Plans for Protection of Paulsboro Refinery Docking Area from Tidal Currents; Hydraulic Model Investigation,

Abstract

The Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc. plans to extend the existing marginal type wharf at the Paulsboro, N.J. Refinery to accommodate 80,000 DWT tankers. The marine facilities will be extended downstream from the present installation so that the berthing area for the larger tankers will be shifted to the west, resulting in considerably more exposure of the docked tanker to strong cross currents of the mud flats to the south. The series of tests reported herein was undertaken to determine if a current diversion dike would effectively divert. The objectionable currents flowing almost perpendicular to a moored ship during the flooding phase of the tidal current. The hydraulic model is described.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0734098

Entities

People

  • W. H. Bobb

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Floods
  • Hydraulic Models
  • Models
  • Refineries
  • Tidal Currents

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering