Skip Navigation Minerals Management Service Minerals Management Service MMS Home pagesSearchMMS Topic IndexAbout MMSWhat’s NewOffshore Energy and Minerals Management United States Department of the Interior
TA&R Home PageTA&R International Home PagesTA&R Oil Spill Research HomeTA&R Research Projects HomeTA&R Workshops HomeTA&R Safety Home
Project Number 513
Date of Summary January 26, 2006
Subject Laboratory Testing to Determine Dispersion Predictability of the Baffled Flask Test (BFT) and Swirling Flask Test (SWT)
Performing Activity U.S. EPA / University of Cincinnati
Principal Investigator

Dr. Al Venosa, EPA and Dr. George Sorial, University of Cincinnati
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion Completed
Description

This project will conduct standardized laboratory dispersant effectiveness testing to determine if either the Baffled Flask Test (BFT) or the Swirling Flask Test (SWT) is able to predict chemical dispersion effectiveness of oil spills similar to what was experienced in the field during the UK at-sea trials and at Ohmsett-The National Oil Spill Response Test Facility.

Tasks are conducting standardized laboratory dispersants effectiveness testing using 2 test protocols the BFT and SWT with three dispersants (Corexit 9500, SuperDispersant 25 and Agma DR 379), two oils (IFO-180 and IFO-380) at one dispersant to oil ratio (DOR 1:25) at one temperature(16 C). This amounts to 12 experiments (each with four replicated) for a total of 48 dispersant effectiveness experiments. Additional tests will be run at the 20 C temperatures as well.
Progress The research experiments have been successfully completed. The final report has been accepted by MMS.  This project is complete.
Reports
AA (17pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF).
Laboratory Testing to Determine Dispersion Predictability of the Baffled Flask Test (BFT) and the Swirling Flask Test (SFT) submitted by Dr. Dr. George Sorial, University of Cincinnati, January 26, 2006, 17 pp.
AB (4 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF). Laboratory Testing to Determine Dispersion Predictability of the Baffled Flask Test (BFT) and the Swirling Flask Test (SFT), Final Report Appendix, submitted by Dr. Dr. George Sorial, University of Cincinnati, January 26, 2006, 30 pp.
 

Privacy | Disclaimers | Accessibility | Topic Index | FOIA

Last Updated: 09/08/2008, 09:57 AM