Development and Calibration of an Oil Spill Behavior Model.
An oil spill behavior model has been developed which describes the changing area, thickness and physical properties of spills of Prudhoe Bay Crude Oil, No. 2 fuel (home heating) oil and No. 4 (heavy) fuel oil under Arctic marine conditions. The oil properties calculated are density, viscosity, pour...
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ftdtic:ADA133693 2023-05-15T14:45:37+02:00 Development and Calibration of an Oil Spill Behavior Model. Mackay,Donald Shiu,Wan Ying Hossain,Khon Stiver,Warren McCurdy,Diane TORONTO UNIV (ONTARIO) DEPT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 1982-09 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA133693 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA133693 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA133693 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Physical Chemistry Fuels *OIL SPILLS ARCTIC REGIONS ARCTIC OCEAN COLD WEATHER DENSITY VISCOSITY SOLUBILITY FLASH POINT SURFACE TENSION COMPUTER PROGRAMS CRUDE OIL FUEL OIL WEATHERING COLD WEATHER TESTS Text 1982 ftdtic 2016-02-21T21:56:55Z An oil spill behavior model has been developed which describes the changing area, thickness and physical properties of spills of Prudhoe Bay Crude Oil, No. 2 fuel (home heating) oil and No. 4 (heavy) fuel oil under Arctic marine conditions. The oil properties calculated are density, viscosity, pour point, aqueous solubility, flash point, fire point and interfacial tension. The model calculations include spreading into thin (sheen) and thick slicks, drift, evaporation, dispersion, and formation of water-in-oil emulsions (mousse formation). The model was calibrated by fitting the model equations to data obtained from outdoor weathering experiments conducted at the Coast Guard R&D Center, Groton, Connecticut, during the Winters of 1979/80 and 1980/81 in which arctic spring conditions were simulated. A comprehensive sampling program yielded data on the changing oil properties. The model successfully described the rate of evaporation and the physical properties under these test conditions, with the exception that interfacial tensions were not well predicted. This exception is probably due to the formation of surface active compounds by oil oxidation, and water-in-oil emulsion formation induced by rainfall. It is believed that the model provides the capability of predicting, with acceptable accuracy, the behavior and properties of the three oils when spilled under arctic marine conditions. (Author) Text Arctic Arctic Ocean Prudhoe Bay Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Arctic Ocean Fire Point ENVELOPE(-110.218,-110.218,56.417,56.417) Mousse ENVELOPE(141.467,141.467,-66.800,-66.800) |
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Physical Chemistry Fuels *OIL SPILLS ARCTIC REGIONS ARCTIC OCEAN COLD WEATHER DENSITY VISCOSITY SOLUBILITY FLASH POINT SURFACE TENSION COMPUTER PROGRAMS CRUDE OIL FUEL OIL WEATHERING COLD WEATHER TESTS |
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Physical Chemistry Fuels *OIL SPILLS ARCTIC REGIONS ARCTIC OCEAN COLD WEATHER DENSITY VISCOSITY SOLUBILITY FLASH POINT SURFACE TENSION COMPUTER PROGRAMS CRUDE OIL FUEL OIL WEATHERING COLD WEATHER TESTS Mackay,Donald Shiu,Wan Ying Hossain,Khon Stiver,Warren McCurdy,Diane Development and Calibration of an Oil Spill Behavior Model. |
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Physical Chemistry Fuels *OIL SPILLS ARCTIC REGIONS ARCTIC OCEAN COLD WEATHER DENSITY VISCOSITY SOLUBILITY FLASH POINT SURFACE TENSION COMPUTER PROGRAMS CRUDE OIL FUEL OIL WEATHERING COLD WEATHER TESTS |
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An oil spill behavior model has been developed which describes the changing area, thickness and physical properties of spills of Prudhoe Bay Crude Oil, No. 2 fuel (home heating) oil and No. 4 (heavy) fuel oil under Arctic marine conditions. The oil properties calculated are density, viscosity, pour point, aqueous solubility, flash point, fire point and interfacial tension. The model calculations include spreading into thin (sheen) and thick slicks, drift, evaporation, dispersion, and formation of water-in-oil emulsions (mousse formation). The model was calibrated by fitting the model equations to data obtained from outdoor weathering experiments conducted at the Coast Guard R&D Center, Groton, Connecticut, during the Winters of 1979/80 and 1980/81 in which arctic spring conditions were simulated. A comprehensive sampling program yielded data on the changing oil properties. The model successfully described the rate of evaporation and the physical properties under these test conditions, with the exception that interfacial tensions were not well predicted. This exception is probably due to the formation of surface active compounds by oil oxidation, and water-in-oil emulsion formation induced by rainfall. It is believed that the model provides the capability of predicting, with acceptable accuracy, the behavior and properties of the three oils when spilled under arctic marine conditions. (Author) |
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TORONTO UNIV (ONTARIO) DEPT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY |
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Mackay,Donald Shiu,Wan Ying Hossain,Khon Stiver,Warren McCurdy,Diane |
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Mackay,Donald Shiu,Wan Ying Hossain,Khon Stiver,Warren McCurdy,Diane |
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Development and Calibration of an Oil Spill Behavior Model. |
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Development and Calibration of an Oil Spill Behavior Model. |
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Development and Calibration of an Oil Spill Behavior Model. |
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Development and Calibration of an Oil Spill Behavior Model. |
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Development and Calibration of an Oil Spill Behavior Model. |
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development and calibration of an oil spill behavior model. |
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1982 |
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ENVELOPE(-110.218,-110.218,56.417,56.417) ENVELOPE(141.467,141.467,-66.800,-66.800) |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Fire Point Mousse |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Fire Point Mousse |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Prudhoe Bay |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Prudhoe Bay |
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