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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project Number |
289 |
| Date of Summary |
October 01, 1999 |
| Subject |
Re-Engineering of a Stainless
Steel Fireproof Boom for Using in Conjunction with Conventional Firebooms |
| Performing Activity |
S.L. Ross Environmental Research Ltd. |
| Principal Investigator |
Mr. Ian Buist |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Completed |
| Description |
This is a Joint
Industry Project to re- engineer an existing, stainless steel fire boom. The new boom
design is reduced in size, weight, and cost. It is compatible with existing fire booms and
be used to form a burn pocket, inserted between refractory fabric fire boom `arms.` This
will extend the life of the fabric boom and make the stainless steel boom easier to
handle. |
| Progress |
The boom was
successfully tested in waves on Lake Erie in June 1998; with oil at the Ohmsett test
facility in July 1998; in fire at the Mobile test tank in September 1998; and a tow test
was done at Ohmsett on October 5, 1998. Finally, connector segments of the boom were
stress tested to failure in the SL Ross laboratory in Ottawa, Canada during January, 1999.
One connector survived 572,000 cycles which is equivalent to 26.5 days in sea state 3 with
an average period of 4 sec. The contractor finished the final report and a paper was
delivered at the 1999 Arctic and Marine Oil spill Program in Calgary, Canada on June 2-4. |
| Report |
| AA (66 pages) |
Re-Engineering of a Stainless
Steel Fire Boom for use in Conjunction with Conventional Fire Booms, Final Report,
submitted by S.L. Ross Environmental Research, Ottawa, Canada, August 31, 1999. |
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