This report describes the evaluation of a new piece of oil pollution equipment called the Boom Vane TM in Marthas Vineyard and New York harbor. The equipment is designed to hold boom out in fast currents to recover oil without the use of heavy anchoring equipment. It was shown to be effective in a previous test on the Columbia River. This was the first attempt at using the Boom Vane TM in tidal estuaries. It was also deployed from two vessels as a possible replacement for the outriggers needed to hold boom away from the side of the vessel in Vessel of Opportunity Skimming Systems (VOSS). The Boom Vane TM does not appear to be useful in tidal estuaries when currents are not steady and uniform. The equipment can be used for parts of a tidal cycle but eddies and interrupted flow caused by changing tides prevent the equipment from being effective throughout the cycle. It still could be used on vessels larger than 50 feet, although a small outrigger boom may still be needed to control the system when a vessel turns. Recommendations are provided for use of this equipment on vessels or in areas with non-uniform current flow.


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    Title :

    Boom Vane (Trademark) Field Tests


    Contributors:
    K. Hansen (author)

    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    32 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English