Influence of Immersed Conductive Objects on the Burning Behavior of Oil Soaked Sands

"The objective of this study is to characterize the flammability of oil-soaked sand towards the development of technology to clean up petroleum product spills using in situ combustion. The burning rate of a sand-oil mixture is enhanced using immersed conductive objects (copper rods) which enabl...

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Main Author: Arava, Shivaprasad
Other Authors: Ali S. Rangwala, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2016
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/1028
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2027&context=etd-theses