A NEW CRITERION FOR PREDICTING HEADWAVE INSTABILITY OF AN OIL SLICK RETAINED BY A BARRIER

The proper deployment and utilization of oil-containment barriers depends upon a knowledge of the failure mechanisms of such devices. A simple empirical technique for predicting the water current velocity which will initiate one failure mode, i.e., entrainment failure, is presented. The critical velocity is a function of the specific gravity of the oil and the interfacial tension between the oil and water. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 1975 Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings, Volume 1.
• Corporate Authors:

  Offshore Technology Conference

  6200 North Central Expressway
  Dallas, TX  United States  45206
• Authors:
  • Agrawal, R K
  • Hale, La
• Conference:
  • 1975 Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings, Volume 1.
• Publication Date: 1974-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 461-466

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containing equipment; Oil spill cleanup
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil barriers; Oil containment systems; Oil spill containment; Oil spill control
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00098250
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-23357A
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM