Research Article
Feb 1972
Oil Booms in Tidal Currents
Authors: Ralph H. Cross and David P. HoultAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division
Volume 98, Issue 1
Abstract
The oil capacity of a boom deployed in U-shape in a current depends primarily on the densimetric Froude number, with a critical Froude number above which the boom holds no oil, and an increasing capacity below this value. In low currents, the oil capacity is limited by the oil running out of the mouth, or to the top of the U. The forces on such a boom without oil are similar to those on any flat plate, and fix the shape of the U. With a boom full of oil, the forces are nearly independent of current velocity. The change in depth of the resultant force, as the boom fills with oil, requires adequate stability.
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Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division
Volume 98 • Issue 1 • February 1972
Pages: 25 - 34
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© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Feb 1972
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Ralph H. Cross
Ocean Engr., Alpine Geophysical Assoc., Inc., Norwood, N.J.
David P. Hoult
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Mech. Engrg., MIT, Cambridge, Mass
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