The Multi Skimmer is a medium-sized oil recovery skimmer with four rotating interchangeable oleophilic disc or brush drum banks.
The standard built-in closed-cell foam floats create a compact configuration suited to calm water and narrow locations. Optional external floats improve sea-keeping characteristics where conditions are more disturbed.
The skimmer can resist a load of 100 kg and incorporates four lifting points for safe lifting.
Oil Recovery System
As the disc or brush banks rotate through the water, oil adheres to their oleophilic surfaces. Scrapers remove the collected oil and deposit it into the central sump of the skimmer head ready for transfer.
The ability to interchange disc and brush drum banks allows the system to work across light through to heavy oils.
Performance
- Recovery capacity up to 24 tonnes/hour
- Recovered water content between 2–5%
- Performance depends on oil type, viscosity, slick thickness and temperature
- Four rotating interchangeable oleophilic disc or brush drum banks
- Built in closed-cell foam floats as standard
- Optional external floats for improved sea-keeping in troubled water
- Designed to resist a 100 kg load
- Four lifting points
Power Pack
The skimmer can be delivered in combination with a power pack with built-in suction pump, sold separately. The power pack can also be used independently as a hydraulic power source or as a transfer pump.
Typical Applications
The standard float arrangement is particularly suited to skimming in calm water and narrow locations. Optional external floats are available where improved sea-keeping is required in more disturbed water.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of oil can the Multi Skimmer recover?
Darcy states that the interchangeable oleophilic disc and brush banks allow the Multi Skimmer to work with oils ranging from light through to heavy.
What is the maximum recovery capacity?
Depending on oil type, viscosity, slick thickness and temperature, the skimmer can recover up to 24 tonnes per hour.
How much water is collected with the recovered oil?
Darcy states a very low recovered water content of between 2–5%, depending on operating conditions.
Why are the disc and brush banks interchangeable?
The interchangeable collection surfaces allow the skimmer to be configured for different oil conditions rather than relying on a single recovery surface.
Can the Multi Skimmer be used in disturbed water?
The standard closed-cell foam floats are suited to calm water and narrow locations. Optional external floats improve sea-keeping characteristics in more troubled water.
Is the power pack included?
The power pack with built-in suction pump is sold separately.
