PETROLEUM OIL DETECTION BUOY SYSTEM

Extended capability floating buoy designed to detect petroleum oils ranging in composition from crude to kerosene has been developed and performance tested. This buoy is powered by a land based low voltage direct current power supply at nominally 12 volts. The average total power requirements for the buoy are less than 0.75 watts. The detection system employs fluorescent techniques whereby the oils floating on the water surface are excited by short wavelength ultraviolet radiation and produced, by fluorescence emission, radiation in the near ultraviolet and blue end of the visible spectrum. The fluorescent radiation is selectively detected to produce an alarm condition. Improvements have been made to the mechanical packaging to facilitate deployment and field service.

• Corporate Authors:

  Spectrogram Corporation

  North Haven, CT  United States  06473
• Authors:
  • Gram, H R
• Publication Date: 1975-3-31

Media Info

• Pagination: 37 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fluorescence; Oils; Spectroscopic analysis; Water quality management
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil detector buoys; Oil fluorescence
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129880
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 0250USCG-D-39-75 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-43345
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM