DEVELOPMENT OF A STREAMING FIBER OIL SPILL CONTROL CONCEPT
Seaward, Inc., has developed a simple and effective new concept for control of oil spills in currents up to 10 knots. The concept utilizes long, continuous fibers that stream out into the current to slow down and thicken spilled oil. Extensive tests have demonstrated that in a containment device, a thick, stable pool of oil can be created from which conventional techniques can be used to recover the oil. Losses beneath the system are negligible compared to the catastrophic losses a conventional containment barrier or oil skimmer would experience under the same conditions. An extensive test program was conducted during the program, including model testing in a 7-fps flume and testing of a prototype-scale fiber array in a commercial skimmer at speeds up to 6 knots. A preliminary prototype design for a 6-knot, self-propelled river skimmer was developed. (Author)
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Corporate Authors:
Seaward International, Incorporated
6269 Leesburg Pike, Suite 204
Falls Church, VA United States 22044United States Coast Guard
2100 Second Street, SW
Washington, DC United States 20593 -
Authors:
- Beach, R L
- March, F A
- Publication Date: 1975-3
Media Info
- Pagination: 95 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Catamarans; Containing equipment; Control systems; Fibers; Harbors; Hulls; Mathematical models; Oil spills; Oils; Performance; Phased arrays; Polypropylene; Prototypes; River currents; Rivers; Separators; Simulation; Synthetic fibers; Test facilities; Test procedures; Water pollution
- Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Recovery
- Old TRIS Terms: Arrays; Containment general; Performance engineering
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00092266
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt., USCG-D-35-75
- Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-40217-A
- Files: NTIS
- Created Date: Nov 5 1976 12:00AM