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Smoke plume trajectory from in situ burning of crude oil in alaska

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5626546
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Experimentation, analysis, and modeling have been performed to predict the downwind dispersion of smoke resulting from in situ burning of oil spills. North Slope and Cook Inlet crude oils are burned on water in a 1.2 meter diameter pan. Burning rates and smoke aerosol size distributions are also measured, and found similar to previous work with different crude oils. Derivation of scaling factors for predicting the burning rates and smoke yields are large scale fires are guided by previous experiments with Louisiana crude oil. Scaled burning rates and smoke yields are supplied as input parameters for the LES (Large Eddy Simulation) model, version 2.0, of windblown smoke transport over flat terrain. For weather conditions appropriate for the Cook Inlet and North Slope areas, model results are presented which predict downwind dispersion and ground level concentrations of the fire generated particulate matter.
Research Organization:
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Fire Safety Engineering Div.
OSTI ID:
5626546
Report Number(s):
PB-94-114519/XAB; NISTIR--5273
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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