Accession Number:
AD0726281
Title:
Physical Processes in the Spread of Oil on a Water Surface
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Sep 1969-Apr 1971
Corporate Author:
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1971-07-01
Pagination or Media Count:
21.0
Abstract:
Formulae are recommended for calculating the extent of the spread of oil slicks on water as a function of time. They are based on empirical measurements of spreading rates and analytical and theoretical studies of the physical processes which accelerate or retard the spread of a film. Both one- dimensional and two-dimensional axisymmetric slicks are treated. Comparisons of the recommended formulae are made with the limited number of field observations, both for the rate of spread and the maximum slick size.
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Subject Categories:
- Physical Chemistry