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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide oil skimmers?
Oil Skimmers & Recovery Systems
Yes.
KDT provides oil skimmers and recovery systems, including weir skimmers and oleophilic drum, disc and brush skimmers, with power packs, transfer pumps and temporary storage, operated by our crews on the water or the shoreline.
Typical configuration
- Skimmer types
- Weir, oleophilic drum, disc, brush and rope mop
- Nameplate capacity
- From a few to 100+ barrels per hour, depending on unit size
- Power
- Diesel hydraulic power pack or air-driven, typical
- Transfer pump
- Positive-displacement or diaphragm pump, 2–4 in hose
- Temporary storage
- Towable bladders, portable tanks, vac trucks or frac tanks
- Planning figure
- Recovery rate is commonly planned on a derated capacity (EDRC), not nameplate
Boom holds the oil; skimmers take it out of the water. A skimmer sits at the surface inside the boom and lifts oil off with as little water as possible, then a transfer pump moves it to storage. Weir skimmers let the top layer spill over a lip and are good on thicker slicks. Oleophilic skimmers use drums, discs, brushes or rope mops that oil sticks to, which recovers mostly oil and little water, and brush skimmers handle heavier, weathered product.
KDT matches the skimmer to the oil and the water: viscosity, how weathered it is, debris in the water, and whether you're working from a boat, a dock or the beach. We bring the hydraulic or diesel power pack, the transfer pump and hose, and somewhere for the recovered oil to go, whether that's towable bladders, portable tanks, a vacuum truck or a frac tank on shore.
Our crews run the recovery system shift after shift, track recovered volumes for the planning section, and decon and service the gear between operations.
Available as
- Weir skimmers for thick, fresh oil
- Oleophilic drum and disc skimmers for high oil-to-water recovery
- Brush skimmers for heavy and weathered oil
- Rope mop skimmers for debris-laden water and tight spaces
- Shallow-water and shoreline skimmers
- Complete recovery packages with pump, power pack and storage
What's included
- Delivery of skimmers, power packs, pumps and hose
- Setup inside the boom, from a boat, dock or shoreline
- Operators every shift
- Recovered-volume tracking for the planning section
- Decon, servicing and demob
Where it's used
- On-water recovery inside containment or collection boom
- Collection points at the end of a deflection boom
- Shoreline and nearshore recovery
- Recovery from ponds, ditches and sumps after an inland release
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide oil skimmers?
Yes. We supply weir, drum, disc and brush skimmers with the power packs, pumps and temporary storage they need, and our crews run them on the water or the shore.
What kind of skimmer is best for my spill?
It depends on the oil and the water. Oleophilic drum and disc skimmers recover mostly oil from lighter and medium products; weir skimmers move volume on thick slicks; brush skimmers handle heavy, weathered oil. Tell us the product and conditions and we'll match it.
Where does the recovered oil go?
Into temporary storage we bring with the skimmer: towable bladders on the water, portable tanks on shore, or a vacuum truck or frac tank. From there it's transported for recycling or disposal as the waste plan requires.
Why is a skimmer's real recovery rate lower than its rating?
Nameplate capacity assumes ideal conditions. Thin slicks, waves, debris and weathering all cut into it, which is why response plans use a derated figure. We report actual recovered volumes each shift.
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