Continued development of a test for fire booms in waves and flames

Environment Canada Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar (AMOP) Proceedings

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 505-528

  McCourt, J ^a   Buist, I ^a   Mullin, J ^b   Pratte, B ^c   Jamieson, W ^c  

^a SL Ross Environmental Research Ltd   (Canada)

^b MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSED AIR; DURABILITY; FIRES; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; PROPANE; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

AVERAGE HEAT FLUXES; EDMONTON , ALBERTA; FIRE RESISTANT; MARINE OIL SPILLS; SCREENING TESTS; SITU BURNING; TECHNICAL SEMINARS; TEST SECTIONS;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 0042207489     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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