Published 1996 | Version v1
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Hydrodynamic calibration of a meso-scale, wind-wave flume basin for the study of spilled oil

Creators

  • 1. Battelle Ocean Sciences, Duxbury, MA (United States)

Description

A meso-scale circular flume tank, to be used to study the behaviour of spilled oil and countermeasure technologies, was calibrated. The system was designed to simulate Arctic to tropical conditions, in salt or fresh water. A wind generator was mounted on the system which generated winds up to 25 m/s. Water velocities were measured in three-dimensions. The circular flume tank produced a homogeneous steady-state wave field. It was concluded that by providing control of environmental parameters such as temperature, photolytic flux, salinity, wind speed, wave height and wave period, this flume tank was an effective and reliable tool for the study of spilled oil at sea. 9 refs., 4 tabs., 9 figs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Environment Canada.
Imprint Place
Ottawa, ON (Canada)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the nineteenth arctic and marine oilspill program (AMOP) technical seminar
Imprint Pagination
2 v.
Journal Page Range
p. 1541-1553.

Conference

Title
19. arctic and marine oilspill program technical seminar.
Dates
12-14 Jun 1996.
Place
Calgary (Canada).

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
28008095
Subject category
S02: PETROLEUM; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID FLOW; OIL SPILLS; SIMULATION; TEST FACILITIES; TURBULENCE
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; FLUID FLOW; FLUID MECHANICS; MECHANICS

Optional Information

Funding organization
Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON (Canada). Environmental Protection Service; Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON (Canada). River Road Environmental Technology Centre; Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON (Canada).
Secondary number(s)
CONF-9606265--.