Oil Stop - Single Point Inflation Auto Boom
Oil Stop’s single point inflation Auto Boom was the first single point inflation boom patented. Auto Boom was developed to provide safe, quick and efficient containment of floating oil. Auto Boom’s unique design makes it possible to store on and deploy from a hydraulic reel (winder), large lengths (up to 2,000 feet) of oil spill containment boom. As the boom is deployed from the reel, it automatically inflates from a single air source. Once inflated, the patented design allows each flotation chamber to be isolated, and in the event that one chamber is damaged or deflated, adjacent chambers remain fully inflated so that the boom can continue to function properly. As a unique added feature, Auto Boom incorporates a thin layer of closed cell foam inside each inflation chamber to provide positive buoyancy when the boom is not inflated.
- Polyurethane 28 oz./yd2 (970 gm/m2) - Standard for River and Harbor Models
- Polyurethane 36 oz./yd2 (1220 gm/m2) - Standard for Offshore and Deep SeaModels
- Neo/PTMEG Alloy 36 oz./yd2 (1220 gm/m2) - Tensile Strength: 1470 Lbs./inch (6540 N)
- Rapid Deployment: All buoyancy chambers are inflated from a single airsource. There is no need to stop the deployment to open or close valves.
- Compact: On reel storage or Rapid Pack
- Bundles Exceptional Wave Conformance
- Positive Buoyancy is built into every section to provide flotation prior toinflation or in the event of damage. The positive buoyancy feature alsoallows the boom to be stored in, and deployed from vertically-woundbundles (Rapid Packs), which conserve storage space and provide for easytransportation and deployment.
- Reliable: No internal springs, check valves or frames to corrode or fail.
- Reduced Labor: Deployment only requires one operator at the reel.
- Safe: Low pressure air source, and no need for operators between the reeland the water.
- Individual Buoyancy Chambers: Each buoyancy chamber is isolated. In theevent of a failure in one air chamber, adjacent chambers are isolated andwill remain inflated.
- Extended Use: An entire length of boom can be easily inflated up torequired pressure (“topped off”) from any point during extended deploymentapplications.
- Accessory Equipment includes reels, hydraulic power packs, blowers, towbridles, anchor systems, and storage containers.
Oil Stop offers the Rapid Pack storage system that makes it possible to package inflatable Auto Boom in Rapid Pack bundles. Rapid Pack bundles of Auto can be stored efficiently and rapidly deployed at the onset of an oil spill. Auto Boom’s unique features of positive buoyancy and single point inflation make this concept possible. The Rapid Pack eliminates, or reduces the need for dedicated storage reels, as several Rapid Pack bundles can be made by one machine. It also makes it possible to transport, and if desired, to deploy inflatable boom from aircraft. It can also save valuable deck space on offshore platforms and vessels.