REMOVAL OF OIL AND DEBRIS FROM HARBOR WATERS

Abstract

The technical note comprises a short survey of methods and equipment utilized in major harbor systems to clean water of oil and debris. Oil spills are removed by mechanical or chemical means. Most mechanical equipment employs an oil skimmer, vacuum nozzles, or rotating cylinders to collect the oil. Chemical agents - in general liquids - are sprayed on the oil slick through nozzles. Rated against a list of requirements, none of these methods is completely satisfactory. Debris collection methods are outdated and mostly done by hand for lack of suitable equipment. Some of these methods are recommended for future development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0836268

Entities

People

  • Georg E. Beduhn

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Civil Engineering
  • Diffusion
  • Dispersing
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Governments
  • High Pressure
  • Liquids
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Oil Spills
  • Second World War
  • Shipyards
  • Storage Tanks
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Water

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Systems Analysis and Design