| 摘要 |
<p>A rapid deployment system for recovering oil from beaches includes an articulated vehicle (20) for propelling and suspending a vacuum head (22) above a beach (26) or the like. A selected area of the beach is irrigated with sufficient quantities of water to saturate the selected area. Oil deposited on the beach is driven to the surface. A sufficient quantity and velocity of air moves over the surface beneath the vacuum head (22) to develop a water column (32) upon which resides a frothy foam mixture of air, water and oil which is drawn into the head (22). In the vacuum head, the velocity of the air flow is suddenly and significantly reduced above a fluid sump (50) wherein entrained oil and water droplets fall into a sump for processing outside of the vacuum head (22). A metal auger (56) can be provided within the vacuum head (22) to pump oil from pools and separate entrained oil droplets from the high velocity air flow. A special terrain vehicle (20) which propels and supports the vacuum head (22) is modular and can be transported by helicopter with the entire system.</p> |
