In Situ Burning of Oil Spills

Résumé du livre

A series of six mesoscale experiments were performed to measure the burning characteristics of Louisiana crude oil on water in a pan. These included one - 6 m square and five - 15 m square burns. Results of the measurements for burning rate and smoke emissions are compared to those from previous burns of various scales. The burning rate as indicated by the regression rate of the oil surface was found to be 0.062 plus or minus 0.003 mm/s for both the 6 m and 15 m square pan fires. Smoke particulate yields from the 15 m square fires were found to be approximately 11% of the oil burned on a mass basis.