ABASCO Oil Containment Boom Specifications


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CONVENTIONAL OIL CONTAINMENT BOOM SPECIFICATIONS

	Overall height, in	Float freeboard, in	Skirt draft, in	Top cable diameter, in	Ballast chain diameter, in	Weight per 100 ft, lb	Volume per 100 ft, cu ft	Buoyancy ratio	Total tensile strength, lb	Sea Code
Delta	6	2	4	-	3/16	59	7	2.2	3,200	C
Alpha	10	4	6	-	1/4	110	30	4.3	5,000	C
Beta 1A	18	6	12	-	1/4	144	35	7.3	5,000	CP
Beta 1B	18	6	12	5/16	1/4	165	35	6.2	15,000	CP
Beta 1C	18	6	12	5/16	5/16	198	35	5.3	17,500	CP
Gamma 1A	24	6	18	5/16	5/16	206	50	5.1	17,500	P
Gamma 1B	24	8	16	5/16	3/8	276	75	6.6	20,500	P
Omega 1A	36	12	24	5/16	3/8	347	150	11.0	20,500	O
Omega 1B	36	12	24	3/8	1/2	460	160	8.4	32,400	O
Epsilon	42	14	28	3/8	1/2	537	195	9.2	32,400	O

NEO BOOM SPECIFICATIONS

	Overall height, in	Freeboard, in	Draft, in	Top cable diameter, in	Ballast chain diameter, in	Weight per 100 ft, lb	Compacted volume per 100 ft, cu ft	Expanded volume per 100 ft, cu ft	Buoyancy ratio	Total tensile strength, lb
NEO 2	10	4	6	-	1/4	120	6	23	4.7	5,000
NEO 3	18	6	12	-	1/4	156	9	30	8.7	5,000
NEO 4	18	6	12	5/16	1/4	184	11	32	7.4	15,000
NEO 5	24	6	18	5/16	5/16	223	13	36	6.2	17,500
NEO 6	24	8	16	5/16	3/8	300	25	60	7.8	20,500
NEO 7	30	10	20	5/16	3/8	337	40	92	10.6	20,500
NEO 8	36	12	24	5/16	1/2	492	60	125	9.8	28,800
NEO 9	42	14	28	3/8	1/2	557	90	160	11.7	42,000

AIR BOOM SPECIFICATIONS

	Overall height, in	Float freeboard, in	Draft, in	Top cable diameter, in	Ballast chain diameter, in	Weight per 100 ft, lb	Deflated volume per 100 ft, cu ft	Buoyancy ratio	Total tensile strength, lb	Sea code
AIR BOOM	36	12	24	5/16	1/2	376	25	11.4	28,000	O
AIR BOOM	50	14	36	3/8	5/8	558	35	10.4	42,000	O

SIGMA BOOM SPECIFICATIONS

	Overall height, in	Float freeboard, in	Skirt draft, in	Ballast	Weight per 100 ft, lb	Volume per 100 ft, cu ft	Buoyancy ratio	Tensile strength, lb	Sea code
SIGMA 24	24	10	14	3 lb/4 ft	420	320	6.06	36,000	Permanent
SIGMA 36	36	10	26	3 lb/4 ft	520	380	5.01	54,000	Permanent

BOOM FABRICS

Fabric	Base	Fabric weight, oz/sq yd	Tensile strength, lb	Abrasion resistance	MInimum temperature, deg F	Tear strength
PVC	Polyester	22	530/493	Pass ASTM D-3389	-40	156/145
Urethane	Nylon	23	440/340	7,500 cycles	-65	160/160
Elvaloy	Polyester	24	375/350	2,000 cycles	-30	60/60

Fabric Notes
A. Numerous fabric weights, tensile /tear strength, and color options are available for PVC, urethane, and Elvaloy (XR-5) fabrics.
B. Neoprene and neoprene-coated fabrics are also available in several fabric weights and tensile/tear strengths.
C. NEO Boom standard fabric are 22-oz PVC (NEO 2–NEO 5) and 28-oz PVC (NEO 6–NEO 9) or 23-oz urethane for all sizes with options depending on application.
D. Sigma Boom can be provided in lighter fabric options, such as 80-oz or 90-oz for medium-duty applications.