Fast Water
Oil Spill Control
Technology for
Rivers and
Vessel Sweep
Systems
BoomVane by
– PATENTED –
The BoomVane – revolutionizing fast
water Oil Spill Response
BoomVane deployment in river Waal, the Netherlands.
The BoomVane is a device for oil boom
deployment in rivers and other waterways.
This powerful yet light and handy tool makes
spill control and recovery possible without the
need for boats, anchors or fixed installations of
any kind. The BoomVane can be operated in
waters with heavy traffic since the control rudder
allows for fast and effortless system retrieval
from mid-stream. As a fast-water tool, the
BoomVane works equally well when deployed
off a vessel – in this mode of operation the
vessel's progress through the water powers the
Boom Vane.
Oil spill response operations are notably difficult in rivers with strong current and river traffic. Considering typical response time margins
allowed for river spills in relation to the mobilisation time and resources required for conventional land- or vessel-based boom systems, a
timely response is not a logistic possibility - with
the BoomVane it is.
Retrieving the BoomVane after successful operation in
Glomma River/Port of Fredrikstad, Norway
US Coast Guard R&D tests,
Columbia River 1999.
The BoomVane is constructed as a cascade of
vertical wings mounted in a rectangular frame.
Powered by the current flow the BoomVane held by a single mooring line only - swings out
towards the opposite shore with the oil boom in
tow. The BoomVane rides very stably in water
speeds ranging from <1-5 knots, insensitive to
‘chop’ and fluctuations of the current.
River application
Deflection mode
water intake
BoomVane
boom
Skimmer
(Circus)
boom
current
flow
BoomVane
mooring
line
Recovery mode
Typical river deployment
A versatile fast water booming tool, the BoomVane
is used for both recovery and deflection modes of
operation. It is completely self-trimming and
requires no attendance once deployed.
System configuration
ORC offers a complete spill response system for
rivers based on the BoomVane, the River boom
and the River Circus skimmer. However, the
BoomVane may be used with most types and
makes of skimmers and oil booms, although
shallow draught booms are preferred for both
river and VOSS applications, to reduce drag.
A complete river system, the river Wisla, Poland.
1
2
...line, BoomVane
& boom laid out
for launching...
...heading out
with boom
in tow...
3
4
...in working
position...
...being
retrieved to
let vessels pass...
Vessel application
In coastal and offshore sweep operations, the
BoomVane offers important advantages compared
to both a two-vessel U-sweep or a sweep vessel
with rigid outrigger arms. The BoomVane's highspeed and wave-action stability, coupled with the
elasticity inherent in the system, allows for unparalleled sweep width and equipment durability in
different vessel sweep modes. As the towing vessel
requires no more than a sturdy cleat, the
BoomVane is the ultimate boom deployment tool
for Vessel of Opportunity Skimming Systems (VOSS).
Single BoomVane 'open apex' sweep off Florida, 2001
BoomVane - technical specifications
(Subject to modification without prior notice)
1500
0–118
800
1400
1210/*710
Materials
wings, frame,
rudder & stabiliser:
rudder arms:
float:
connector plate, pins,
bolts & shackles:
bridle line & blocks:
mooring line:
aluminium 6082-T6 [Int. AA]
aluminium 6063-T6 [Int. AA]
foam-filled GRP
all stainless steel
Dyneema SK75 10mm,
Rutgersson blocks
Dyneema SK75 12 mm x 150 m,
breakload 7500 kgf
Dyneema SK75 10mm* x 100 m,
breakload 5100 kgf
Performance
water speed range:
boom length:
Draught:
<1 – 5 knots
300 – 500 (*300) feet river boom
depending on type/size of boom
and site characteristics
approx. 1.1 m (*0,55 m)
Overall dimensions & weight:
wing unit: 1785 x 310 x 1010/*505mm = 0.56/*0.28 m3, 46/*35 kg
float unit: 1400x205x800mm = 0.23 m3, 16 kg
total: 0.79/*0.51 m3, 62/*51 kg
System accessories
River Circus oil skimmer
ORC River boom
* BoomVane shallow water model
No tools required for assembly, deployment or dismantling of the BoomVane!
To learn more, download the operation manuals from ORC’s website.
Agent:
ORC AB, Nya varvet 97, SE-426 71 V:a Frölunda, Sweden
Phone: +46 31698520, Fax: +46 31691790, E-mail: [email protected]
www.orc.se