| Autor: |
W. Spring, T. Nedwed |
| Rok vydání: |
2008 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security ISBN: 9781402085642 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-1-4020-8565-9_9 |
| Popis: |
Concentrated ice cover in a marine environment reduces the wave energy needed to disperse chemically-treated oil slicks. ExxonMobil is currently evaluating a concept to utilize the propeller wash from vessels to enhance chemical dispersion. Tests in an arctic basin utilizing a 1:25 scale model of an azimuthal-stern-drive platform-standby icebreaker resulted in effective dispersion (over 90% in most cases) on light oil and confirmed that such an icebreaker working in a sea-ice environment could efficiently contact and disperse oil. Future plans are to evaluate a diversion-boom system that will allow using propeller wash from conventional platform-standby or response vessels in both lightice and open-water conditions. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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