

In the first tank 60, an inlet 61 through which oil and sea water are introduced is formed at a front upper end, and a primary storage space is provided for storing oil and sea water flowing through the inlet 61. The first sensor unit 62 for detecting the water level is installed on the side wall.

Above the front end of the first tank 60, a nozzle unit 64 for ejecting the seawater withdrawal collected from the second tank 70 through a plurality of nozzles is provided, the first tank 60 of the Above the rear end, an aberration portion 66 for rotating the aberration blades according to the rotational speed of the motor to move the oil on the sea surface in the direction of the second tank 70 is provided. Here, at one side of the aberration portion 66, the drive pulley and the belt to which the rotational power of the motor 67 is transmitted are connected.

The second tank 70 is provided with a secondary storage space in which oil and seawater moved through the aberration part 66 are stored, and a second sensor part 72 is installed above the inner wall to detect the water level. do.

At least one water discharge inlet 74 is installed on the bottom of the second tank 70, and the first pump 75 sucks the seawater stored through the water discharge inlet 74 and discharges the water to the nozzle unit 64. Is connected to the discharge inlet 74.

Here, due to the withdrawal discharged from the nozzle unit 64, the oil and sea water stored in the first tank 60 can be quickly moved in the direction of the second tank (70).

An oil suction pipe 78 for sucking oil stored in the secondary storage space is installed at an upper portion of the second tank 70, and the oil sucked through the oil suction pipe 78 is transferred to the oil / water separation tank 80. A second pump 79 to be transported is installed in connection with the oil suction pipe 78.

In the center of the inner wall of the second tank 70, a third sensor unit 73 for detecting the water level stored in the second tank 70 is provided, by the third sensor unit 73 The suction amount of oil is controlled by adjusting the pumping speed of the second pump 79 according to the seawater level stored in the second tank 70.

The oil-water separation tank 80 is installed outside the oil recovery device 50 as shown in FIG. 1, but may be installed inside the first tank 60 or the second tank 70. have.

The oil-water separation tank 80 separates oil and seawater through a vortex attenuation net (not shown) installed inside the oil sucked from the oil suction pipe 78 by the operation of the second pump 79. Sea water is discharged through the lower valve, and oil is transferred to the separate oil storage tank or tanker (not shown) through the upper valve.

In addition, the oil recovery device 50, the water gate adjusting unit 90 is provided between the first tank 60 and the second tank 70, the fixed door 92 to block the sea water moved below the sea surface. ) And the water gate 96 whose height is adjusted according to the vertical movement of the air cylinder 94. Here, the height of the water gate 96 is the water level of the first tank 60 sensed through the first sensor unit 62 and the water level of the second tank 70 sensed through the second sensor unit 72. It can be adjusted automatically or manually.

Thus, the operation of the floating oil recovery system according to the present invention configured as follows.

First, in the floating oil recovery system according to the present invention, when oil is spilled on the sea as shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, oil is widely spread over the sea surface, and the oil forms a band by surface tension. . At this time, in order to collect the oil spreading widely over the sea surface in one place, connecting the plurality of blocking plates 12 in a "V" shape to install the fence 10, the oil recovery device in the center of the fence 10 Install 50.

The fence 10 and the oil recovery device 50 are connected by using the ship 1, the main wire 20, the sub wire 22, and the tow wire 30, which are operated while maintaining a certain distance. The traveling direction of the ship 1 is preferably proceeded to face the wind direction.

Shut off the plate (1) connected to each other by the main wire 20 to maintain a certain distance, a plurality of sub-wires 22 connected to the main wire 20 in a "V" shape connected to the blocking plate ( 12) to the towing ring (13).

At this time, when the height of the accident resolution is high, the expansion blocking plate 12 is coupled to the fence coupling portion 16 formed on the upper and lower portions of the blocking plate 12, the fences formed on both sides of the blocking plate 12. After the fixing part 14 and the fence fixing part 14 of the adjacent blocking plate 12 are coupled with each other, as shown in FIG. 5, the fence fixing pin 15 is fitted and fixed. Here, the front of the expanded blocking plate 12 disposed below the sea level may be used to open to reduce the resistance of the sea water.

The fence 10 is floated at sea by a buoyancy tank 40 installed in the front and rear direction around the blocking plate 12, and the sub wire 22 and the main wire 20 connected to the towing ring 13. The tow is connected to the tow vessel 1 through tow.

Here, the buoyancy tank 40 is connected to each other through an air supply pipe connecting portion 41 formed in the upper portion, and compressed through a compressor installed in a control room (not shown) according to the sea wave height and the weight of the installed fence 10. Air is supplied manually and automatically.

The air supply pipe connection part 41 is provided with a solenoid valve for supplying air to both sides and a solenoid valve for discharging air, and the amount of air inside the buoyancy tank 40 is adjusted according to the operation of each solenoid valve.

A sea water inlet pipe and a solenoid valve (not shown) are installed in the lower portion of the buoyancy tank 40. When the air amount increases in the buoyancy tank 40 according to the operation of the solenoid valve, the sea water is discharged through the inlet pipe. When the air amount is reduced in the buoyancy tank 40, the sea water is introduced through the outflow pipe.

In the process of towing the fence 10 by the towing vessel 1, when the blocking plates 12 connected to each other are bent at an angle, interference occurs between the blocking plates 12. It is protected by the buffer member 18 installed.

A plurality of fixing members 100 having a “T” shape, for example, are fitted to the shock absorbing member 18 installed between the blocking plates 12 from the front of the blocking plate 12 to the rear, and the The upper end of the “T” shape of the fixing member 100 is inserted into and fixed to the fixing groove 19 formed at the rear surface of the blocking plate 12, and the curved blocking film 112 formed at the center of the fixing member 100 is formed. Since the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 114 is tightly fixed to the blocking plate 12, the oil is prevented from escaping between the blocking plate 12 is connected.

On the other hand, the oil recovery device 50 is disposed in the center of the fence 10 is installed in a "V" shape, the towing ring 52 is provided on the front towing wire 30 is the vessel (1) Is towed together with the fence 10.

The buoyancy tank 40 is installed on both sides of the oil recovery device 50, and the oil leaked to the accidental sea in the process of being towed through the vessels 1 passes through the first tank 60 and the second. It is collected inside the tank 70.

The first tank 60 is provided with a primary storage space for storing the oil and the sea water flowing through the inlet 61 formed in the front upper end, the oil introduced into the first tank 60 has a specific gravity compared to the sea water Because of this low, the seawater keeps the oil floating above the water surface and is quickly moved in the direction of the second tank 70 by the discharge water discharged from the nozzle portion 64.

The aberration unit 66 rotates the aberration blades according to the rotational speed of the motor to move only the oil floating in the seawater in the direction of the second tank 70 through the water gate 96, the height of the water gate 96 is It is automatically or manually adjusted according to the water level of the first tank 60 detected through the first sensor unit 62 and the water level of the second tank 70 detected through the second sensor unit 72.

An oil suction pipe 78 for sucking oil stored in the secondary storage space is installed at an upper portion of the second tank 70, and the oil-water separating tank 80 sucks oil introduced through the oil suction pipe 78. The second pump 79 to be transferred to the) is connected to the oil suction pipe (78).

Since the second pump 79 has a higher density of oil than seawater, an overload phenomenon may occur in the motor that returns the pump, which may damage the motor.

The second pump 79 is divided into a high water level mode and a low water level mode according to the water level stored under the oil layer in the second tank 70 sensed by the third sensor unit 73. Adjust the speed to adjust the oil intake.

The oil-water separation tank 80 separates oil and seawater through a vortex attenuation net (not shown) installed inside the oil sucked from the oil suction pipe 78 by the operation of the second pump 79. Sea water is discharged through the lower valve, and the oil is stored to be transferred to the separate oil storage tank or an oil tanker (not shown) through the upper valve.

The oil sucked from the oil suction pipe 78 by the operation of the second pump 79 contains a small amount of sea water and flows at a high speed so that the vortex is generated and prevents separation due to specific gravity difference. In order to reduce the flow rate and prevent the vortex phenomenon, for example, a funnel-shaped vortex attenuation net (not shown) is installed inside the oil / water separation tank 80.

Here, the seawater and the wet steam separated through the vortex damping net, and other materials including sludge (dross) is discharged by opening the valve by the CDS sensor, for example, installed at the bottom of the tank, the discharge is automatically detected when no more The valve will lock.

In addition, when the range of oil spilled on the accident sea is small, as shown in Fig. 8, the circular fence 10 is installed, and the oil recovery device 50 is installed in the opposite direction to the wind blowing oil recovery operation Can be performed.

As described above, the present invention buys a fence connected to the "V" shape of the plurality of blocking plate is installed on the sea, the oil recovery device is arranged in the center of the fence, and the nozzle portion provided in the first tank of the oil recovery device; Only the oil from the sea level is effectively transferred to the second tank using the water wheel, and the oil is sucked through the second pump, and the sucked oil is subjected to secondary filtration through the vortex attenuation net of the oil / water separation tank to separate oil. By being transported to storage tanks or oil tankers, it is possible to work even in bad weather with high crest at sea and to collect a large amount of oil in a short time.

In addition, the present invention by using the fence equipped with a barrier plate that can extend the height, to recover as much oil as possible to reduce the sequelae caused by marine environmental pollution, to preserve the pleasant marine environment as it is, conventional foreign Economical losses associated with using an expensive oil recovery system, manpower and time wasted during the maintenance work can be saved, and the collected oil can be recycled.

As mentioned above, preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and those skilled in the art can improve other various embodiments within the spirit and technical scope of the present invention disclosed in the appended claims below. Changes, substitutions or additions will be possible.

1: towing vessel 10: higgs
12: fence block 13: tow hook
14: fence fixing part 15: fence fixing pin
16: fence coupling unit 18: buffer member
19: fence fixing groove 20: main wire
22: subwire 30: towing wire
40: Higgs buoyancy tank 42: oil recovery device buoyancy tank
50: oil recovery device 60: first tank
61 inlet 62: first sensor unit
64 nozzle part 66 aberration part
70: second tank 72: second sensor portion
73: third sensor unit 74: discharge intake port
75: first pump 78: oil suction pipe
79: second pump 80: oil and water separation tank
90: water gate control unit 92: fixed door
94: air cylinder 96: sluice

Claims (5)

In the floating oil recovery system which collects and collects oil spilled in the sea by arranging the oil recovery device in the center of the fence connected to the towing ships,
A main wire connecting the vessels;
A sub wire connecting the main wire and a fence;
A towing wire for connecting the vessel and an oil recovery device;
A fence in which a plurality of blocking plates are connected in a “V” shape, buoyancy tanks are installed in the front-rear direction of each blocking plate, and a plurality of towing rings are connected to the sub-wires in front of the blocking plates; And
A buoyancy tank is installed on both sides, a first tank is installed at the front and a second tank at the rear, and a floating oil recovery system including an oil recovery device for sucking and recovering the oil collected in the second tank.
The method of claim 1,
The oil recovery device,
A first tank having an inlet through which oil and sea water flow in the front upper end;
A first sensor unit installed on the inner wall of the first tank to sense a water level;
A nozzle unit provided at a front end of the first tank and spraying the discharged water recovered from the second tank through a plurality of nozzles;
An aberration unit installed at a rear end of the first tank to move the oil on the sea surface in the direction of the second tank by rotating the aberration according to the rotational speed of the motor;
A second tank storing oil and sea water moved through the aberration unit;
A second sensor unit installed on an inner wall of the second tank to sense a water level;
A third sensor unit installed at the center of the inner wall of the second tank to sense the water level stored in the tank;
A first pump that sucks the discharge of the second tank and discharges the discharge to the nozzle unit through at least one discharge inlet installed at a bottom of the second tank;
A second pump that adjusts a pumping speed according to the water level stored in the second tank sensed by the third sensor unit, and sucks oil through a suction pipe installed in an upper portion of the second tank; And
Floating oil recovery system characterized in that it comprises an oil-water separation tank for separating the oil introduced through the suction pipe with the sea water to discharge the sea water.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The oil recovery device,
It is installed between the first tank and the second tank, the floating door characterized in that it further comprises a water gate control unit consisting of a fixed door for preventing the sea water moved below the sea surface and the height of the water gate is adjusted according to the vertical movement of the air cylinder Oil recovery system. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The Higgs,
A fixing part connected to and fixed to neighboring blocking plates on both sides of the blocking plate;
A buffer member installed between the connected blocking plates; And
Includes a fixed member of the "T" shape to be coupled to the plurality of shock absorbing members,
Floating oil recovery system, characterized in that the upper and lower portions of the blocking plate, the fence coupling portion for adjusting the height of the fence is formed, the front surface of the expanded fence arranged under the sea surface is open.
The method of claim 4, wherein
Wherein:
The handle portion is formed to protrude from the upper end of the "T" shape,
Blocking film formed in the center in the opposite direction to the handle portion is formed,
Floating oil recovery system, characterized in that the elastic member is disposed in the lower portion to push the barrier by the elastic restoring force.

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