MARINE FOAM FRACTIONATION

Air lifts
the waste.

THE NEEDLE-WHEEL PROTEIN SKIMMER

SHOWROOMSKIMMERMARINE FOAM STUDY

Forming the bubble cloud…

Balanced foam18%COLLECTION CUPAutomatic cup service

CUTAWAY / FRONT BODY OPEN FOR STUDY

12 assemblies · three routes · drag to orbit

THE ENGINEERING OF AN INTERFACE

A cloud of bubbles.
A cup of waste.

Follow air through a working marine skimmer and discover how foam exports some of the water’s organic load.

12 ASSEMBLIES / SELECT A COMPONENT

In the foam neck, pale threads and droplets descend as the foam rises. Pump section reveals the fixed shaft, bearings and mixing chamber; rotor speed is slowed for study.

Reveal needle-wheel rotor

Original in-sump marine teaching design. Assembled restores the clear body. Exploded separates service assemblies and pauses operation.

Sources & model notes

An original marine in-sump skimmer. Geometry, speeds, bubble sizes, foam heights and collection rates are illustrative. Bubble motion is procedural; the operating model is not CFD, chemical adsorption kinetics or a sizing tool. Wetness, foam stability and collection color demonstrate relationships rather than measured removal performance.

Royal Exclusiv · operation, water level and maintenance ↗RK2 · foam fractionation principles ↗TMC · bubble interfaces and operating factors ↗Three.js license

Primary references reviewed October 31, 2026. No commercial product is reproduced or endorsed.

Air liftsthe waste.

Air lifts
the waste.