A REVIEW OF OIL HANDLING PROBLEMS AT OFFSHORE TERMINALS. PART II. PROGRAM FOR EXPERIMENTALLY EVALUATING ADVANCED OIL BARRIERS

This report presents the results of a study on the performance and operational requirements for an oil barrier to be used at several possible deep water port sites. Four types of barriers were investigated as follows: (1) pneumatic barrier (2) skirt barrier, raisable, (3) skirt barrier, fixed flotation, and (4) skirt/pneumatic barrier (hybrid type). An engineering review of the four barrier designs is conducted and a program for their experimental evaluation is developed. The evaluation program provides for three levels of tests over a 3-year period: Containment/removal concept tests, dynamic model and component tests and offshore tests of a prototype barrier.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Part 1 dated Nov 73, Com-74-10212.
• Corporate Authors:

  Ocean Science and Engineering, Incorporated

  5541 Nicholson Lane
  Rockville, MD  United States 
• Authors:
  • Schneider, I L
  • Asher, R C
  • Mainville, C R
• Publication Date: 1974-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 171 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo handling; Containing equipment; Deepwater harbors; Offshore terminals; Oil spill cleanup; Oils
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk oil handling; Oil barriers; Oil containment systems
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126040
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA-Rd-900-75031, NMRC-272-23100-R1a
• Contract Numbers: MA-6562
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM