In Situ burning of oil spills.

From: Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards andTechnology | Date: January 1, 2001| Author: Baum, Howard R.; Evans, David D.; McGrattan, Kevin B.; Mulholland, George W.; Walton, William D. | Copyright information

For more than a decade NIST conducted research to understand, measure and predict the important features of burning oil on water. Results of that research have been included in nationally recognized guidelines for approval of intentional burning. NIST measurements and predictions have played a major role in establishing in situ burning as a primary oil spill response method. Data are given for pool fire burning rates, smoke yield, smoke particulate size distribution, smoke aging, a...

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