Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100714:14:18:00
Skimmer. we are sucking oil and water from this tank here, and it separates water in this yellow pipe, and the oil will be coming here in the purple pipe and it works on very simple concept. the first pirinciple being likea u-tube with oil on one side and water in the other, the one with the oil will stand up higher. that's the first principle. the second principle is i'm using a special pump. if you were to use a regular pump and took the oil and water naturally separated in the ocean and separate it, it emulsifies, and then it takes hours and days to separate. >> how is this different than t...
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