Floating suction oil skimmer are very useful for removing bulk of floating oil from typically large size tanks, water bodies. The floating skimmer is typically fixed at a position with a rope so as to remove maximum of oil. Also, in certain applications, the skimmer is moved across the surface of the water body to cover larger area.
The skimmer floats on the water body with the help of vacuum-filled balls with the collector mechanism at the center. Air-pump is used for the suction of the collected oil. As the skimmer is floating on the water body, there are chances of some water getting sucked along with the floating oil. so a Coalescer filter is used to remove any traces of the water collected along with the oil.
The system consists of:
