Masters Theses

Abstract

"A study was conducted to determine the effect of waves on oil spill drift. The investigation was performed in a long narrow tank equipped with a mechanical wave generator at one end and a beach to suppress wave reflection at the other end. It was found that a special procedure for taking data was necessary in order to assure that the data was consistent and that the waves were indeed deep water waves, and therefore similar to open ocean conditions.

The data indicated that waves do influence oil spill movement, and the velocity of the oil was found to be greater than that predicted by Stokes' mass transport theory for gravity waves in a single component fluid. In addition, it was found that the velocity of the oil lens increased as a function of the diameter of the lens until the diameter was greater than one wavelength"--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Reisbig, R. L.

Committee Member(s)

Alofs, Darryl J.
Rigler, A. K.

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s)

United States. Coast Guard

Comments

Financial support of the U.S. Coast Guard under contract DOT-CG-12196-A

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

1973

Pagination

vi, 35 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 34).

Rights

© 1973 Jan Michael Pottinger, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Oil pollution of the seaOil spillsDrift waves -- MeasurementWater waves -- Mathematical models

Thesis Number

T 2865

Print OCLC #

6029031

Electronic OCLC #

913959257

Download

Share

 
COinS