Crouse big mouth barge skimmer

Abstract

This is a oil skimming barge 107 with the optional front end 111 and intake area 110 at the stern 203 of the barge skimmer 107, whereby oil 101 is funnel into the intake area 110, then suctioned to collection tanks 120 where the oil separates from the water using basically gravity with the help of equipment than can be added, and then the water 102 is pumped or drained overboard while a higher concentration of oil 101 remains or gets pumped into the main collection tanks.

II. A new type of oil skimming Barge Skimmer Vessel  107 , that can move or get pulled or tugged bow  202  first to a location or GPS point where the oil skimming begins, and
 (a.) the stem can become the front end  111  which leads the way once skimming starts so that oil can be collected in high quantities through a Intake  110  opening at one end of the barge stem  203 , called the intake area  110 , 
 (b.) having a bow  202  with the option of having the same front end  111  that becomes and remains the front end  111  and becoming the location where the intake area  110  is located, 
 (c.) whereby the oil  101  is funneled into the intake area  110  and skimmed using the shaped front end so that the skimmed oily top-water sludge enters or spills over into the intake collection area, 
 (d.) where oil is suctioned into other tanks  120  having the ability to add equipment on or to the barge skimmer to assist in separating the oil from the water so that cleaner water can be pumped or drained back out while a higher concentration of oil remains in the containment tanks, the equipment may be but is not limited to the following: heating systems, cooling systems, oil centrifuge equipment  105 , vacuums  104 , generators  106 , adding more salt or clean water, etc. to enhance the separation of oil and water, 
 (e.) or whereby gravity may acts to separate the water  102  from the oil  101  inside the tanks, 
 (f.) where a drain can be opened and the cleaner water can be pumped or drained from the bottom of the collection tank and overboard at a higher degree of cleanliness, 
 (g.) which leaves a higher concentration of mainly oil inside the tanks so that the oil can be contained in the main tanks in a very high concentration with the possibility that it can still be used for some purpose, thereby sold to offset the clean-up cost, 
 (h.) thus increasing overall efficiency in the collection and containment process, 
 
     
     
       II. A barge skimmer that be built in many different sizes, having,
 (a.) large 400 to 300 foot skimmers that are close to 100 feet wide, 
 (b.) medium sized skimmers from 250 to 180 feet long and 72 to 90 feet wide. 
 (c.) having smaller skimmers 40 to 60 feet long and over around 20 feet wide, 
 (d.) having the ability to add equipment to separate oil from water to increase effective water drainage and oil containment operations on any size, 
 (e.) all having shallow drafts and flat bottoms to increase the maneuverability and to enhance environmental safety, 
 
     
     
       III. A barge skimming vessel that can be tailored to specifications for water cleanliness for the water which is collected with the oil and being pumped overboard, as well as to be tailored for the collection and containment of a concentration of oil inside the containment tanks  120 , by adding the following optional equipment,
 (a.) using extra tanks so that gravity is used to separate the oil from water whereby the lighter oil  100  goes to the top while the heavier water  102  goes to the bottom of the tank, and or the water and oil separation steps can be carried out using more than one tank in steps to create a higher concentration of oil contained while a cleaner water can be pumped or drained back into the body of water after separation, 
 (b.) having the ability to add techs such as a air bubble  133  creating techs inside the tanks  120  to push the oil to the top while the water at the bottom is cleaned a extra step and the oil is also contained in a higher concentration, 
 (c.) having the option of adding oil centrifuge equipment  105  and or tanks to spin water and oil to separate the oil and water so that the water can be cleaned an extra step before the water it is pumped overboard and or to better separate the oil before it is contained, 
 (d.) having the option of heating or cooling the oil and water inside the containment tanks to enhance the water and oil separation technique, 
 (e.) having the ability to uses hoses and pipes  150  and vacuums pumps  104  to pump in clean water taken from the deeper water to be used in the process for water and oil separation, 
 (f.) having the ability to add slosh kits inside the tanks so to keep them from mixing about when the skimmer is in high waves, 
 (g.) having the ability to add any piece, type, or number of pieces of equipment so help in the separation process of oil and water, 
 (h.) having the ability to add booms to the front end to help funnel more oil into the intake and skimming area, 
 (i.) having the ability for numerous intake spill over pipes to speed collections and skimming, 
 (j.) having the ability to use a long slide net to slide under the surface of the water and out in front of the intake area a to help in the skimming, etc.