STUDY OF EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR REMOVING OIL FROM HARBOR WATERS

Abstract

A cost effectiveness analysis was performed for equipment, materials, and techniques for the removal of spilled petroleum products from the surfaces of ports and harbor waters used by U.S. Naval craft. Effectiveness criteria, formulated for presently practiced methods and available equipment and materials, included speed, completeness, ease of operation, effect on marine life, and availability. Parameters for the effectiveness study were based on the petroleum products now in use or planned for future use and a detailed review of the geographic, hydrographic, physical and environmental characteristics of ports used by the U.S. Navy. It was found that the two most cost effective systems for broad application were mechanical recovery of spilled material by surface suction devices supplemented by mechanical containment and the application of chemical dispersants by pier or vessel mounted high pressure spray equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 25, 1969
Accession Number
AD0696980

Entities

People

  • Eric H. Phinney
  • John D. Smith
  • Lloyd M. Polentz
  • Palmer L. Peterson
  • Paul C. Walkup

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fuel Oils
  • Geography
  • Inorganic Materials
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Petroleum
  • Surface Tension
  • Systems Engineering
  • Topography

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design