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Solar Oil Skimmer Mechanism Adopted to Extract the Oil During Any Oil Spillage on Sea Esakkiraja M1, Dinutony G2, A C Mariappan3, G Peter packiaraj4 1,2 Final Year B.E Marine Cadets, PSN CET, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 3,4 Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Engineering, PSN CET, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu -------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------caused by ship accidents and 4 of them were ABSTRACT
Over the past few years there have been many oil accidents that have occurred on the sea. Oil spills will occur due to oil accidents, drill process on sea or due to any pipe line leakage. The oil on the sea water will float on top surface and if not removed, it will damage the surroundings of the ecosystem.
So, in this paper we implement a floating oil skimmer mechanism system used for removal and separation of oil from the water surface. The solar oil skimmer system contains a rotary disc to grab oil on the surface of the water and two propellers to move the oil skimmer. The rotary disc and propeller were driven by DC motor which was connected to the motor driver and Arduino Mega as a controller.
caused by pipe leaks on sea. Oil spill can also occur because the Indonesia is the largest oil trade lanes in Southeast Asia. This condition was supported by high shipping activity of the Japanese ships around of 90% and Chinese ships were around 70%- 90%.
Pollution from the oil spill on sea is the focus of attention at the wider community. The oil spill in the water is very easy to spread and move to other places, because of the influence of water waves, wind, and sea water flow. The impact will be very fast and threaten the survival of the organisms, damages to the ecosystem, and decrease in economic qualities due to the damaged environment. Therefore, up to now we need additional efforts to reduce, separate, and eliminate the oil spill on surface of the water are to be studied. There are several methods that have been developed including burning, sinking, dispersing, absorbing, bio-degradation, gelling, and skimming. On these methods, the skimming is the most widely using method because it is simple, easy, and does not require any additional chemicals, so it will be environmentally friendly.
The ‘working principle’ of the oil skimmer is to utilize the rotating element to separate oil from water. The oil which floats on the surface of the water will stick to the rotating element due to force called adhesion force, this is enough to separate the oil from water. The adhered oil is then separated by using an element called scraper and it will flow directly into the storage tank. The rotating element which can be now developed in the form of drums, belts or discs.
So, this paper constructs an ‘Oil Skimmer’ which was designed to float on top of the water surface. The oil skimmer is composed of a rotary disc that can rotate and functions to absorb and separate oil spills which are on the top of the water. Here the rotary disc is chosen because this type is the most suitable for sticking / taking oil with medium viscosity.
The solar oil skimmer is also equipped with a joystick
that is used to adjust the rotation speed of the rotating disc and control the movement of the oil skimmer. Based on the result of testing the solar oil skimmer has been able to take and separate the oil on the top surface of the water with separation speed of 620.27 ml/min at a speed about 18.0 RPM. Imagine a floating oil skimmer as a sleek, metallic device gliding over a vast, dark expanse of water. Its surface, a shimmering mosaic of silver and black, contrasts sharply against the murky depths below. It moves with an almost sentient grace, its edges blurring into the surrounding water, like a mirage. The skimmer’s mechanism, a series of concentric rings, spins gently, creating delicate ripples that spread across the oily surface.
Keywords: Oil spill control, removal equipment, with solar panel, and a battery.
1. INTRODUCTION:
The oil and gas produced, has a potential to pollute the environment when an oil spill occurs. The oil spill occurs during the process of moving goods on board, drilling, and due to leakage of oil pipelines on under water. An example was the oil spill that occurred on Central Java. In the period 1989 to 2015, there are 20 cases of oil spills, of which 16 cases were
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