Oil spill response submarine and method of use thereof

a technology for oil spill response and submarines, applied in underwater equipment, special-purpose vessels, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of insufficient effectiveness and insufficient use of existing methods and equipment used to contain and neutralize oil spills, and the use of various dispersants has also proved to be non-effective and harmful to the environment and the peopl

a technology for oil spill response and submarines, applied in underwater equipment, special-purpose vessels, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of insufficient effectiveness and insufficient use of existing methods and equipment used to contain and neutralize oil spills, and the use of various dispersants has also proved to be non-effective and harmful to the environment and the peopl

US20140319076A1Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-30GALUSHKO SERGEY
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[0025]The preferred embodiment of the invention employs a conventional powered submarine, though a nuclear powered submarine may also be used for such purposes and would give more relative advantages like longer time submerged and a bigger operational depth, but the risks associated with oil spill may greatly jeopardize the situation by adding a threat of a radioactive contamination in case of an accident involving a nuclear submarine. Either nuclear or conventional oil spill response submarine is expected to be much less expensive due to the absence of requirements for low noise, expensive military equipment, armament, etc.

[0026]By using the inner space of the submarine typically occupied by the combat elements it will be possible to install large capacity store tanks 8 for collected oil and highly powerful oil pumping and / or processing equipment ensuring a operational flexibility and a autonomous performance of the ship in spill response operations.

[0027]Beside the on-board equipm...

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The submarine has a plurality of oil spill detection and removal means, oil / water separating device and oil store tanks. Lights and camera sets are installed in a manner allowing a visual control over the movement of the submarine and over the process of oil removal. A telescopic boom, a sail suction platform and deck suction means are provided to collect the oil spill from the surface of water and from beneath the ice. A bottom suction compartment is provided to collect the oil spill rising from the sea floor to the surface.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application dams priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 854,653 filed Apr. 29, 2013; said application is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to methods and apparatus for recovering hydrocarbons, including oil and oily substances, as well as other polluting chemicals floating suspended or moving within or on the surface of a body of water as a result of a spill and more particularly in the presence of ice, and to such a system using a autonomous manned submarine to remove spilled hydrocarbons from the body of water.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]With an intensified development of marine oil deposits the risks of accidental oil spill increase exponentially. The latest accidents in the Mexican Gulf, in Brazil and in Nigeria demonstrated that existing methods and equipment used to contain and neutralize oil spills are ineffective and insufficient. Before the surface s...

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Patent Timeline
30 Oct 2014
Publication
US20140319076A1
IPC
B63G8/00; B63G8/22; B63G8/38; B63G8/06; B63B35/32; B63G8/08; B63G8/39
CPC
B63G8/001; B63G8/08; B63G8/22; B63G8/38; B63G8/06; B63B35/32; B63G8/39; B63G2008/004
Inventors
GALUSHKO, SERGEY