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Designation:F2084/F2084M01(Reapproved 2012)1Standard Guide forCollecting Containment Boom Performance Data inControlled Environments1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2084/F2084M;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yearof original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTEEditorial changes were made in Sections 4,7,11,and Table 2 in June 2012.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers the evaluation of the effectiveness offull-scale oil spill containment booms in a controlled testfacility.1.2 This guide involves the use of specific test oils that maybe considered hazardous materials.It is the responsibility ofthe user of this guide to procure and abide by the necessarypermits for disposal of the used test oil.1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum ProductsD445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparentand Opaque Liquids(and Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-ity)D971 Test Method for Interfacial Tension of Oil AgainstWater by the Ring MethodD1298 Test Method for Density,Relative Density,or APIGravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Prod-ucts by Hydrometer MethodD1796 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils bythe Centrifuge Method(Laboratory Procedure)D2983 Test Method for Low-Temperature Viscosity of Lu-bricants Measured by Brookfield ViscometerD4007 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil bythe Centrifuge Method(Laboratory Procedure)D4052 Test Method for Density,Relative Density,and APIGravity of Liquids by Digital Density MeterF631 Guide for Collecting Skimmer Performance Data inControlled EnvironmentsF818 Terminology Relating to Spill Response Barriers3.Terminology3.1 Boom Performance Data TerminologyTerms associ-ated with boom performance tests conducted in controlledenvironments:3.1.1 boom submergence(aka submarining)containmentfailure due to loss of freeboard.3.1.2 first-loss tow/current velocityminimum tow/currentvelocity normal to the membrane at which oil continuallyescapes past a boom This applies to the boom in the catenaryposition.3.1.3 gross loss tow/current velocitythe minimum speed atwhich massive continual oil loss is observed escaping past theboom.3.1.4 harbor chopa condition of the water surface pro-duced by an irregular pattern of waves.3.1.5 preloadduring testing,the quantity of test fluiddistributed in front of and contained by the boom prior to theonset of a test.3.1.6 tow speedthe relative speed difference between aboom and the water in which the boom is floating.In thisstandard guide relative current speed is equivalent.3.1.7 wave height(significant wave height)the averageheight,measured crest to trough,of the one-third highestwaves,considering only short-period waves(i.e.,period lessthan 10 s).1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F20 on HazardousSubstances and Oil Spill Responseand is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF20.11 on Control.Current edition approved May 1,2012.Published June 2012.Originallyapproved in 2001.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F2084 01(2007)2.DOI:10.1520/F2084_F2084M-01R12E01.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.8 wave period(significant wave period)the averageperiod of the one-third highest waves,measured as the elapsedtime between crests of succeeding waves.4.Significance and Use4.1 This guide defines a series of test methods to determinethe oil containment effectiveness of containment booms whenthey are subjected to a variety of towing and wave conditions.The test methods measure the tow speed at which the boomfirst loses oil(both in calm water and in various waveconditions),the tow speed at which the boom reaches a grossoil loss condition(both in calm water and in various waveconditions),boom conformance to the surface wave conditionsfor various wave heights,wavelengths and frequencies,(qualitatively),resulting tow forces when encountering variousspeeds and w