Brush Skimmer

T
he Brush skimmer design has been based on
man
y years experience supplying high capacity oil recovery
e
quipment.
T
he Brush skimmer is a light, portable suction type oil
skimmer
, designed to recover oil from shore line, harbors,
es
tuaries, rivers and lakes. The Brush skimmer uses the well
p
roven brush wheel system, which combines high oil
re
covery capacity with a low free water pick-up rate.
T
he Brush skimmer , weighing only 28 kg (62 lbs), is a hand
po
rtable skimmer with a recovery rate of up to 12m3/h
(75.5bbl
/h). The brush wheels will recover any floating
o
ils which remain fluid.
T
he Brush skimmer comprises a floating skimmer head
in
corporating two brush wheel units side by side with a
d
iameter of 250mm (9.8 inches). The brush wheels rotate
w
ith the flow, forcing the oil under the water. The oil tends
to go
up on the surface and at the same time sticks to the
ol
eophilic brushes. The brush wheels consist of hundreds of
t
housands of bristles, giving a larger surface area for the oil
to
stick to than any other mechanical skimmers available. As
t
he brush wheels rotate, water flows off the brushes through
a
channel and out of the skimmer head. Collected oil is
s
craped off into the oil collection hopper and pumped to a
re
covery tank.
T
he Brush skimmer is entirely hydraulic and is normally
su
pplied complete with a Lamor diesel powered hydraulic
pow
er pack and all necessary ancillary equipment. The unit
sh
ould be connected to an effective suction pump or vacuum
s
ystem. Optionally the power pack can be either electrically,
g
asoline or diesel driven.
T
he Brush skimmer has proven its efficiency in continuous
re
covery operations during hundreds of oil spills, in all
co
nditions and encountering all types of spilled oil and is
c
ertified by Bureau Veritas.

Technical specifications
Length 835 mm
Width 665 mm
Height 360 mm
Weight 28 kg
Capacity 12 m3/h
Hydraulic flow 1-3 l/min
Hydraulic pressure 60-100 bar
Power req. 0,1-0,5 kW