In-Situ Burn Testing of California Crude Oils

Abstract

In-situ burning (ISB) is a well-established method to rapidly dispose of crude oil during an oil spill at sea. Oil is mechanically or chemically herded into thick slicks and ignited. Since each oil has distinct chemical and physical properties, each will emulsify differently from wave turbulence and weather from evaporation and photochemical reaction. Oil spill responders need to understand how much emulsification and weathering an oil can undergo and still be ignited for ISB to be a practical remediation strategy. Two experimental platforms have been developed and a range of chemical analytics have been applied to examine the ignition, flammability, heat release rates, and dependence on oil constituents for a selection of California crude oils.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 2019
Accession Number
AD1079346

Entities

People

  • Brian T. Fischer
  • Christopher J. Pfützner
  • Iwona A. Leska
  • Katherine M. Hinnant
  • Steven G. Tuttle
  • Thomas N. Loegel

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Heat Transfer
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Mass Spectra
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Payload
  • Petroleum
  • Spectrometry

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology