PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN THE SPREAD OF OIL ON A WATER SURFACE
- 1 June 1971
- journal article
- Published by International Oil Spill Conference in International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings
- Vol. 1971 (1) , 463-467
- https://doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1971-1-463
Abstract
Formulae are recommended for calculating the extent of the spread of oil slicks on water as a function of time. They are based on empirical measurements of spreading rates and analytical and theoretical studies of the physical processes which accelerate or retard the spread of a film Both one-dimensional and two-dimensional (axisymmetric) slicks are treated. Comparisons of the recommended formulae are made with the limited number of field observations, both for the rate of spread and the maximum slick size.Keywords
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