Understanding Shipboard Oil/Water Emulsions Using Macro- and Micro-scale Flows

Abstract

The objective of this work is to enhance the fundamental knowledge base of the generation, stabilization and worsening shipboard oil/water emulsions in the presence of complex, yet tunable, hydrodynamic fields with varied chemical conditions (quotes from SERDP Statement of Need, SON). The separation of emulsified oil from bilge waters poses a unique challenge due to the inherent complexity and stability of these oil/water emulsion systems. Comprehensive scientific analysis of shipboard emulsions is needed to facilitate appropriate water treatment necessary for proper disposal. It is hypothesized here that by studying the oil-in-water system on length and time scales relevant to shipboard chemical composition and treatment processes, new insights into dynamics of shipboard emulsions is possible.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 2020
Accession Number
AD1193148

Entities

People

  • Cari S Dutcher

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Composition
  • Chemistry
  • Couette Flow
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diffusion
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Equations
  • Exponential Functions
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Phase Separation
  • Surface Tension

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design