A SHIPBOARD OIL-IN-WATER CONTENT MONITOR BASED ON OIL FLUORESCENCE

The purpose of this effort was to demonstrate the feasibility of a shipboard oil monitor based on the luminescence of oils emulsified in water. Luminescence characteristics of thirty non-Navy and eleven Navy oils and oil mixtures were documented as the basis of design for an instrument which performs a weighted sum of emission at several wavelengths (when excited at several wavelengths). Effects of salinity, temperature, pH, particulates, detergents, and energy transfer between oils were demonstrated. The breadboard demonstrated linearity with concentration of better than +5% from 10-100 ppm. While feasibility has been documented, several areas of improvement are suggested, including better emulsification, improved optical mask design, a transmission monitor and a high-level bypass monitor.

• Corporate Authors:

  Baird-Atomic Incorporated

  Government Systems Division
  Bedford, MA  United States 

  United States Coast Guard

  Office of Research and Development, 400 7th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hornig, A W
  • Brownrigg, J T
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 179 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical analysis; Energy transfer; Fluorescence; Hydrocarbons; Oils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental design
• Old TRIS Terms: Emission spectra
• Subject Areas: Energy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091340
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-34169
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1975 12:00AM