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Development of an Unmanned Conveyor Belt Recovery Skimmer for Floating Marine Debris and High Viscosity Oil

무인 컨베이어 벨트식 부유쓰레기 및 고점도유 회수장비 개발 연구

  • Received : 2017.03.06
  • Accepted : 2017.04.27
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

When persistent oil, such as crude oil or Bunker C oil, is spilled at sea, viscosity increases through the weathering process. Equipment that can collect this oil when mixed with floating marine debris is very limited. In this study, devices that can be attached to the outside of existing oil skimmers have been applied to the inside of the main body, to develop an unmanned conveyor belt type floating marine debris and high viscosity oil recovery skimmer, which is composed of a conveyor belt, a sweeper with a forced inflow device, and a collection tank equipped with a buoyant body. The resulting skimmer was operated at a speed of 1.2 knots at a distance of 30 m in a sea area test. It was stable when moving laterally in any direction. An oil recovery performance test was conducted using a portable storage tank, and oil was recovered from a minimum of $7.8k{\ell}/h$ to a maximum of $23.3k{\ell}/h$. Moreover, recovery of $7.7k{\ell}/h$ was obtained in a wave water tank test with floating marine debris such as PET bottles and oil mixed. If the equipment developed in this study was used in the field for oil pollution accidents, it could be expected to contribute to improved response capability. We believe our equipment could be used in further studies to improvement the performance of existing portable oil skimmers.

원유나 벙커C유와 같은 지속성 기름이 해상에 유출되면 풍화과정을 거쳐 점도가 높아지고, 부유 쓰레기와 섞이게 되면 이를 수거할 수 있는 장비는 매우 제한적이다. 본 연구에서는 기존 유회수기의 외부에 위치한 부속장치들을 본체 내부로 배치하고, 컨베이어 벨트와 강제유입장치인 스위퍼 및 부력체를 탑재한 수집조로 구성하여 자항과 리모트컨트롤이 가능한 무인 컨베이어 벨트식 부유쓰레기 및 고점도유 회수장비를 개발하였다. 실해역 테스트에서 30 m의 거리를 1.2 knots의 속도로 자항하며, 전 후, 좌 우에서 안정적인 균형유지와 구동부의 정상작동을 확인하였다. 임시저장조를 이용한 유회수 성능테스트 결과, 최소 $7.8k{\ell}/h$에서 최대 $23.3k{\ell}/h$까지 유출유 회수가 가능하였다. 또한, 페트병 등 부유쓰레기와 유출된 기름이 혼합된 조파수조에서 실시한 회수량 측정 테스트 결과는 $7.7k{\ell}/h$로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 장비가 해상기름오염사고 시 현장에 신속하게 투입된다면 방제능력 향상에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대하며, 현재 운용중인 Portable 유회수기의 성능개선 연구에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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