Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
2. OBJECTIVE AND LIMITATIONS OF STUDY
3. IDENTIFICATION OF OILS THAT YIELD NON-BUOYANT ISB RESIDUES
      CONFLICTING THEORIES OF IN SITU BURNING
      RESULTS OF EARLIER LABORATORY STUDY
    Oil Characteristics that Influence Burn Residue Density
    Development of Correlations
4. PREVENTING NON-BUOYANT RESIDUES FROM FORMING OR SINKING
      MANIPULATING THE FIRE OR THE SLICK TO CONTROL RESIDUE DENSITY
      ADDING BUOYANT MATERIALS TO THE SLICK TO CONTROL RESIDUE DENSITY
    Introduction
    Laboratory Trials of Combustion Promoters
      SUMMARY
5. METHODS TO COLLECT RESIDUES AT OR NEAR THE WATER SURFACE
      COOLING RATES FOR BURN RESIDUE
      POSSIBILITIES FOR COLLECTING NON-BUOYANT ISB RESIDUES
    Time Available
    Conventional Skimming
    Sorbent or Other Manual Recovery
    Netting Systems
6. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
      CONCLUSIONS
      RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
    APPENDIX A: OTHER ATTEMPTED CORRELATIONS FOR RESIDUE DENSITY

Abstract

The study investigates the potential for residues to sink following an in situ burn of spilled oil. The objectives were to identify oils that may produce residues that are likely to sink, and to evaluate options for dealing with non-buoyant residues in the field.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Petroleum Institute
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