ASTM F2152-07

Standard Guide for In-Situ Burning of Spilled Oil: Fire-Resistant Boom

ABSTRACT
This guide covers a set of criteria to evaluate the performance, material characteristics, and essential features of fire-resistant oil spill containment boom. Two types of fire-resistant oil containment Boom are covered: those that are intrinsically fire-resistant through the use of fire-resistant materials, and those that provide fire-resistance through the use of coolants. The boom shall be tested for operability, oil containment, and fire resistance.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers a set of criteria to evaluate the performance, material characteristics, and essential features of fire-resistant oil spill containment boom.
1.2 This guide covers two types of fire-resistant oil containment boom: those that are intrinsically fire-resistant through the use of fire-resistant materials, and those that provide fire-resistance through the use of coolants. This guide may not be fully applicable to other types of fire-resistant boom.
1.3 This guide is one of four related to in-situ burning of oil spills. Guide F 1788 addresses environmental and operational considerations, Guide F 1990 addresses ignition devices, and Guide F 2230 addresses burning in ice conditions.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2007
• ICS: 13.220.50 - Fire-resistance of building materials and elements
• Technical Committee: F20 - Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response
• Drafting Committee: F20.15 - In-Situ Burning

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F2152-01 - Standard Guide for In-Situ Burning of Spilled Oil: Fire-Resistant Boom
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Replaced By: ASTM F2152-07(2013) - Standard Guide for In-Situ Burning of Spilled Oil: Fire-Resistant Boom
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2013
• Referred By: ASTM F2230-19 - Standard Guide for In-situ Burning of Oil Spills on Water: Ice Conditions
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM F1990-23 - Standard Guide for In-Situ Burning of Spilled Oil: Ignition Devices
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007
• Referred By: ASTM F1788-22 - Standard Guide for In-Situ Burning of Oil Spills on Water: Environmental and Operational Considerations
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F2152 − 07
StandardGuide for
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In-Situ Burning of Spilled Oil: Fire-Resistant Boom
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2152; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Environmental and Operational Considerations
F1990 Guide for In-Situ Burning of Spilled Oil: Ignition
1.1 This guide covers a set of criteria to evaluate the
Devices
performance, material characteristics, and essential features of
F2084 Guide for Collecting Containment Boom Perfor-
fire-resistant oil spill containment boom.
mance Data in Controlled Environments
1.2 This guide covers two types of fire-resistant oil contain-
F2230 Guide for In-situ Burning of Oil Spills on Water: Ice
ment boom: those that are intrinsically fire-resistant through
Conditions
the use of fire-resistant materials, and those that provide
3. Terminology
fire-resistance through the use of coolants. This guide may not
be fully applicable to other types of fire-resistant boom.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 actively-cooled fire-resistant boom—type of fire-
1.3 This guide is one of four related to in-situ burning of oil
resistant boom that uses ancillary equipment to supply coolant
spills. Guide F1788 addresses environmental and operational
to the boom to increase its fire resistance.
considerations, Guide F1990 addresses ignition devices, and
Guide F2230 addresses burning in ice conditions.
3.1.2 ancillary equipment—mechanical devices essential to
the operation of a given boom system; for example, water
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
pumps, power supplies, control manifolds, and so forth.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.3 fire resistance—the ability of a barrier to maintain
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
structural integrity and oil containment ability while being
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
subjected to the thermal stress of a petroleum fire.
3.1.4 fire-resistant boom—barrier intended for containment
2. Referenced Documents
of burning oil floating on water.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.5 freeboard—minimum vertical height of the boom
F625 Practice for Classifying Water Bodies for Spill Control
above the water line.
Systems
3.1.6 heat flux—the thermal intensity indicated by the
F715 Test Methods for Coated Fabrics Used for Oil Spill
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amount of energy per unit area. (kW/m ).
Control and Storage
F818 Terminology Relating to Spill Response Barriers 3.1.7 in-situ burning—burning of oil directly on the water
F962 Specification for Oil Spill Response Boom Connec-
surface.
tion: Z-Connector
3.1.8 residue—the material, excluding airborne emissions,
F1093 Test Methods for Tensile Strength Characteristics of
remaining after the oil stops burning.
Oil Spill Response Boom
3.1.8.1 Discussion—Residue includes only material derived
F1523 Guide for Selection of Booms in Accordance With
from the oil that is burned, and it shall not include material
Water Body Classifications
related to the boom or its components.
F1788 Guide for In-Situ Burning of Oil Spills on Water:
3.1.9 salvageable components—components of the boom
that may be reused in a repair or reconstruction of the boom to
1 its original state.
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 on Hazardous
Substances and Oil Spill Response and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
3.2 For other definitions relating to boom properties and
F20.15 on In-Situ Burning.
dimensions, refer to Terminology F818.
Current edition approved April 1, 2007. Published April 2007. Originally
approved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as F2152 – 01. DOI:
4. Equipment Description
10.1520/F2152-07.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
4.1 To be effective, the fire-resistant boom shall contain oil
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
floating on water before, during, and after exposure to in-situ
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. burning of oil.
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4.2 Some fire-resistant booms use coolant to increase their 5.2.2 Total Tensile Strength—Prior to exposure to an in-situ
fire resistance. With some booms, this is actively supplied by burn, the fire-resistant boom shall meet the minimum to
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