COMBUSTION OF WATER-IN-OIL EMULSIONS OF DIESEL AND FRESH AND WEATHERED CRUDE OILS FLOATING ON WATER

• Main Author: Walavalkar, Ajey Y.
• Other Authors: Dr. Anil K. Kulkarni, Dr. Savash Yavuzkurt, Dr. Ralph Webb, Dr. Sarma Pisupati
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Penn State 2001
• Subjects: Mechanical Engineering; Milne Point; Alaska North Slope; north slope; Alaska
• Online Access: http://etda.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/ETD-52/index.html

Burning of spilled oil on the ocean surface or in-situ combustion is one of the techniques used in oil spill clean up operations. With the passage of time, as the crude oil stays on the ocean surface, evaporation of the lighter components of the crude oil and mixing of water with the oil due to wind...