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The development of a boom and skimmer for the recovery of oil spilt in waterways

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Technology: Mechanical Engineering, Technikon Natal, 1998. / The two and a half billion dollars spent in cleaning up the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound is one of many indications of how seriously environmental damage is viewed today. Due to the massive problems encountered during spills, clean-ups remain time consuming and costly. Thus the aim of this study is to develop a more efficient method, which will be the design and development of an oil reclaimer to operate in moderate sea conditions. The feasibility of the concept will be evaluated against existing methods. / M

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:dut/oai:ir.dut.ac.za:10321/2778
Date January 1999
CreatorsCandy, Robert Leonard
ContributorsWalker, M.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format244 p

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