US Patent:
20120040296, Feb 16, 2012
Inventors:
Paul M. Ashline - Allentown PA, US
David Hon Sing Ying - Allentown PA, US
Tunc Goruney - Bethlehem PA, US
Xianming Jimmy Li - Orefield PA, US
Leighta Maureen Johnson - Allentown PA, US
Assignee:
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. - Allentown PA
International Classification:
F23C 99/00
Abstract:
A method for combusting oil from an oil-containing layer floating on water as from an oil spill or well leak. In the method, an oxygen-containing gas is passed through a conduit, the oxygen-containing gas from the conduit is introduced proximate the oil-containing layer floating on water, and oil from the oil-containing layer is combusted with the oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a flame. The oxygen-containing gas is introduced with an oxygen molar flow rate sufficient to decrease the opacity of a smoke plume from the combusting oil.