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

• 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

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.