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ERSP Calculator User Manual (Feb 2015)
Contents
1.
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 6
1a.
The ERSP Calculator’s Purpose and Intended Use ..................................................... 6
1b.
Advancing Skimming System Components .................................................................. 7
2.
Assumptions and Limitations as a Planning Tool ...............................................................10
3.
ERSP Calculator Inputs .....................................................................................................14
Discharge Type (Continuous Spill and Batch Spill): ...........................................................14
Skimming System Identifiers: .............................................................................................14
3a.
Encounter Rate Inputs ................................................................................................15
Operating Period [hrs]: .......................................................................................................15
Speed [kts]: ........................................................................................................................16
Swath [ft]: ...........................................................................................................................16
3b.
Recovery Inputs ..........................................................................................................18
Maximum Total Fluid Recovery Rate [gpm]: .......................................................................18
Throughput Efficiency [%]: .................................................................................................19
Recovery Efficiency [%]: ....................................................................................................19
3c.
Storage Inputs ............................................................................................................20
On-board Storage [bbl]:......................................................................................................20
Percent Decant [%]: ...........................................................................................................20
Decant Pump Rate [gpm]: ..................................................................................................20
Rig + Derig Time [min]: ......................................................................................................21
One WayTransit Time [min]:...............................................................................................21
Discharge Pump Rate [gpm]: .............................................................................................21
4.
ERSP Calculator Results ...................................................................................................22
4a.
Encounter Rate Results ..............................................................................................25
Maximum Effective Swath (ft):............................................................................................25
Swath Used For Calculation (ft): ........................................................................................25
Oil/Emulsion Encounter Rate (gpm): ..................................................................................25
Areal Coverage Rate (acre/min): ........................................................................................25
Area Covered in Operating Period (acres): ........................................................................25
Area Covered in Operating Period (Sq Miles): ...................................................................25
4b.
Recovery Results ........................................................................................................25