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BELT OIL SKIMMER [1 record]

Record 1 2001-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Water Pollution
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

Device that lifts hydrocarbons off a water surface and moves them to a storage unit.

CONT

Oil Skimmers. Disc and belt skimmers offer the most cost effective solution to the removal of contaminating oil in systems using water-based fluids. ... Belt skimmers are available in either 240 or 110 V AC, with a variety of belt size combinations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Récupérateur équipé d'une bande destinée à diriger les hydrocarbures récupérés vers une unité de stockage.

OBS

[Le récupérateur à bande] est soit à bande transporteuse, soit à bande absorbante, celle-ci retenant une plus grande quantité d'hydrocarbures qu'elle libère en passant dans une essoreuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medidas contra la contaminación
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Transporte de petróleo y gas natural
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