Floating boom performance under waves and currents

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 226-235

  Castro, A ^a   Iglesias, G ^a   Carballo, R ^a   Fraguela, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drainage failure; Environmental damage; Floating boom; Oil spill; Physical model

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; DRAINAGE FAILURE; EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FLOATING BODIES; FREE SURFACES; FUNDAMENTAL TOOLS; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL MODELLING; WEIGHT RATIOS;

COMPUTER VISION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WAVES;

OIL BOOMS;

BUOYANCY FORCING; COASTAL PROTECTION; CURRENT VELOCITY; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOATING BOOM; LABORATORY METHOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OIL SPILL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; OCEAN CURRENT; OIL SPILL; PHYSICAL MODEL; POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEM; PETROLEUM; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 72149108710     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.040     Document Type: Article

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