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Drift velocities of surface films over waves

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7093079
Oil spillage into the marine environment has become a serious problem in recent years. The analysis of the convection of an oil slick under oceanic conditions is an essential tool for pollution control operations. The drift of an oil slick on the sea is under the influence of both wind and waves. Research was initiated to study the convection of a surface film under the action of wind- and mechanically-generated waves in a laboratory wind-wave channel by using polyethylene sheets.
Research Organization:
Connecticut Univ., Storrs (USA). Inst. of Water Resources
OSTI ID:
7093079
Report Number(s):
PB-267661
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English