CONTAINING OIL SLICKS IN FLOWS OF FINITE DEPTH

Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering

D.L. Wilkinson¹ 

[1] Hydraulics Laboratory, National Research Council of Canada

关键词: oil slick;    finite depth;    containing oil;   

DOI  :  10.9753/icce.v13.%p

学科分类：建筑学

来源: Coastal Engineering Research Council

【 摘 要 】

The hydrodynamics of oil slick containment are examined. It is shown that containment is only possible when a densimetric Froude number based on flow velocity and depth and the oil density is less than a critical value. Experiments confirmed that an oil slick was unable to maintain a stationary front when the Froude number exceeded the critical value. It is also shown that viscous effects ultimately limit the thickness and therefore the length and volume of any real slick. Expressions are derived which enable these limits to be determined.

【 授权许可】

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