tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063450658421522356.post5257549655849354930..comments2024-03-09T04:13:55.185-06:00Comments on Open PRT specification project: 84> Leaking Oil Solution?Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303568401426087509noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063450658421522356.post-25976035203561716332013-07-18T00:10:06.277-05:002013-07-18T00:10:06.277-05:00Simply a great idea about oil leakage solution. ni...Simply a great idea about <a href="http://www.dicotech.com/fire-stopping/" rel="nofollow">oil leakage solution</a>. nice work keep it upnajamonline4uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346972121899415802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063450658421522356.post-22607348759323116992010-05-19T16:15:50.134-05:002010-05-19T16:15:50.134-05:00Subsea membrane test effort (independent)
We are ...Subsea membrane test effort (independent)<br /><br />We are working on testing a contingency system for massive flow release of oil. For further information please see:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GAmk4YgByM<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Jesse UrbanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233721759619437997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063450658421522356.post-45225561544572015462010-05-04T20:41:48.644-05:002010-05-04T20:41:48.644-05:00Akauppi, Bruce,.. This blog is pretty much my way ...Akauppi, Bruce,.. This blog is pretty much my way of communicating complex ideas in the little free time I have. I just hope someone talks to someone who talks to someone….I am also aware of the extent of my ignorance in these matters. There very well could be problems I have not considered. <br /><br />Mike, I think you are right on both counts. First, I believe the specific gravity is around .8 or .85, which means it only weighs 85% of the weight of fresh water, let alone salt water. I would imagine that, if contained in a column, it would indeed be pushed up to a level well above the ocean surface level. I guess the weight of the submerged portion plus the weight of some elevated portion would equal the weight of the displaced seawater. <br /><br /> As far as gas goes, I would hope the diameter of the chute (especially near the surface) would be sufficient to allow bubbles to pass. A structure or structures, possibly with flare-off capability, on the surface sounds reasonable. I do not pretend to have a detailed solution here. I just know how I would begin the design process and how petroleum engineers are inclined to think, especially since they are unlikely to have ever had much experience with tension structures. There is also the matter of fear of failure, and a tendency to do the safe thing. After all, these people have their jobs, (or at least their status within the organization) at stake. On the positive side, however, everything they do will be instructive, and they will certainly look for superior alternatives at every turn. If aspects of my idea have merit, they will likely discover them on their own in the process.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303568401426087509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063450658421522356.post-88159848173060768502010-05-04T10:48:53.556-05:002010-05-04T10:48:53.556-05:00There's a natural gas element to the problem a...There's a natural gas element to the problem as well. It's possible that <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/4/863342/-Interview-with-Deepwater-Horizon-Rig-SurvivorUpdate" rel="nofollow">this is what blew up the well in the first place.</a><br /><br />Anyway, I thought I'd further distract you with that thought. Maybe a remote burnoff stack with a fuel source for the pilot flame for when natural gas ebbs. A hose leading to a tent over your tube, and a method for creating a constant air flow through the tube.mikeconwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015594659738456038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063450658421522356.post-19855470230955277842010-05-03T10:35:43.386-05:002010-05-03T10:35:43.386-05:00I tweeted out and posted this article in several p...I tweeted out and posted this article in several places. A great idea.<br /><br />Also like how you can use it similar to an oil separator in the kitchen to let the oil concentrate in the top of the column, filtering out the water albeit poorly. <br /><br />Would like to see the chimney extend above the water sufficiently enough to handle accumulation when pumping sources are changed or halted for short times.<br /><br />So for the engineers out there, what happens when oil accumulates in a sock like this? Does it pile up above the waterline? If so, at what ratio? Articles I've seen have the oil sheen no deeper than 3mm when it's not contained.mikeconwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015594659738456038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063450658421522356.post-50047933885052567552010-05-02T17:14:52.930-05:002010-05-02T17:14:52.930-05:00A really exciting idea - have you mentioned it to ...A really exciting idea - have you mentioned it to BP? Or to the newspapers in the region? If you haven't, I think you should.Brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063450658421522356.post-88090405054790553512010-05-02T02:49:13.689-05:002010-05-02T02:49:13.689-05:00Good example of American innovation.
Too bad it ...Good example of American innovation. <br /><br />Too bad it seems limited to blogs like yours at the moment. Any idea how to actually reach the people looking for the solutions (maybe for the next spill to come).<br /><br />Maybe this is what you should be doing? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com