Standard Test Methods for Tensile Strength Characteristics of Oil Spill Response Boom

Importancia y uso:

5.1 Boom sections are frequently combined into assemblages hundreds of meters in length prior to towing through the water to a spill site. The friction of moving long boom assemblages through the water can impose high tensile stresses on boom segments near the tow vessel.

5.2 Tensile forces are also set up in a boom when it is being towed in a sweeping mode. The magnitude of this tensile force can be related to the immersed depth of the boom, the length of boom involved, the width of the bight formed by the two towing vessels, and the speed of movement.

Note 1: When the towing speed exceeds about 1 knot (0.5 m/s), substantial oil will be lost under the boom.

5.3 Knowledge of maximum and allowable working tensile stresses will help in the selection of boom for a given application and will permit specification of safe towing and anchoring conditions for any given boom.

Subcomité:

F20.11

Referida por:

F1657_F1657M-96R24, F1523-94R23, F2683-11R24, F2152-07R21

Volúmen:

11.08

Número ICS:

13.060.99 (Other standards related to water quality)