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The pressure of the oil at the leak is 3500 psi. It is coming out of a 20" dia pipe. 3.1415 * 10^2 * 3500 = ~550 tons of force, about the weight of a 200ft sh
by asmithmd1 16y ago
The pressure of the oil at the leak is 3500 psi.
It is coming out of a 20" dia pipe.
3.1415 * 10^2 * 3500 = ~550 tons of force, about the weight of a 200ft ship
Then throw in a gas/oil 2-phase fluid with different viscosities and varying temperature -- it is not an easy problem to solve
Some good technical info here:
http://www.greendump.net/the-oil-drum/deepwater-oil-spill-the-congressional-illustrations-and-friday-early-am-thread http://www.greendump.net/the-oil-drum/deepwater-oil-spill-th...
- GFischer 16y agoThanks, I'm passing the link and the information to my uncle right now (and I'll ask him for the details of his proposed solution :) )
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- asmithmd1 16y agoThe pressure at 5000 ft under the ocean is roughly 2000psi relative to atmospheric pressure. 3500psi is the difference between the oil pressure and the pressure at the sea floor.
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