BSEE Linear Boom In Situ Oil Burn Data ...
The efficiency of simulated at-sea surface oil burns (in situ burns, ISB) was determined while testing varied boom configurations and air-assist nozzles to improve combustion. Tests were conducted in a 14.3 m x 2.4 m x 2.4 m tank under both calm and wave-action conditions. Emissions and residual unc...
| Format: | Dataset |
|---|---|
| Language: | unknown |
| Published: |
U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)
2021
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.23719/1522582 https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/5826676c-bdff-4585-891b-89f46b08a9ea |
| Summary: | The efficiency of simulated at-sea surface oil burns (in situ burns, ISB) was determined while testing varied boom configurations and air-assist nozzles to improve combustion. Tests were conducted in a 14.3 m x 2.4 m x 2.4 m tank under both calm and wave-action conditions. Emissions and residual uncombusted oil were sampled to characterize the effect of variations in boom length/width ratios, injection air, and presence or absence of waves. Tests were done with 30 L of Alaska North Slope oil within an outdoor, above ground, fresh water, 63 m3 tank equipped with wave actuators and baffles. The combustion plume was sampled for emissions using a crane-suspended instrument system. Combustion efficiencies based on unburned carbon in the plume emissions ranged from 85% to 93%. Efficiencies based on oil mass loss ranged from 89% to 99% but were not predicted by changes in boom ratio, air injection, or the presence of waves. A four-fold variation in PM2.5 emission factors was observed from the test conditions and ... |
|---|