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Foam-filled boom being used on a Stratoliner recovery project.
SEP Line Card 2008
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PetroBarrier 6" x 11" Foam Filled Boom
Containment boom for light winds and 2-3 foot
waves.
Description: Boom consists
of a flexible skirt and fence type oil and debris barrier for
inner harbor use. It employs double main load lines (cable above,
chain below).
Discharge or Spill Type: Petroleum products, debris and
other floating material.
Specifications
| Total Height |
17 in. |
432 mm |
| Draft |
11 in. |
280 mm |
| Freeboard |
6 in. |
152 mm |
Buoyancy-to-Weight Ratio |
2.5:1 |
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| Flotation Element |
Solid Polyethylene Foam |
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| Flotation Shape |
Rectangular |
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| Flotation Length |
4.5 ft. |
1.37 m |
| Total Weight |
1.2 lbs/ft |
1.8 kg/m |
| Ballast |
3/16 in.galvanized chain |
.5 mm |
| Total Tension Member |
3/16 in. coated cable |
.5 mm |
Fabric |
22 oz Vinyl coated polyester |
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| Tensile Strength |
500 lbs/inch |
90 kg/cm |
| Tear Strength |
150 lbs. |
68.1 kg |
| Temperature Range |
-30 to 140 F |
-34 to 60 C |
Section Length |
100 or 50 ft. |
30.5 or 15.2 m |
| Total Tensile Strength (actual ASTM method F-1093-91) |
5,800 lbs |
2631 kg |
| Stowage Volume |
13 cu.ft/100 ft |
.13 cu.M/10 m |
Color |
Yellow or orange |
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| Cleaning |
Industrial detergents, steam, pressure wash,
etc. |
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| Waves |
2-3 ft. |
.75 m |
| Wind |
10-15 knots |
5.1-7.7 m/sec |
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A foam-filled boom deployed under a dock.
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