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Foam-filled boom being used on a Stratoliner recovery project.
SEP Line Card 2008
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PetroBarrier 8" x 12" Foam Filled
Boom
Containment boom for harbor or protected
waters.
Description: Boom
consists of a flexible skirt type oil and debris barrier
with cylindrical foam flotation for harbor or protected
water use.
Discharge or Spill Type: Petroleum products, debris
and other floating material.
Specifications
| Total Height |
20 in. |
508 mm |
| Draft |
12 in. |
305 mm |
| Freeboard |
8 in. |
203 mm |
Buoyancy-to-Weight Ratio |
10.5:1 (Reserve Buoyancy / Weight 9.5:1) |
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| Flotation Element |
Solid Polyethylene Foam |
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| Flotation Shape |
Rolled Microfoam |
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| Flotation Length |
6 ft. |
1.83 m |
| Total Weight |
2.0 lbs/ft |
3.1 kg/m |
| Ballast |
1/4 galvanized steel chain |
6.35 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 150 ft. |
30.5 or 45.7 m |
| Total Tensile Strength (actual ASTM method F-1093-91) |
5,000 lbs |
2268 kg |
| Stowage Volume |
40 cu.ft/ 100 ft |
.37 cu. m/ 10m |
| Cleaning |
Industrial detergents, steam, pressure wash, etc. |
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| Color |
Yellow |
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| Wind |
15-20 Knots |
7.7-10.3 m/sec |
| Wave Height |
3 ft. |
.9 m |
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A foam-filled boom deployed under a dock.
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