Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
  • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
  • E02B15/00—Cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water; Apparatus therefor
  • E02B15/04—Devices for cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water from oil or like floating materials by separating or removing these materials
  • E02B15/046—Collection of oil using vessels, i.e. boats, barges
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
  • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
  • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
  • B63B35/32—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for for collecting pollution from open water
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
  • Y02A20/20—Controlling water pollution; Waste water treatment
  • Y02A20/204—Keeping clear the surface of open water from oil spills

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• the invention relates to an oil-collecting vessel with two hull halves directly connected to one another by a hinge, oil suction devices which absorb the oil pushed together by the hull halves in a spread state, a locking device which holds the hull halves in an open, non-spread state parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ship, and Drive devices for driving and maneuvering the ship both in the closed and in the spread state, the superstructures being essentially on one half of the ship's hull.
• an oil collecting ship of this type is known in which the two halves of the ship are directly connected to one another by a joint provided at the stern, the locking device being provided on the back-end bulkhead.
• the joint is in the form of a hinge with a corresponding hinge pin.
• the invention has for its object to develop the known oil collecting ship in such a way that the power transmission in the hinge area is improved.
• this object is achieved in that the superstructure having a ship's hull half in the hinge area above an essentially horizontal parting plane engages over the other ship's hull half essentially over its entire width; and that both hull halves have horizontal hinge surfaces facing each other in the parting plane, which extend essentially over the entire width of the respective hull half in the hinge area.
• the hinge surface of one half of the ship's hull has essentially the shape of a circular disc, the diameter of which is substantially equal to the entire width of the ship.
• the invention optionally proposes that the hinge is provided on the bow of the ship in the area of the back end bulkhead.
• the bow of the ship is designed essentially in accordance with the circular shape of the hinge area
• the invention also proposes that a maneuver propeller or the like is arranged as the only drive device at the stern of each ship's hull half.
• an additional maneuver drive (jet or the like) is arranged in the bow.
• the measure according to the invention of providing a "flat" hinge ensures a considerably improved transmission of force in the hinge area, since the forces between the two halves of the ship are not only transmitted through the hinge pin, but the flat contact of the hinge surfaces of the two halves of the ship is available for this purpose stands, which results in considerably more favorable leverage ratios in the hinge area.
• the hinge provided according to the invention can be arranged in a particularly advantageous manner on the bow of the ship, it being possible for the bow to be given a streamlined shape that is closed apart from the parting plane.
• This construction method also has the further advantage that the drive
• a maneuvering propeller or the like at the stern of each half of the ship's hull is sufficient, so that power take-off devices such as those provided in the prior art can be dispensed with if necessary.
• the locking device is of course preferably located near the stern of the ship.
• the oil collecting vessel provided according to the invention can also be used in the same way for transport purposes, in particular also as an oil rig supplier or the like, as is the case with the oil collecting vessel according to DE-PS 27 44 517, with regard to this, also with regard to the further auxiliary devices of the ship etc., reference is made to DE-PS 27 44 517 for explanation.
• FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an oil collecting ship according to the invention in side view
• FIG. 2 shows the oil collecting vessel from FIG. 1 in a top view
• Fig. 3 the oil collecting ship shown in Fig. 1 and 2 in the closed state in the spread state.
• the embodiment of the oil collecting vessel according to the invention shown there has a first, essentially the entire superstructure 10 of the ship's hull half 12 and a second ship's hull half 13.
• a hinge area 14 provided on the bow of the ship the hull half 12 overlaps in the manner readily apparent from the drawing over the entire ship width defined by the width of both hull halves 12, 13, the hull half 13 not having any superstructures, the two Hull halves in a parting plane 16, which is arranged horizontally, have mutually facing hinge surfaces 18, 20, which in the case of the hull half 12 having the superstructures essentially has the shape of a circular area whose diameter is equal to the entire width of the ship . 1 and 2, apart from the horizontal parting plane 16, the bow of the ship is essentially closed-circular, the bow shape being essentially defined by the shape of the hinge area 14.
• a maneuvering propeller 22 is arranged at the end of each ship's hull half.
• the two maneuvering propellers 22 are used in the normal travel of the ship, so that both halves of the ship are locked together by a locking device (not shown) for driving and for maneuvering the ship.
• a locking device not shown
• the maneuvering propellers effect the propulsion and maneuvering of the ship.
• the foredeck there is an additional maneuver drive 23 in the form of a jet or the like.
• the described embodiment of the oil collecting ship can be used in the closed state for general transport purposes, in particular also for drilling rig use. supply, but also, inter alia, as a diving base ship and as a barrel layer (because of the excellent stability and the ability to make leeward, in the spread state).
• the oil-collecting facilities including the necessary collecting tanks of course, present in both halves of the ship, ensure that they can be used as an oil-collecting vessel if necessary, reference being made in full to DE-PS 27 44 517 in this regard.

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• 1982
  • 1982-06-08 DE DE19828216568U patent/DE8216568U1/de not_active Expired
• 1983
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• 1984
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