LLNL/NWC 1980 LNG spill tests. Burro series data report
摘要
During the summer of 1980, the Burro series of liquefied natural gas (LNG) spill experiments were performed at the Naval Weapons Center (NWC), China Lake, California. These experiments involved eight spills of LNG and one of liquid nitrogen, each of approximately 40 m/sup 3/, onto water. A large array of instruments was used to make measurements of gas concentration, temperature, humidity, heat flux from the ground, and turbulence within the dispersing gas cloud. A separate instrument array made measurements of the wind field both upwind of the spill and over the area in which the gas was dispersing. This report contains the data from these tests with an explanation of how and where the data were taken and the reliability of the instruments used to take it. It does not include analysis of the data, other than that which is necessary to understand the reliability of the data. Data analysis will be covered in a series of other reports.