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Project Number 596
Date of Summary June 5, 2008
Subject Sea Spray Icing of Drilling and Production Platforms
Performing Activity U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), Hanover, NH
Principal Investigator Dr. Kathleen F. Jones
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion May 31, 2008
Description The objective of this research project is to develop methods for quantifying the occurrence and severity of sea spray icing on oil exploration and drill rigs in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. The goal is to provide algorithms for processing weather data to determine sea spray icing severity on offshore structures.

The project deliverables are:

Task 1. Summary of spray icing data sets

Task 2. Interim report on calculations using Cook Inlet weather data

Task 3. Interim report on spray icing events

Task 4. Final report with sea spray algorithms and recommendations for further work
Progress The PI has acquired sea spray icing data and is in the process of analyzing it.   Model runs were conducted with both the SEDCO and Ocean Bounty data sets.  Work is ongoing to establish internally consistent spray concentration profile and research fractional whitecap coverage for high wind spray.
 

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