FABRICATION AND ANALYSIS OF BELT TYPE OIL SKIMMER

Abstract

In this era of modern civilization, liquid fuel transport is mandatory around the world. But there has been
several oil spilling accidents around the world and their negative effects are against all the living elements. The
environmental effects of such oil spills are not negligible as this is a global problem now days. So there is need of an
effective way to clean this oil from the surface without actually wasting it. This paper represents the project work
carried on fabrication and analysis of belt type oil skimmer. We have developed a compact mechanism for collection
of oil from water with the help of belt in minimum period of time. Collected oil can be reused for many purposes. This
oil skimmer is invented because of low cost, high compatibility, and for rough usage. This set up uses the DC motor,
fiberand fabric belt, pulley, supporting frame, scraping blade. We have made changes in the existing machine to make
its application easier at reduced cost. Our main aim is to reduce cost and control pollution, attained through this
Project work. Now, in industries, to separate oil from other things like coolant and water, we use oil skimmers.
There are various methods for this, of which belt type oil skimmer is one of the majorly used. After fabrication of
such oil skimmer, the performance is evaluated on the basis of oil recovered from the oil-water mixture and recovery
rate for different types of oils.