Open AccessA Review of Mobile Oil Skimmer
Author(s) -
Sathiyamoorthy,
K Arumugam,
Arun Pragathish M,
Barath B.N,
M Baskar,
S. Balamurugan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-524X
DOI - 10.14419/ijet.v7i3.34.18716
Subject(s) - spillage , environmental science , oil spill , petroleum , waste management , contamination , work (physics) , kerosene , water contamination , environmental engineering , engineering , geology , chemistry , mechanical engineering , paleontology , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
This project work is implemented based on the public issue which has overcome by our people on January 2017 at Ennore Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. The oil skimmer is used to separate oil, from mixtures of aqua and oil. It causes highly acidic alkaline and salty environment remains a great challenge to aquatic organisms and also pollutes the coastal areas. Every year 706 million gallons of waste oil enters the water resources and pollute the environment. Sea water has been polluted due to oil spillage; it also affects the water bodies. If the oil spill increases it results in serious damage to environment. About 90% of contaminated oil can be removed by continuous separation of oil by skimmer belt. This set-up uses polyurethane belt, bearing, supporting L-angle frame, EN 19 Rod & Scraper. This work implemented to improve the separation efficiency of the skimmer belt at manual speeds.