Dewater ing
In collaboration with the Dutch company Auxill Nederland
B.V., the Voraxial Separator 8000, which can handle flows
from 225 m³/h to 1150 m³/h, was selected. This machine
costs €190,000 and consumes 37.5 kW. Two transport vessels
will be required as determined in Chapter 4.4. Both
of these vessels will receive a Voraxial Separator, so the
total costs will be €380,000. Since these machines can
handle flows much larger than the 300 m³/h that they will
encounter in this project, the required power will probably
be lower than 37.5 kW, although tests are required
to confirm this. The Ocean Cleanup Array cannot produce
a completely dry material flow and for now it is assumed
that the flow will be 50% material and 50% water, and
that tests are needed to confirm this. These tests will
need to be performed in the second phase of the project.