United Kingdom In-Situ Burn Trials, Lowestoft, 1996

摘要

On June 12, 1996, in a location 40 miles offshore of Lowestoft, an international audience gathered to watch Oil Spill Response Lmited conduct the first controlled in-situ burn (ISB) in the United Kingdom. Two burns were completed using a response-prepared ISB system. The first burn involved fresh crude oil and was lit with a hand-held igniter usign a standard gel mix. The second burn involved an emulsified crude and was lit using the Helitorch and an emulsion-breaking ignition mix. The trials were performed with the aim of determining operational practicalities under realistic conditiosn when responding to a weathered oil situation in an offshore location. Peripheral attention was paid to atmospheric sampling, except that air samples were collected aboard the main deployment vessel to assess worker safety. Oil analysis was carried out primarily to assess the values ofthe emulsion that was left as residue.