Ignition and Combustion of Unconfined Liquid Fuel on Water

Abstract

Burning of unconfined oil layers on water is an area from which techniques could be developed to improve flame weapons or to remove accidental oil spills. A method is presented by which most petroleum-based liquids can be burned to completion when spilled onto water.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0716578

Entities

People

  • Warren W. Hillstrom

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Combustion
  • Equations
  • Films
  • Flash Point
  • Fuel Oils
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Oil Spills
  • Petroleum
  • Petroleum Industry
  • Surface Tension
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.