Tests of Oil Recovery Devices in Broken Ice Fields. Phase I.

This is the final report of full size tests of two oil spill recovery devices, the Lockheed Clean Sweep Model R2003 and the Marco Pollution Control Class I Oil Recovery System, operating in a simulated Arctic environment incorporating below freezing temperatures and ice infested waters. Tests were c...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schultz,L. A., Deslauriers,P. C., Voelker,R. P., Halstad,O. M., Abrams,D. E.
Other Authors: ARCTEC INC COLUMBIA MD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Water Pollution and Control
*ICE
*OIL POLLUTION
*ARCTIC REGIONS
RECOVERY
WATER POLLUTION
DIESEL FUELS
FUEL OIL
OIL SPILLS
COLD WEATHER TESTS
SEPARATORS
Water pollution control
*Oil pollution removal
Crude oil
DOT/5C
Arctic
Prudhoe Bay
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA016465
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA016465
Description
Summary:This is the final report of full size tests of two oil spill recovery devices, the Lockheed Clean Sweep Model R2003 and the Marco Pollution Control Class I Oil Recovery System, operating in a simulated Arctic environment incorporating below freezing temperatures and ice infested waters. Tests were conducted with both devices in broken fresh water ice and salt water ice, with No. 2 diesel oil and a crude oil selected to closely match the properties of Prudhoe Bay crude oil, at temperatures of +25F and +15F. These tests demonstrated that with minor hardware modifications and the proper operating procedures, both devices will successfully recover crude oil and No. 2 diesel oil spilled in a broken ice field of moderate icepiece size.

Similar Items