Main Title |
Fabric Boom Concept for Containment and Collection of Floating Oil. |
Author |
Bon, Philip E. ;
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CORP Author |
CONSULTEC, Inc., Rockville, Md. |
Year Published |
1973 |
Report Number |
EPA-68-01-0139; EPA-15080-FWM; 04044,; 670/2-73-069 |
Stock Number |
PB-228 049 |
Additional Subjects |
Water pollution ;
Oil ;
Booms(Equipment) ;
Boundary layer separation ;
Fabrics ;
Feasibility ;
Oil pollution control ;
Oil spills ;
Oil retention booms ;
Oil water separators ;
Hydrophilicity
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB-228 049 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
67p |
Abstract |
The feasibility of applying the concept of oil-water separation by means of woven hydrophilic fabric to a floating oil containment boom was investigated through a series of model tests. A preliminary model boom configuration was developed and towed at speeds to 0.686 meters/sec (2.25 ft/sec) in both calm water and waves. Oil retention performance of this model was clearly superior to that of a conventional flat plate boom of comparable draft in the environment investigated. A larger model of similar configuration demonstrated no oil leakage when towed at 0.77 meter/sec (1.5 kt) in calm water. While further detailed analysis, engineering, and testing is required to fully examine this concept, it appears that a properly designed flexible boom which uses a hydrophilic skirt material offers significant potential both as a containment device for floating oil in high current situations and as a high-speed collecting device. (Author) |