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ASTM F1688-96

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Guide for Estimating Oil Spill Recovery System Effectiveness (Withdrawn 1999)

Guide for Estimating Oil Spill Recovery System Effectiveness (Withdrawn 1999)

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1.1 This guide covers the key factors to consider in estimating the effectiveness of containment and recovery systems that may be used to assist in the control of oil spills on water.  
1.2 The purpose of this guide is to provide the user with information on assessing the effective use of spill cleanup equipment. It is intended for use by those involved in planning for and responding to oil spills.  
1.3 Sections of this guide describe calculation procedures for estimating recovery system effectiveness. It should be understood that any such calculations cannot be expected to predict system performance, but are intended to provide a common basis for comparing system performance.  
1.4 One of the main reasons that the calculation procedures cannot be used to predict system performance is that the analysis is sensitive to assumptions made on the properties of the oil slick, and particularly the changes in slick thickness and emulsification. It is emphasized that the purpose of this guide is not to provide a standard method for estimating slick property changes, but rather to provide a standard method for using that information in comparing system performance.  
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.  
1.6 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 limitations prior to use.

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Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
31-Dec-1995
Withdrawal Date
09-Oct-1999
ICS
13.300 - Protection against dangerous goods
Technical Committee
F20 - Hazardous Substances and Oil Spill Response
Drafting Committee
F20.12 - Removal
Current Stage
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AN0 MATERIALS
Designation: F 1688 - 96
100 Ban Harbor Or., West Conshohocken. PA 19428
aTb Repinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
If not listed in the current combined r&x. will appear in the next 6dttlon
Standard Guide for
Estimating Oil Spill Recovery System Effectiveness’
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1688; 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 (0 indicates an editorial change since tbe last revision or reapproval.
3. Terminology
1. Scope
3.1 Definitions:
1.1 This guide covers the key factors to consider in
3.1.1 advancing skimmer-a skimmer that is designed to
estimating the effectiveness of containment and recovery
be used to sweep out the spill area. The skimmer may be
systems that may be used to assist in the control of oil spills
independent or may be attached to containment boom to
on water.
increase sweep width. In some cases, the skimmer may not
1.2 The purpose of this guide is to provide the user with
be attached to the boom but is positioned in the pocket of the
information on assessing the effective use of spill cleanup
boom for skimming. As long as the skimmer operates while
equipment. It is intended for use by those involved in
moving, it is considered to be an advancing skimmer. Some
planning for and responding to oil spills.
skimmers are used in both an advancing and stationary
1.3 Sections of this guide describe calculation procedures
mode. These are classified according to their application.
for estimating recovery system effectiveness. It should be
3.1.2 contained spills-a spill that is restricted from
understood that any such calculations cannot be expected to
spreading by containment boom or natural, means.
predict system performance, but are intended to provide a
3.1.3 oil slick encounter rate-the volume of oil slick per
common basis for comparing system performance.
unit time actively encountered by the oil spill recovery
1.4 One of the main reasons that the calculation proce-
system, and therefore available for containment and re-
dures cannot be used to predict system performance is that
covery (m3/h).
the analysis is sensitive to assumptions made on the proper-
3.1.4 oil spill recovery system-a combination of devices
ties of the oil slick, and particularly the changes in slick that operate together to recover spilled oil; the system would
thickness and emulsification. It is emphasized that the include some or all of the following components: (1)
containment boom, (2) skimmer, (3) support vessels to
purpose of this guide is not to provide a standard method for
deploy and operate the boom and skimmer, (4) discharge/
estimating slick property changes, but rather to provide a
transfer pumps, (5) oil/water separator, (6) temporary
standard method for using that information in comparing
storage devices, and (7) shore based storage/disposal.
system performance.
3.1.5 recovery period-the time available for recovery
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
systems to carry out cleanup operations.
standard. The values given in parentheses are for informa-
3.1.6 recovery system efictiveness-the volume of oil that
tion only.
is removed from the environment by a given recovery system
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
in a given recovery period.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.7 response time-the time interval the spill incident
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro
and the start of cleanup operations.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1.8 stationary skimmer-a skimmer that is intended to
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
be used in a fixed location and is moved to new accumula-
tions of oil as skimming progresses. Some stationary skim-
mers are used in a containment boom system that moves to
2. Referenced Documents
collect oil, then pauses to permit the skimmer to recover the
2.1 ASTM Standards: oil collected. Even though this system moves periodically,
the skimmer is still ranked as a stationary skimmer because it
F 625 Practice for Classifying Water Bodies for Spill
operates when the system is at rest.
Control Systems*
3.1.9 uncontained spill-a spill that continues to spread
F 63 1 Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance Data in
after the recovery effort begins.
Controlled Environments*
F 808 Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance Data in
4. Summary of Guide
Uncontrolled Environments*
4.1 In evaluating the effectiveness of containment and
F 1523 Guide for the Selection of Booms According to
recovery systems used in response to oil spills, many factors
Water Body Classifications*
need to be cons
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