- Author
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Walton, W. D.
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Twilley, W. H.
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Hiltabrand, R. R.
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Mullin, J. V.
- Title
- Evaluating a Protocol for Testing Fire-Resistant Oil-Spill Containment Boom.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Coast Guard, Groton, CT
Minerals Management Service, Herndon, VA
- Report
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NIST SP 995; Volume 2,
March 2003,
- Book or Conf
- Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, 21st. Environment Canada. Volume 2. Proceedings. June 10-12, 1998,
Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario,
Alberta, Canada,
651-671 p.,
['1998', '2003']
- Keywords
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oil spills
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cleaning
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crude oil
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diesel fuels
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heat release rate
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pool fires
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containment
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in situ burning
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instruments
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heat flux
- Identifiers
- radial distance from boom circle center to heat flux gauges; ground meteorological conditions; burn chronology, time in (hr:min:s)
- Abstract
- Most response plans for in situ burning of oil at sea call for the use of a fire-resistant boom to contain the oil during a burn. Presently, there is no standard method for the user of fire-resistant boom to evaluate the anticipated performance of different booms. The ASTM F-20 Committee has developed a draft Standard Guide for In Situ Burning of Oil Spills on Water: Fire-Resistant Containment Boom; however, the draft provides only general guidelines and does not specify the details of the test procedure. Utilizing the guidelines in the draft standard, a series of experiments was conducted to evaluate a protocol for testing the ability of fire-resistant booms to withstand both fire and waves. A wave tank capable of assessing the capabilities of a 15 m section of boom by subjecting it to a 5 m diameter fire with 0.15 m high waves was designed and constructed at the U.S. Coast Guard Fire and Safety Test Detachment in Alabama. A draft test protocol was evaluated using five typical fire-resistant oil-spill containment booms. The results of this evaluation are presented. The strengths and weaknesses of the protocol are discussed along with areas for possible improvement.