Kevin Costner Oil Gulf MESS-Clean up Machine

[t0dd]

Run time: 01:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1amD5Y2CIxA   Posted on YouTube: May 15, 2010 By YouTube Member: LeonTuerto Views on YouTube: 35   Posted on DU: May 15, 2010 By DU Member: t0dd Views on DU: 1916

 

[zeemike]

1. Well it was a two bit actor that started this mess

with deregulation....now maybe a first class one can help clean up the mess.

[midnight]

2. I hope this does what they say it's suppose to do. I'm overwhelmed

for all the beautiful innocent animals being destroyed by this oil mess.

[dchill]

3. Kick

[Tx4obama]

4. They should be using this NOW, instead of the dispersment chemicals! n/t

[Lorien]

7. Amen. nt

[wordpix]

15. yea, I have no confidence when they're keeping the chemical secret

must be DDT or something.

[Bonhomme Richard]

5. This is not a new technology. I will be interested to see how this would work.

It's a gallon per minute problem. He makes equipment that typically separates 5 gpm and the one in the video looks substantially faster, maybe 25 gpm. At 200,000 gallons that's 130 gallons per minute at the head. That doesn't take into consideration what has already escaped.
The reason that it is not 100% efficient is because the water molecules eventually get small enough that the weight equals the oil and therefore the centrifuge doesn't separate it anymore. The rest has to be removed by coalescing filters or a vacuum. My company is currently building a more efficient prototype vacuum unit than what is out there.

[bahrbearian]

11. Yep, not new.

You see centrifuges like that one every large Vessel in the Ocean and Pemex station in Mexico.

[stopbush]

12. Costner said it wasn't new technology in the vid.

[jotsy]

6. I hope it works! We sure need something to.

KICK.

[Bitwit1234]

8. I saw this morning on MSNBC they gave it a trial AND

you could see it separate the water and oil. Then the water goes thru cleaning and it is 97% drinkable. Costner said they are working on making it 100% drinkable. The guy smelled the water and there was NO oil smell.

[Bitwit1234]

9. PS

Two LA Parishes have contracted to use it already.

[JDPriestly]

10. Is there some chemical process or perhaps a filter that could finish the job?

[roguevalley]

13. the story earlier about this says he's donating 26 million dollars.

good man, Our Kevin.

[ooglymoogly]

14. Sounds good....whats up with Costner's lower lip. Kr nt