WO2013134332A2 - Système d'aspiration sous l'eau - Google Patents

Système d'aspiration sous l'eau Download PDF

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WO2013134332A2
WO2013134332A2 PCT/US2013/029249 US2013029249W WO2013134332A2 WO 2013134332 A2 WO2013134332 A2 WO 2013134332A2 US 2013029249 W US2013029249 W US 2013029249W WO 2013134332 A2 WO2013134332 A2 WO 2013134332A2
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vacuuming
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Larry R. Lamonte
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Boh Brothers Construction Co., Llc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/8816—Mobile land installations
    • E02F3/8825—Mobile land installations wherein at least a part of the soil-shifting equipment is mounted on a dipper-arm, backhoes or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/90—Component parts, e.g. arrangement or adaptation of pumps
    • E02F3/92—Digging elements, e.g. suction heads
    • E02F3/9243—Passive suction heads with no mechanical cutting means
    • E02F3/925—Passive suction heads with no mechanical cutting means with jets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F5/00—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes
    • E02F5/006—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes adapted for working ground under water not otherwise provided for
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F5/00—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes
    • E02F5/28—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for cleaning watercourses or other ways
    • E02F5/287—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes for cleaning watercourses or other ways with jet nozzles
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/40—Devices for separating or removing fatty or oily substances or similar floating material
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2101/00—Nature of the contaminant
    • C02F2101/30—Organic compounds
    • C02F2101/32—Hydrocarbons, e.g. oil
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2103/00—Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated
    • C02F2103/007—Contaminated open waterways, rivers, lakes or ponds

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  • This invention relates in general to apparatus used to recover pollutants located on or in proximity to water bottoms, and more particularly to underwater vacuuming systems and components for use with such systems.
  • one object of one embodiment of the invention is to provide an underwater vacuuming system that can be utilized to effectively remove oil or other similar pollutants from shallow water bottoms.
  • Another object of one embodiment of the invention is to provide an underwater vacuuming system that can be utilized to quickly remove oil or other similar pollutants from shallow water bottoms.
  • Still another object of one embodiment of the invention is to provide an underwater vacuuming system that can be easily manipulated along shallow water bottoms to collect oil or other similar pollutants.
  • a still further object of one embodiment of the invention is to provide an underwater vacuuming system that can be positioned at the shoreline of a lake or other water body or positioned on a barge for vacuuming the identified pollutants.
  • a further object of one embodiment of the invention is to provide a housing for use underwater that can be used to effectively and efficiently vacuum pollutant material from the water bottom. Additional objects and advantages of this invention shall become apparent from the ensuing descriptions of the invention.
  • this invention in one embodiment comprises a mobile underwater vacuuming system comprising a first moving vehicle having mounted thereon a collection tank, a vacuum pump, a motor from driving the vacuum pump, and vacuum hoses wherein the tank, pump and hoses are operatively connected to deliver pollutant material entering the hoses to the pump and then to the tank; a backhoe having a manipulating arm provided with an accessory connector; and a vacuuming assembly comprising a housing, a pollutant collection chamber, and pollutant discharge piping provided with a connection adaptor for operatively attaching to the accessory connector, the discharge piping operatively attached to the vacuum hoses for delivery of pollutant material collected in the vacuuming assembly to the vacuum hoses.
  • this invention comprises a vacuuming assembly for use with a mobile underwater vacuuming system to collect pollutant material from a water bottom comprising a housing, a collection chamber operatively affixed to the housing to receive pollutant material from within the housing, discharge tubing operatively affixed to the vacuum chamber to receive the pollutant material from the collection chamber, and an adapter member attachable to a backhoe manipulating arm provided with an accessory connector.
  • the vacuuming assembly comprising one or more vent tubes operatively extending upward from the housing a distance to extend above the water level during operation of the vacuuming assembly to assist in maintaining the desired vacuum pressure within the housing.
  • the vacuuming assembly comprising one or more level indicators extending upward from the housing a distance to extend above the water level during operation of the vacuuming assembly to provide a visual indication of the position of the housing to the water bottom.
  • the level indicators have a top end member extending above the water level and extending horizontal to the housing.
  • the vacuuming assembly further comprising a high pressure fluid delivery assembly affixed to the housing and connectable at one end to a high pressure fluid source and having nozzles affixed at its opposite end to receive and discharge high pressure fluid within the housing.
  • the nozzles are positioned to direct the high pressure fluid downward to the water bottom.
  • the housing comprises a top plate, side walls and a bottom plate shaped to form a shallow interior cavity wherein the bottom plate is provided with one or more openings to permit pollutant material located below the bottom plate to be vacuumed into the cavity.
  • the collection chamber comprises side and top walls forming a structure that is wider at its base area affixed to the housing than at its top area and wherein the side walls are parallel and separated from one another a distance less than the length of the side walls.
  • Figure 1 illustrates one embodiment of the underwater vacuuming system utilizing a vacuum truck and backhoe.
  • Figure 2 illustrates another embodiment of the underwater vacuuming system utilizing a barge to position the vacuum truck and backhoe adjacent the pollution site to be cleaned.
  • Figure 3A is a side perspective view of one preferred embodiment of an underwater vacuuming assembly that can be operatively attached to a boom, crane or backhoe arm for suspension of the vacuuming device over the water bottom site to be vacuumed to remove pollutants, such as oil, from the water bottom site.
  • pollutants such as oil
  • Figure 3B is a three quarter perspective view of the underwater vacuuming assembly shown in Figure 3A connected to a backhoe by a novel connecting accessory.
  • Figures 3C-3D are side and rear views, respectively, of the Figure 3B underwater vacuuming assembly connected to the backhoe manipulating arm by the novel connecting accessory.
  • Figures 4A-4D show various phases of the construction of a preferred housing of this invention.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a preferred mobile underwater vacuuming system 1 of this invention that can be positioned at shoreline 2 and operated to collect pollutants that are submerged in the shallow waters of the water body 3 near the shoreline 2.
  • System 1 includes a vacuuming means mountable to or affixed to a moving vehicle.
  • a preferred example of this combination is a conventional vacuum truck 4.
  • System 1 also includes a second moving vehicle such as a small backhoe 5, or similar moving vehicle, having a manipulating arm 6.
  • the vacuum truck 4 is illustrated positioned on the water body shore with the backhoe 5 positioned near the shoreline 2 adjacent the water body 3.
  • System 1 further includes a vacuuming assembly 7 that in a preferred embodiment is attachable to the manipulating arm 6.
  • system 1 further includes a high pressure fluid delivery assembly 8 that delivers a fluid, such as water, air or combination of both, to fluid delivery nozzles 9 forming part of the vacuuming assembly 7.
  • the vacuuming means includes a collection tank 10, a vacuum pump 11, a power source such as motor 12 for driving vacuum pump 11, and vacuum hoses 13 operatively connecting the collection tank 10 to the vacuum pump 11 and operatively connecting the vacuum pump 11 to the vacuuming assembly 7 to deliver the pollutants collected by the vacuuming assembly 7 to the vacuum pump 11 and then to collection tank 10.
  • the vacuum truck 4 and backhoe 5 are positioned on a shallow draft barge 12 that can positioned adjacent to the pollution site in water body 3.
  • This embodiment can be used when positioning the vacuum truck 4 or backhoe 5 on the shoreline 2 is difficult or not possible or when the polluted site is too far from the shoreline to position the vacuuming assembly 7 by use of a device located onshore.
  • the components of the vacuuming system 1 could be separately mounted directly to the barge deck 113 and on a conventional crane or other similar hoist device commonly placed on barges.
  • the collection tank 10, vacuum pump 11 and vacuum pump motor 12 are positioned on barge deck 113.
  • the vacuuming assembly 7 is operatively attached to crane that is used to lower the vacuuming apparatus 7 to the water bottom 14.
  • Hose 13A is operatively attached between the collection tank 10 and vacuum pump 11, and hose 13B is attached between vacuum pump 11 and vacuuming apparatus 7.
  • Hose 13B will be of sufficient length to permit vacuuming assembly 7 to be lowered to and operatively function on the water bottom 14.
  • a preferred configuration of the vacuuming assembly 7 comprises a housing 16 having a collection chamber 17 operatively mounted to the collecting housing 16 to receive pollutants within the housing 16, a rigid curved first discharge tube 18 operatively connected to the collection chamber 17 to receive vacuumed pollutants from the collection chamber 17.
  • vacuuming assembly 7 further comprises a second discharge tube 19 affixed to the first discharge tube 18 and having attached thereto an adapter member 20 used to operatively connect to the barge crane or backhoe accessory connecting device 15.
  • the first and second discharge tubes 18 and 19, respectively, are supported in the desired fixed position by one or more brace members, preferably by two side brace members 21, 22 and three front brace members 23-25.
  • vent tubes 26-29 extend generally perpendicularly upward from housing 16 to assist in regulating the vacuum pressure within housing 16.
  • Vent tubes 26-29 are constructed of a length sufficient to have their upper ends 30 extend above the water surface and their lower ends 31 extend through corresponding openings 32 in top plate 33 of housing 16.
  • vent tubes 26-29 are removably attachable by any conventional means; e.g., screwing into threaded flanges 34 affixed to the housing top plate 33. This permits tubes of different lengths being used depending on the depth of the water at the pollution site being cleaned.
  • one or more leveling indicators are affixed to opposite back corner areas 37, 38, respectively, of housing top plate 33.
  • One construction design for leveling indicators 35-36 is a pipe 39 vertical extending generally perpendicularly from collecting housing top plate 33 and having one end 40 of a 90 deg. elbow member 41 affixed to the upper end 42 of pipe 39 with a second pipe 43 extending from the opposite end 44 of elbow member 41 in a line generally horizontal to the housing top plate 33 and in a direction toward the person operating the backhoe 5. It is preferred that in operation that second pipe 43 will be positioned above the water level whereby it can be easily seen by the person operating the backhoe 5. It is also preferred that if there is more than one second pipe 43, each second pipe 43 will be at the same level as the other second pipes 43. It is further preferred that second pipes 43 be painted a color that the person operating the backhoe 5 can more easily seen.
  • Housing 16 is constructed having a shallow generally rectangular shape. As seen in Figures 3A-3D and Figures 4A-4D, the top and bottom corners 45-48 are preferably rounded. In addition the corresponding side walls 49-52 as well as the edges 53 forming the perimeter of center opening 54 of the housing bottom plate 55 are also preferably rounded to minimize housing 16 from catching on underwater debris such as rocks, tree limbs, other vegetation, or other objects that may lie on the water bottom.
  • brace members 56 and 57 affixed to the inside surfaces of housing walls 49-52, vertical triangularly shaped walls 58, 59 of chamber 17, and/ or perpendicular to each other as seen in Figures 4A-4D.
  • Chamber 17 is preferably constructed of the separated vertical triangularly shaped walls 58, 59 having top panels 50, 61, respectively, affixed across the top of the respective top edges of the triangularly shaped walls 58, 59.
  • chamber 17 will be constructed having a wider base than at its peak to assist in the vacuuming of the pollutants from housing 16 into chamber 17, then into discharge tubes 18 attached to wall 59, and then into discharge tube 19.
  • adapter member 20 comprises two separated parallel plates 62, 63 welded along their back edges 64, 65, respectively, to the opposite sides of discharge tube 19. Plates 62, 63 are sized whereby their forward edges 66, 67 extend beyond discharge tube 19. Plates 62, 63 are each provided with a series of bolt openings 68, 69, respectively, that are aligned with one another to permit a bolt 70 to extend through corresponding bolt openings 68, 69.
  • each series of bolt openings 68, 69 will form a line that is at an angle a, preferably 30-60 deg., from the center axis of tube 19 to permit a more flexible connection to the backhoe accessory connector 71 used to connect the adapter member 20, and thus the housing 16, to the backhoe manipulating arm 6.
  • Backhoe accessory connector 71 is constructed having an upper section 72 and a lower section 73.
  • Upper section 72 includes a base plate 74 having two parallel shoulder plates 75, 76 separated from one another a distance sufficient to permit the manipulating arm 6 to extend between shoulder plates 75, 76.
  • Each shoulder plate 75, 76 has two bolt opening 77, 78 aligned to permit a bolt 79, 80, respectively, to extend through one corresponding pair of bolt openings 77, 78 and through corresponding bolt openings in manipulating arm 6 to form pivots to permit manipulating arm 6 to adjust the position of housing 16 relative to the water bottom.
  • High pressure fluid delivery assembly 8 includes one or more connected fluid lines connecting a fluid source (not shown) to the intake port of a pump driven by a power source, and a second series of one or more connected fluid lines 81 connecting the pump discharge port to discharge piping 82 affixed to the housing support braces 56 to permit the fluid at high pressure (>1200 psi) to be discharged through nozzles 9 that are directly generally downward to cause the fluid to contact the water bottom during the cleanup operation.
  • the vacuum truck 4 and backhoe 5 are moved into the desired position on shoreline 2 adjacent the water bottom area to be clean up.
  • the vacuum truck 4 and backhoe 5 are positioned by the maneuvering of the barge 12 on which they have been placed.
  • the backhoe manipulating arm 6 is then controlled to lower the housing 16 over the underwater site to be cleaned up.
  • the housing 16 will rest on the water bottom 14.
  • the vacuum pump 11 on the vacuum truck 4 will be activated and the high-pressure fluid delivery system pump will also be activated to direct the fluid onto the water bottom 14 to break up the pollution and allow it to more easily be collected into the vacuum hoses 13 for discharge in collection tank 10.
  • the backhoe can be moved to position the housing 16 over another section for cleanup. This process is repeated until all sections of the pollution site have been cleaned.

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L'invention porte sur un système d'aspiration sous l'eau, ledit système comportant un premier véhicule mobile ayant, monté sur celui-ci, un réservoir de récupération de polluants, relié de façon fonctionnelle à un orifice d'évacuation d'une pompe à vide actionnée par une source de puissance, et des tuyaux souples à vide, reliés de façon fonctionnelle à un orifice d'admission de la pompe à vide afin de permettre la distribution de matériau polluant dans les tuyaux souples par l'intermédiaire de la pompe à vide et dans le réservoir de récupération ; un second véhicule mobile ayant un bras de manipulation ; un ensemble d'aspiration comportant un logement pourvu d'une chambre de récupération et d'une tubulure d'évacuation, afin de permettre à un matériau polluant dans la chambre d'être évacué à travers la tubulure d'évacuation et vers les tuyaux souples à vide attachés à la tubulure d'évacuation, la tubulure d'évacuation ayant, fixé à celle-ci, un élément adaptateur pouvant être attaché de façon fonctionnelle au bras de manipulation pour positionner le logement à l'emplacement voulu.
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