Apparatus for recovering fluids floating on water
US4360429A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 1980 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/923
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for recovering fluids floating on a body of water comprises a support structure and two rows of discs mounted on the support structure so the discs are in contact with the fluid. The discs of each row are spaced-apart coaxially along a shaft. There is a motor coupled to the shafts for rotating the shafts and the discs. Wipers contact the sides of the discs for wiping the fluid from the discs as the discs rotate and collect the fluid. The shafts are parallel and spaced-apart a distance such that the discs of the two rows interdigitate.
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