DETERMINATION OF OIL LOSS RATES FROM A HIGH SEAS OIL CONTAINMENT BARRIER

Field tests of a high seas oil containment barrier were conducted off Point Conception, California for the purpose of evaluating the barrier's oil containment efficiency under varying configurations and tow speeds. Coincident ground truth measurements of soybean oil film thickness and remote sensing imagery were acquired during the tests in order to determine the time dependent rate of oil loss and thereby establish an oil budget. Results of the study indicated that the barrier performed efficiently when towing speeds approximated .50 knots, adequately at speeds under 1.00 knot, while there was catastrophic failure at speeds over 1.00 knot. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Santa Barbara

  GeoTrans Laboratory
  Santa Barbara, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Estes, J E
  • Mikolaj, P G
  • Thaman, R R
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 80 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Containing equipment; Film; Leakage; Measurement; Oceans; Oil booms; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Oils; Performance; Remote sensing; Samplers; Soybeans; Thickness; Thin films; Towing devices; Vegetable oils; Water pollution
• Uncontrolled Terms: Containment
• Old TRIS Terms: Booms; Cg; High seas oil barriers; Leakage fluid; Oil barriers; Oil containment systems; Oil film thickness; Oil retention booms; Performance engineering; Towed bodies
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048333
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-23,260-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM