A mesh based boom to stop oil spread

dc.contributor.advisor	Luo, Cheng
dc.contributor.advisor	Nomura, Seiichi
dc.creator	Visweswaran, Bharathram
dc.date.accessioned	2016-09-28T18:36:48Z
dc.date.available	2016-09-28T18:36:48Z
dc.date.created	2016-05
dc.date.issued	2016-05-10
dc.date.submitted	May 2016
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10106/25921
dc.description.abstract	In this work, we develop a new boom to separate oil and water. In a commonly used boom, a membrane that has no pores is normally used to block oil spread. Since this membrane also blocks water flow, high pressure is easy to build on such a membrane to break or damage it. To solve this problem, in the new boom, the membrane is replaced with a hydrogel-coated mesh. The hydrogel-coated mesh has dual properties of superhydrophilicity and superoleophobicity. Accordingly, water can still go through the mesh, while oil cannot. Subsequently, liquid pressure on the mesh is reduced. In this work, we explore the development of the new boom.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	Mesh
dc.title	A mesh based boom to stop oil spread
dc.type	Thesis
dc.degree.department	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
dc.degree.name	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
dc.date.updated	2016-09-28T18:38:55Z
thesis.degree.department	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
thesis.degree.grantor	The University of Texas at Arlington
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
dc.type.material	text