TESTS OF OIL RECOVERY DEVICES IN BROKEN ICE FIELDS. PHASE I

This is the final report of full size tests of two oil spill recovery devices, the Lockheed Clean Sweep Model R2003 and the Marco Pollution Control Class I Oil Recovery System, operating in a simulated Arctic environment incorporating below freezing temperature and ice infested waters. Tests were conducted with both devices in broken fresh water ice and salt water ice, with No. 2 diesel oil and a crude oil selected to closely match the properties of Prudhoe Bay crude oil, at temperatures of +25F and +15F. These tests demonstrated that with minor hardware modifications and the proper operating procedures, both devices will successfully recover crude oil and No. 2 diesel oil spilled in a broken ice field of moderate icepiece size.

• Corporate Authors:

  Arctec Incorporated

  Wilde Lake Village Green, Suite 255
  Columbia, MD  United States  21043
• Authors:
  • Schultz, L A
  • Deslauriers, P C
  • Voelker, R P
  • Halstad, O M
  • Abrams, D E
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 91 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Oil spill cleanup; Operations; Water quality management
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Arctic operations; Oil ice interaction; Oil recovery systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129881
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 228-CUSCG-D-130-75 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-51487-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM