摘要 |
<p>A method of manufacturing a floating containment barrier with an air and water impervious bulkhead located therein and an apparatus produced by the said method. A rectangular piece of air impervious flexible bulkhead material made from unsupported vinyl is folded along one of its bisecting axes and is bonded along one of the edges transverse to the bisecting axis. The opposed edge of the bulkhead material is then opened and appropriately positioned on the fabric of the buoyancy chamber with the unbonded edge being transverse to the longitudinal axis of the boom when in deployed position and is bonded to the buoyancy chamber fabric. The buoyancy chamber and bulkhead material are then folded and the unbonded edge opposed to the bisecting axis assumes a position between the interface of the buoyancy chamber walls where they meet beneath the buoyancy chamber. The interface, together with the unbonded edges of the bulkhead, is then bonded.</p> |