what are booms for oil spills?

 When an oil spill occurs, the pvc oil boom is to use a fence to enclose the oil floating on the water. While preventing its diffusion, the method uses ships to pull it together, so as to facilitate the next oil spill recovery and reuse. The oil containment boom has a wide scope of application, but is greatly affected by weather factors. Low visibility and other poor meteorological conditions will limit the smooth progress of oil removal. However, the oil containment boom can minimize the secondary impact of oil removal operations on the marine ecological environment.

Here is the contene list:

  • What are the types of oil containment boom?

  • What is the function of oil containment boom?

  • How to store and maintain the oil containment boom?

What are the types of oil containment boom?

pvc oil fence can be divided into rubber pvc boom, PVC oil containment booms, PU oil containment booms, mesh oil containment booms and metal or other Rubberc oil fence according to the packing materials, and can be divided into solid float type oil containment booms, inflatable oil containment booms, floating sink type oil containment booms, etc. according to the floating structure

Solid float type oil containment booms: solid materials are used as oil containment booms for floating bodies, such as solid float type rubber oil containment booms, solid float type PVC or PO oil containment booms, and inflatable oil containment booms: inflatable floating chambers are used as oil containment booms for floating bodies, such as pressure inflatable oil containment booms and self inflatable oil containment booms, which can be divided into: oil containment booms in calm waters, oil containment booms in calm rapids, oil containment booms in non open waters, and oil containment booms in open waters according to the water environment, According to the use conditions, it can be divided into: permanent oil boom, mobile oil boom and emergency oil boom. According to the use, it can be divided into: general purpose oil boom, special purpose oil boom, such as fire oil boom, oil suction oil boom, weir turbine, beach type oil boom and other special purpose oil booms. Shore oil containment boom: the oil containment boom that contacts with the shoreline and is closed when landing or beaching. Fire oil containment boom: oil containment boom for oil film burning around the hole.

What is the function of oil containment boom?

The role of pvc boom can be summarized as follows: containment and concentration, oil spill diversion and potential oil spill prevention.

Oil spill containment and concentration

After the oil spill accident, the oil spill will spread and drift rapidly under the influence of tide, wind and other external factors, forming a large pollution area. In case of oil spillage in open waters, near shore waters or ports, pvc oil fence shall be arranged in a timely manner, so that the oil spillage in the process of diffusion can be enclosed in a timely manner. Through the pvc oil boom to drag or narrow the containment area, the oil film can be gathered to a smaller area for recovery, which can prevent the spread of oil spillage, and can also increase the thickness of oil film for recovery or other treatment.

Oil spill diversion

After the oil spill accident, the spilled oil will drift and spread at will under the influence of external factors. In order to facilitate the recovery operation or to divert the spilled oil to the designated place, especially in the river or near shore areas with rapid water flow, in order to effectively control the flow direction of the spilled oil for easy recovery or to prevent the spilled oil from entering the sensitive area, the pvc boom is usually used to set external defense according to the set angle. There are generally two cases of oil spill diversion. One is to use pvc boom for long-term arrangement, which is generally arranged at water intake and power plant; The other is to place pvc oil boom when the reef is near, which is mainly to place oil containment fence temporarily according to the specific situation when oil spill occurs, so as to realize oil spill diversion and lead the spilled oil to areas that are easy to recover or other non sensitive resources.

Prevent potential oil spillage

To prevent potential oil spillage usually refers to arranging pvc boom in advance for oil spillage prevention and control according to local water conditions in places where oil spillage is likely to occur or where there is a risk of oil spillage. In this way, when oil spillage really occurs, it can prevent the spread of oil spillage, take recovery measures, and timely recover the oil spillage in containment. When the ship is carrying out oil loading and unloading operations at the wharf or oil lightering at the anchorage, it is usually necessary to arrange oil boom in advance as required for setting control; Sometimes, the stranded and sunken ships should be properly fenced according to the actual situation before they are salvaged.

How to store and maintain the oil containment boom?

The storage and maintenance of the oil containment boom is directly related to the rapid oil spill emergency response and the effective implementation of containment operations. In order to ensure rapid response, the storage location of the oil boom should be as close to the wharf, operation point and sensitive resource protection area as possible, and ensure that the storage location of the oil boom is convenient for vehicles and ships to enter and exit. For the oil fence stored outdoors, ensure that the storage site is well drained, pay attention to insect pests, moisture-proof, and avoid direct sunlight; When it is stored indoors, it should also pay attention to moisture-proof and ensure good ventilation conditions, and take necessary measures to prevent pests (such as releasing rodenticide) in the storage place according to the situation; The oil containment boom that needs to be folded for storage shall be placed on the partition frame and no other items shall be stacked on it to avoid deformation of the oil containment boom due to excessive pressure. The stacked pvc boom shall be inspected regularly and the original folding trace shall be avoided when it is folded again; If the oil boom needs to be stored on the reel, it should be avoided that the oil boom is twisted during the winding process, and the oil boom should be unfolded regularly and recycled after inspection. The maintenance of the pvc boom mainly refers to the daily maintenance and the maintenance after the recovery operation. The maintenance after the recovery operation is mainly to check whether the oil boom is damaged, whether the accessories are complete or whether they need to be replaced and repaired; Daily maintenance: generally check whether the pvc boom is worn, cracked, fiber aged, connector corroded or damaged due to pulling and other loading and unloading reasons, and conduct necessary maintenance and replacement; The pvc oil boom that has been placed in the water area for a long time should also be maintained regularly. Generally, the oil containment fence should be towed to the shore regularly according to the specific situation to remove the marine organisms and other adhesive substances attached to the surface of the oil containment boom; No matter what kind of maintenance and service is carried out, detailed records shall be made and inspection and maintenance items shall be arranged according to the records to ensure that all the contents involved in the oil boom can be inspected and maintained generally within a certain period of time, so that the oil boom is always in a good standby state.

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