Methods and systems for clean-up of hazardous spills
Methods and systems for clean-up of hazardous spills are provided. In some aspects, there is provided a system for burning an water-oil emulsion that includes an enclosure configured to hold a water-oil emulsion; one or more conductive rods disposed throughout the enclosure, each rod of the one or more roads having a heater portion to be submerged in the water-oil emulsion and a collector portion to project above the water-oil emulsion, wherein the collector portion is longer than the heater portion; and a delivery system for supplying an water-oil emulsion to the enclosure, the delivery system is configured to maintain a constant level of the water-oil emulsion in the enclosure as the water-oil emulsion is burned. The enclosure may further include one or more adjustable air inlets.
1. A system for burning an water-oil emulsion comprising:
an enclosure configured to hold a water-oil emulsion;
one or more conductive rods disposed throughout the enclosure, each rod of the one or more rods having a heater portion to be submerged in the water-oil emulsion and a heat collector portion to project above the water-oil emulsion; and
a delivery system for supplying an water-oil emulsion to the enclosure, the delivery system is configured to maintain a pre-determined level of the water-oil emulsion in the enclosure as the water-oil emulsion is burned,
wherein the pre-determined level of the water-oil emulsion in the enclosure is maintained so that the heat collector portion is longer than the heater portion.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more rods have an adjustable height.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein a ratio of a length of the heat collector portion to a length of the heater portion is between 2 and 6.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein a height of the rod is between 25% to 75% of a baseline flame height.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more rods are distributed among a plurality of zones, with rods in a same zone having same height and rods in different zones having different height.
6. The system of claim 5 wherein the height of the rods increases toward a center of the enclosure.
7. The system of claim 5 wherein the zones are concentric to one another.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the enclosure further includes one or more inlets.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein each of the one or more inlets includes a cover mechanism to adjustably change the shape of the inlet.
10. A method for burning an water-oil emulsion comprising:
supplying an water-oil emulsion to a holding enclosure to a pre-selected level, the enclosure having one or more heat conductive rods disposed therein, each rod of the one or more rods having a heater portion to be submerged in the water-oil emulsion and a heat collector portion to project above the water-oil emulsion, wherein the pre-selected level of the water-oil emulsion in the enclosure is maintained so that the heat collector portion is longer than the heater portion; and
igniting and burning the water-oil emulsion from the enclosure while maintaining the pre-selected level of the water-oil emulsion in the enclosure.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein a ratio of a length of the heat collector portion to a length of the heater portion is between 2 and 6.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein a height of the rod is between 25% to 75% of a baseline flame height.
13. The method of claim 10 wherein the one or more rods are distributed among a plurality of zones, with rods in a same zone having same height and rods in different zones having different height.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein the height of the rods increases toward a center of the enclosure.
15. The method of claim 10 wherein the enclosure further includes one or more inlets.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein each of the one or more inlets includes a cover mechanism to adjustably change the shape of the inlet.
17. The method of claim 10 wherein a water content of the water-oil emulsion is between about 20% and about 60%.
18. The method of claim 10 further comprising preheating the one or more rods before igniting the water-oil emulsion.
19. A system for burning an water-oil emulsion comprising:
an enclosure configured to hold a water-oil emulsion;
one or more conductive rods disposed throughout the enclosure, each rod of the one or more rods having a heater portion to be submerged in the water-oil emulsion and a heat collector portion to project above the water-oil emulsion, wherein the one or more rods have an adjustable height so the heat collector portion is longer than the heater portion; and
a delivery system for supplying an water-oil emulsion to the enclosure, the delivery system is configured to maintain a constant level of the water-oil emulsion in the enclosure as the water-oil emulsion is burned.
20. A method for burning an water-oil emulsion comprising:
supplying an water-oil emulsion to a holding enclosure to a pre-selected level, the enclosure having one or more heat conductive rods disposed therein, each rod of the one or more rods having a heater portion to be submerged in the water-oil emulsion and a heat collector portion to project above the water-oil emulsion, wherein the one or more rods have an adjustable height so the heat collector portion is longer than the heater portion; and
igniting and burning the water-oil emulsion from the enclosure while maintaining the pre-selected level of the water-oil emulsion in the enclosure.