TWO-DIMENSIONAL WIND SETUP OF OIL ON WATER

An investigation of the two-dimensional set-up of floating oil retained by a rigid barrier and subjected to a wind stress was conducted. An analytical expression for the oil wedge thickness as a function of oil properties, wedge length and wind stress or wind velocity was developed. This expression was then experimentally verified in a two-dimensional wind-wave flume. Experiments were conducted for a range of wind speeds using three oils with different density and viscosity.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Sorensen, R M
  • Spencer, E B
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 517-30
• Serial:
  • Journal of Waterways and Harbors Division
  • Volume: 97
  • Issue Number: WW3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containing equipment; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Thickness; Thin films; Wind waves
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil barriers; Oil containment systems; Oil film thickness
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00032169
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 8326
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1972 12:00AM