PVC type solid floating oil Boom (oil spill containment boom) is constructed with an impermeable PVC material, top cylindrical foam floats, short bottom skirt, and bottom ballast chain. It is a common economical boom, which particularly fits for the oil-spilling emergency and other floating containment in quiet offshore waters. It has been widely used on rivers, harbors, lakes, offshore oil platforms, and other waters due to its quick deployment and convenient operation.
Structures of the floating oil boom:
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- There are flexible sections between cross beams like floaters.
- Every section has anchor seats.
- A top ridge rope, middle reinforced belts, and a bottom balance chain on boom sections bear the longitudinal load and form concaves both at the skirt in water and at the flexible sections above water when the boom is in a current.
- Boom’s membrane is PVC double-face coated reinforced fabric.
Specifications of the floating oil boom:
| Model | WGV550 | WGV600 | WGV750 | WGV900 | WGV1200 | WGV1500 | |
| Freeboard(mm) | 130 | 180 | 260 | 300 | 360 | 500 | |
| Draught(mm) | 330 | 380 | 390 | 480 | 650 | 750 | |
| Section’s Length(m) | 10/20 | 10/20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| Operational Limits | Tension Strength(kn) | 20 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 120 |
| Wove Height(m) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | |
| Wind Speed(m/s) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | |
| Current Speed(kn) | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Weight | 51 | 53 | 75 | 130 | 195 | 255 | |
| Packing Size Per Section | Length(m) | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Width(m) | 0.88 | 0.88 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
| Height(m) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.85 | 10 | 1.25 | 1.5 | |
PVC floating oil boom is widely used on rivers, harbors, lakes, offshore oil platforms, and other waters due to its quick deployment and convenient operation. And it is very suitable for the long term fixed deployment on waters.
