By mapple on Saturday, November 20, 2010
The SQUID has gotten so much media attention, it’s hard to believe some people still haven’t heard of it. Well, I guess I can explain it one more time. What is the SQUID? Super- Quick Undersea Incident Device. What does it do? When there is an undersea oil well leak (or natural fissure leaking oil or chemicals into the water), you can quickly deploy the SQUID to contain the leak and bring the spilled oil and other foreign contaminants directly to the surface for recapture, protecting the surrounding sea and diverting the spill, avoiding damage to our coasts and waters surrounding the spill. First, the metal ring is deployed and assembled on the surface of the body of water, filled with weighted material, and slowly guided down to surround the leak site. A high strength, flexible plastic tubing is connected to the ring to act as a guiding tube for the oil as it flows to the surface within the sheathing. The sheathing is open at the bottom to allow divers and equipment through to fix the leak site while the shroud is in place. This also allows for an equalized pressure solution, with water both inside and outside the shroud. The leaking oil is guided up the tube to the surface where it can be contained and siphoned off the surface of the water. Simple, elegant, brilliant. The SQUID needs to be deployed for all spills in the ocean. For licensing opportunities, Contact Steven Dvorak and New World Innovations at sdvorak@newworldinnovations.com or 970-275-5301. Inventions by Dvorak include the SQUID (Super-Quick Undersea Incident Device), ViseNut, the AirGap Soap Dispenser, and the EZ Up Disposer Lift. See more at http://newworldinnovations.com
SQUID Eco friendly solution to Gulf Oil Spill and BP Disaster
By mapple on Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Most underwater solutions attempt to hold the pressure using concrete and stiff metal piping. Unlike rigid containment domes prone to freeze-up or eco-toxic dispersants, the SQUID uses no chemicals in the water, equalizes pressure by allowing the oil to naturally flow to the surface in a contained fashion, and even allows salvaging of that oil for use, rather than burning it off or letting it dissipate across the ocean's surface. This solution uses flexible high strength plastic to capture every drop of oil and is impervious to deep sea currents and low temperatures. It "goes with the flow" of the water.
The scale of the SQUID can be altered, based on the size of the sea floor leak site and depth needed at the rig site. Current prototypes are 48' in diameter, easily assembled on site (sea surface) by divers and tug boats. The ring is delivered hollow; once it is assembled, a heavy agent will fill the inner ring, allowing the ring to sink, while deflating the flotation devices holding the ring above water.
The ring then sinks to cover the leak site, draping the high strength plastic around the leak site, creating a guided flow to the surface. The connection points between the ring and plastic are porous, allowing divers and equipment to flow freely in and out of the shroud, facilitating work to fix the leak or build anew.
The SQUID can be used to control disasters like the one the Gulf of Mexico and British Petroleum are facing right now, or to capture and capitalize on sea floor oil leaks like this that occur naturally all the time.
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Contact Steven Dvorak and New World Innovations at sdvorak@newworldinnovations.com or 970-275-5301. Other inventions by Dvorak include the SQUID (Super-Quick Undersea Incident Device), ViseNut, the AirGap Soap Dispenser, and the EZ Up Disposer Lift. See more at http://newworldinnovations.com