کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
240883 1427922 2013 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A study of in situ burning of crude oil in an ice channel
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی مهندسی شیمی (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
A study of in situ burning of crude oil in an ice channel
چکیده انگلیسی

The potential for oil exploration on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf warrants determination of an efficient method to clean up an oil spill. Traditional spill response equipment may not be practical in an Arctic environment due to the presence of ice, which would act to prevent proper deployment of equipment. Additionally, the areas proposed for oil exploration lack the infrastructure and support networks necessary to stage a response to a large oil spill due to their remoteness. These difficulties make it necessary to explore alternative means of oil spill cleanup. In situ burning is one method that may be particularly well-suited for Arctic and sub-Arctic environments due to the minimal amount of equipment required to achieve an efficient burn, i.e. high mass loss. The Arctic and sub-Arctic environments add an additional level of complexity by introducing a spill medium (ice) that is highly unstable at elevated temperatures. Our experiments sought to calculate the mass loss rates of oil mixtures to determine the efficiency with which they burn within ice channels of varying widths. An average mass loss rate of 0.06 g/s was recorded which translates to efficiencies of 10%. The dominant factor contributing to low mass loss rates was the melting of the channel walls which resulted in the critical thickness of the oil to be reached sooner. Based on the findings, in situ burning would not be a viable means of oil spill cleanup. Instead, it may be preferred to use in situ burning in conjunction with mechanical cleanup techniques.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute - Volume 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2539–2546
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