WO2016108618A1

WO2016108618A1 - Floating-type leaking oil collection apparatus

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Publication number: WO2016108618A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/014484
Authority: WO
Inventors: 하상순
Original assignee: 청구테크 주식회사
Priority date: 2014-12-31
Filing date: 2015-12-30
Publication date: 2016-07-07
Also published as: KR20160081285A; KR101657187B1

Abstract

The present invention provides a floating-type leaking oil collection apparatus comprising: a main body disposed to float on the surface of water on which oil is leaked; a suction part provided to the main body, and having a suction port for suctioning the oil floating on the surface of the water by means of suction force generated by a pumping means; a suction position adjusting means provided to the main body, and adjusting a gap between the lower end of the suction port and the surface of the water while adjusting buoyancy of the main body; and a thrust generating means provided to the main body, and generating thrust for moving the main body in a floating state, and thus the suction part suctions the oil leaked onto the surface of the water in a state in which the main body movably floats on the surface of the water by the thrust generating means, thereby quickly removing the oil on the surface of the water and recycling the oil suctioned through the suction part.

Description

Floating Spill Oil Recovery System

The present invention relates to a floating effluent oil recovery apparatus for collecting oil spilled at sea, lake or river.

In general, when the oil spills on the sea, lakes or rivers, it is necessary to provide rapid initial control rather than long time pollution control.

As a solution to prevent damage in the event of an oil spill, the oil fence is quickly installed to secure an oil flow control line, and the oil is dispersed by spraying an oil dispersant or the oil is removed using an adsorbent.

However, in the case of the conventional method of removing the spilled oil, there is no way to recycle the spilled oil and the oil removal operation takes a long time, resulting in a large economic loss, and secondary environmental pollution and oil adhered by the oil dispersion treatment agent. There is a problem of contaminating the environmental pollution during treatment of the adsorbent.

Such a conventional oil removing means is presented in Korean Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 1998-019458 (1998.07.15).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a floating effluent oil recovery apparatus for recovering oil that has been spilled at sea, a lake or a river, and recovering the oil.

The present invention is a main body disposed to float on the surface of the oil outflow, the suction unit is provided in the main body, the suction port is formed to suck the oil floating on the water surface by the suction force generated by the pumping means, It is installed on the main body, the suction position adjusting means for adjusting the distance between the lower end of the suction port and the water while adjusting the buoyancy of the main body, is installed in the main body, generating a thrust to move the main body in a floating state It provides a floating outflow oil recovery apparatus including a thrust generating means.

In addition, the suction unit is fixedly coupled to one side of the main body, the suction body of the tubular structure formed with the suction port on one side, the suction line of the tubular structure in which one end is in communication with the suction body, and connected to the other end of the suction line It may include a pumping means for generating a suction force inside the suction body.

In addition, the suction body has a ring cross-sectional shape is arranged so that the upper end is projected to the upper side than the main body, the lower end is locked in water, based on the portion coupled to the main body, the suction port of the suction body It is formed on the upper end, one end of the suction line may be coupled in communication with the lower end of the suction body.

In addition, the suction port may have a tubular structure having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape in which the diameter decreases from the lower end to the upper end.

In addition, the suction position adjusting means, the rod-shaped lifting guide bar which is installed to be slidable in the vertical direction from the main body in a state disposed perpendicular to the main body, and in the state coupled to the lower end of the lifting guide bar It is disposed locked and may include an adjustment buoyancy member for adjusting the buoyancy of the main body while being lifted in the water in accordance with the up and down sliding of the lifting guide bar.

In addition, a thread portion is formed in the longitudinal direction of the elevating guide bar, the elevating guide bar may be screwed to the main body.

In addition, a plurality of fixing grooves are formed in the longitudinal direction of the elevating guide bar to be spaced apart from each other, inserted into the fixing groove, the rod-shaped fixing rod for fixing the position in the state in which the elevating guide bar is slidingly moved further It may include.

The suction position adjusting means may further include a position adjusting driving means connected to the elevating guide bar to generate a driving force to slide the elevating guide bar upward and downward.

In addition, the thrust generating means, the aberration unit rotatably connected to the main body, a drive motor connected to the aberration unit in the state installed in the main body, generating a driving force to rotate the aberration unit, and installed in the main body It may be connected to the drive motor in a state, and may include a power supply for supplying power to the drive motor.

The thrust generating unit further includes a drive control unit connected to the aberration unit, the driving motor, and the power supply unit to control steering of the aberration unit while controlling the driving of the drive motor by receiving a signal from the outside of the main body. It can be provided.

In addition, the power supply unit is a rechargeable battery, the main body may be further connected to the power supply, the power generation equipment for producing power through the wind or solar power and then delivered to the power supply unit may be further coupled.

Floating outflow oil recovery apparatus according to the present invention, by inhaling the oil leaked on the water surface in the state in which the main body is movable floating on the water surface by the thrust generating means, it is possible to quickly remove the oil on the water surface and In addition, the oil sucked through the suction unit can be recycled.

1 is a front view of a floating outflow oil recovery device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a plan view of FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a front view of the floating outflow oil recovery device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1 and 2, the floating outflow oil recovery apparatus according to one embodiment includes a main body 100, a suction unit 200, a suction position adjusting means 300, and a thrust generating means 400. .

The main body 100 is a plate-like structure arranged to float on the water surface. That is, the main body 100 is floated on the surface of the oil outflow in the state in which the suction unit 200, suction position adjusting means 300, thrust generating means 400 will be described later. The main body 100 is a structure having buoyancy to float on the water surface, but is formed in a plate shape of a square cross section, but is not limited thereto and may be formed in various shapes that can be easily moved on the water surface. Of course.

The suction unit 200 generates a suction force to suck the oil spilled on the water surface. That is, the suction unit 200 is moved to remove the oil on the water surface, while the suction force generated in the state installed on one side of the front end of the main body 100 is transmitted to the adjacent position of the upper surface of the water. The suction part 200 includes a suction body 210, a suction line 220, and a pumping means 230.

The suction body 210 is connected to the pumping means 230 through the suction line 220 in a state that is fixedly coupled to the front end of the main body 100, the suction force generated by the pumping means 230 is the water surface To be delivered to a position adjacent to the top. This, one side of the suction body 210 is formed with a suction port 211 to transmit the suction force to the upper surface.

Here, the suction body 210 is a pipe structure having a space portion in the inner side so that the suction force generated by the pumping means 230 is transmitted to the suction port 211, the suction on the water to the inside transported Is made of. At this time, the suction body 210 is formed to have a ring cross-sectional shape to increase the suction pressure generated by the pumping means 230. In addition, the suction body 210 has a suction passage 212 for transmitting the suction force generated by the pumping means 230 to the suction port 211 and the suction port 211 through the suction force of the suction passage 212. It may include a discharge passage 213 for transferring the oil sucked into the suction line 220.

Such, the suction body 210 is disposed so that the upper end of the suction body 210 protrudes above the main body 100 on the basis of the portion coupled to the main body 100, the of the suction body 210 The lower end is locked in water below the water surface. In addition, the suction port 211 is formed at the upper end of the suction body 210 to extend downwardly, that is, facing the water surface, and the lower end of the suction port 211 is disposed adjacent to the upper surface of the water surface. Here, the suction port 211 is made of a tubular structure having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape that becomes smaller in diameter from the lower end to the upper end so as to increase the suction pressure transmitted from the suction body 210 in the adjacent position of the upper surface of the water.

The suction line 220 is a pipe structure portion connecting the suction body 210 and the pumping means 230 so as to transfer the suction force generated from the pumping means 230 to the suction body 210. That is, one end in the longitudinal direction of the suction line 220 is coupled to one side of the lower end of the suction body 210, the other end in the longitudinal direction of the suction line 220 is connected to the pumping means (230). Here, the suction line 220 is shown as consisting of one flow path, but is not limited to this configuration having two flow paths connected to the suction flow path 212 and the discharge flow path 213 of the suction body 210, respectively. Of course, it may be.

The pumping means 230 generates a suction force so that the oil suspended on the water surface can be suctioned from the suction port 211 to the suction body 210. This, the pumping means 230 is installed in connection with the other end in the longitudinal direction of the suction line 220. Here, the pumping means 230 is connected to the suction body 210 by the suction line 220 outside the main body 100, that is, the ground or the main body 100 outside the surface of the oil outflow. It is preferable to be installed in other floating structures other than), but is not limited to this may also be installed on the upper side of the main body 100, of course.

In addition, the suction part 200 may be provided with an oil storage tank (not shown) capable of storing the oil sucked and transported through the pumping means 230. The oil storage tank is installed on the ground outside of the main body 100 in the state connected with the pumping means 230, that is, on the ground outside the water surface where the oil is leaked or other floating structures other than the main body 100. Preferably, but not limited to this may be installed on one side of the main body 100 of course.

The suction position adjusting means 300 is a portion for adjusting the position of the suction port 211 of the suction unit 200 while adjusting the buoyancy of the main body 100. That is, the suction position adjusting means 300 adjusts the distance between the lower edge portion of the suction port 211 and the water surface of the suction body 210, so that the oil sucked out on the water surface through the suction port 211. This can be done stably. Such, the suction position adjusting means 300 is connected to the main body 100 to be disposed adjacent to the suction body 210 of the suction unit 200, the lifting guide bar 310, the adjustment buoyancy member 320 It includes.

The elevating guide bar 310 is a rod-shaped member which is installed to be slidable in the vertical direction while being disposed perpendicular to one side of the main body 100. The elevating guide bar 310 may adjust the up and down position in a state in which the adjustment buoyancy member 320 to be described later is connected to the main body 100. Here, the length of the outer peripheral surface of the elevating guide bar 310 is screwed to the main body 100 in a state where a screw portion (not shown) is formed, the main body (according to the rotation direction of the elevating guide bar 310) Sliding in the vertical direction on the 100). In addition, a plurality of fixing grooves (not shown) are formed to penetrate through the lifting guide bar 310 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction, and a rod-shaped fixing rod (not shown) may be inserted into and fastened to the fixing grooves. . As such, the holder is disposed on the main body in a state of being fastened to the fixing groove so that the lifting guide bar 310 slides upward and downward in a state in which the lifting guide bar 310 is slid upward and downward in the main body 100. To be secured.

The adjustment buoyancy member 320 is a buoyancy member to adjust the buoyancy of the main body 100. The adjustment buoyancy member 320 is coupled to the lower end of the elevating guide bar 310 to move correspondingly according to the vertical sliding movement of the elevating guide bar (310). As such, the adjustment buoyancy member 320 is connected to the elevating guide bar 310 so that the oil is placed in the water under the surface of the leaked water, the adjustment buoyancy member 320 of the main body 100 according to the depth to be locked in the water By changing the degree of buoyancy on the water surface, it is possible to adjust the interval between the bottom of the suction port 211 of the suction unit 200 and the water surface. That is, as the adjustment buoyancy member 320 is locked downward in the water, the buoyancy of the main body 100 is increased while being disposed to move upward to the lower position of the suction port 211, and the adjustment buoyancy member 320 is increased. ) Is buried upward in the water, the buoyancy of the main body 100 may be reduced while being moved downward to the lower position of the suction port 211. Here, the adjustment buoyancy member 320 uses a buoyancy member such as an air tank or styropole or wood, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the suction position adjusting means 300 may be provided with a position adjusting drive means. Here, the position adjustment driving means is connected to the lifting guide bar 310 in the state installed in the main body 100, generates a driving force to slide the lifting guide bar 310 in the vertical direction. That is, the position adjustment driving means enables to change the position through the power without adjusting the position change of the adjustment buoyancy member 320 by manual operation of the operator. Such, the position adjustment driving means may selectively use a structure for generating a vertical movement force of the elevating guide bar 310 through the cylinder or the motor and the gear. Here, the position control drive means is connected to the power supply unit 430 of the thrust generating means 400 to be described later, can be operated by receiving power from the power supply unit 430, but is not limited to this separate power supply Of course, the power can be supplied through the means.

The thrust generating means 400 generates a thrust to be moved in a state in which the main body 100 is floating on the water surface. That is, the thrust generating means 400 is the suction efficiency of the oil through the suction unit 200 on the surface of the main body 100 is the oil outflow in the state connected to the rear end of the main body 100 is installed It is possible to move the position so that it can be increased. The thrust generating means 400 includes aberration unit 410, a driving motor 420, and a power supply unit 430.

The aberration part 410 is arranged to be rotatably connected to the rear end of the main body 100, the lower end portion is locked to the load of the lower surface of the water. That is, the aberration unit 410 receives the driving force from the driving motor 420 to be described later to push the water surface while rotating, so that the main body 100 can move on the water surface. Such aberration portion 410 has an impeller structure. Here, the aberration portion 410 is shown as a pair is rotatably installed on both sides of the rear end of the main body 100, but is not limited to this.

The drive motor 420 generates a driving force to rotate the aberration unit 410. The driving motor 420 is coupled to the shaft portion of the aberration part 410 in a state in which the driving motor is coupled to the main body 100. At this time, a reduction gear (not shown) may be provided between the driving motor 420 of the driving motor 420 and the aberration part 410. Here, a plurality of driving motors 420 are installed so as to be connected to each of the aberration parts 410, and the main body 100 moves on the water surface when the rotation speed of each of the aberration parts 410 is changed. You can change the direction.

The power supply unit 430 supplies power to the driving motor 420, so that the driving motor 420 can be driven. The power supply unit 430 according to an embodiment is illustrated as being electrically connected to the driving motor 420 in a state in which the power supply unit 430 is installed in the main body 100, but is not limited thereto. Of course, the oil may be installed on the ground outside the water surface or other floating structures other than the main body 100. Here, the power supply unit 430 may be a rechargeable battery that can be used to charge the power from the outside, but is not limited to this may be supplied to the drive motor 420 by receiving power from the outside. In addition, the power supply unit 430 may be further provided with a power generation facility (not shown). That is, the power supply unit 430 may be provided with the power generation equipment for producing power through wind or solar light, so that it is possible to supply power to the drive motor 420 itself through the generated power, of course. to be.

The thrust generating unit 400 receives a control signal from the outside of the main body 100 to control the steering of the aberration unit 410 while controlling the driving of the driving motor 420 ( 440 may be provided. Here, the drive control unit 440 is connected to the aberration unit 410, the drive motor 420 and the power supply unit 430. The driving control unit 440 detects the position on the water surface of the main body 100 through the satellite navigation device (GPS), and then drives the driving motor 420 to be moved and each of the driving motors ( While controlling the 420, it is possible to vary the rotational speed of each of the aberration portion (410). Therefore, the driving control unit 440 may be able to remove the oil spilled on the water surface while changing the moving direction of the main body 100 moving on the water surface. Alternatively, the driving control unit 440 is connected to the user's remote controller (not shown) in a wired or wireless manner, and the rotation of the aberration unit 410 through driving control of the driving motor 420 by a user's remote control. Of course, the direction of movement of the main body 100 can be controlled while varying the speed.

When the outflow oil removal operation on the water surface using the floating outflow oil recovery apparatus of the embodiment configured as described above is described, first, the main body 100 is disposed to float on the water surface on which the oil flows out. And, by adjusting the interval between the lower end of the suction port 211 and the water surface of the suction unit 200 through the suction position adjusting means 300, it is possible to suck only the oil on the water surface through the suction port 211. do. That is, while sliding the lifting guide bar 310 in the vertical direction on the main body 100, by adjusting the position locked to the water surface of the adjustment buoyancy member 320 according to the buoyancy change of the main body 100 The vertical position of the suction port 211 is adjusted.

As such, after adjusting the position of the suction port 211, the pumping means 230 of the suction part 200 is operated to float on the water surface through the suction port 211 of the suction body 210. Inhale the oil in an outflow condition. In this way, the oil sucked into the suction body 210 is transferred to the oil storage tank through the suction line 220.

In addition, the main body 100 is moved through the thrust generating means 400 according to the position of the oil floating on the water surface, while allowing the oil to be removed. That is, when power is supplied from the power supply unit 430 to the driving motor 420, the main body 100 moves on the water surface while the aberration unit 410 rotates. Then, the oil spilled on the water surface may be directly sucked through the suction port 211 formed in the suction body 210 of the suction part 200 while the main body 100 moves on the water surface. The oil spilled in can be removed in a short time.

As described above, in the floating outflow oil recovery device according to the exemplary embodiment, the suction unit 200 floats the water in the state in which the main body 100 is movable on the water surface by the thrust generating means 400. By sucking the oil spilled on the phase, the oil on the water surface can be removed quickly, and the oil sucked through the suction part 200 can be recycled.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims

A main body disposed to float on the surface of the oil spilled;

A suction part installed at the main body, the suction part having a suction port for sucking the oil floating on the water surface by suction force generated by the pumping means;

A suction position adjusting means installed on the main body and adjusting a distance between the lower end of the suction port and the water surface while adjusting the buoyancy of the main body; And,

Floating effluent oil recovery device is installed in the main body, the thrust generating means for generating a thrust to move the main body in a floating state.
The method according to claim 1,

The suction unit,

Is fixedly coupled to one side of the main body, the suction body of the tubular structure formed with the suction port on one side,

A suction line having a tube structure, one end of which is in communication with the suction body;

Floating effluent oil recovery device connected to the other end of the suction line, comprising a pumping means for generating a suction force inside the suction body.
The method according to claim 2,

The suction body has a ring cross-sectional shape is arranged so that the upper end is projected to the upper portion than the main body, the lower end is locked in water based on the portion coupled to the main body,

The suction port is formed on the upper end of the suction body, one end of the suction line is floating floating oil recovery device is coupled to the lower end of the suction body.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

The suction port is a floating oil discharge device having a tubular structure having a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape is smaller in diameter from the lower end to the upper end.
The method according to claim 1,

The suction position adjusting means,

A rod-shaped elevating guide bar installed to be slidable in the vertical direction from the main body while being disposed perpendicular to the main body;

Floating outflow oil is disposed in the water coupled state coupled to the lower end of the elevating guide bar, including an adjustable buoyancy member to adjust the buoyancy of the body while being lifted in the water according to the vertical sliding of the elevating guide bar Recovery device.
The method according to claim 5,

A thread portion is formed in the longitudinal direction of the elevating guide bar,

The lifting guide bar is floating floating oil recovery device screwed to the main body.
The method according to claim 5,

A plurality of fixing grooves are formed penetratingly spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the elevating guide bar,

Floating outflow oil recovery device further comprises a rod-shaped fixing rod inserted into the fixing groove, the position of the lifting guide bar is fixed in the sliding movement state.
The method according to claim 5,

The suction position adjusting means is connected to the elevating guide bar, the floating outflow oil recovery device further comprises a position adjusting drive means for generating a driving force to slide the elevating guide bar in the vertical direction.
The method according to claim 1,

The thrust generating means,

An aberration unit rotatably connected to the main body,

A driving motor connected to the aberration part in a state where the main body is installed and generating a driving force to rotate the aberration part;

Floating effluent oil recovery device is connected to the drive motor in a state installed on the main body, including a power supply for supplying power to the drive motor.
The method according to claim 9,

The thrust generating means further includes a drive control unit connected to the aberration unit, the driving motor, and the power supply unit to control steering of the aberration unit while controlling a driving of the drive motor by receiving a signal from the outside of the main body. Floating oil recovery device.
The method according to claim 9,

The power supply unit is a rechargeable battery,

The main body is connected to the power supply unit, the floating outflow oil recovery device is further provided with a power generation facility for delivering power to the power supply after producing power through wind or solar light.