Scientists created 17-foot fire whirls that burn oil spills faster and cleaner than conventional methods, reducing soot by 40% and consuming nearly all the fuel. The technique shows promise for rapid, ...
Sometimes, the craziest ideas just happen to be the best. Fire whirls burn oil spills faster and cleaner than fire pools, a new study shows ...
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner when many folks set off fireworks to ring in the new year. The colors within the fireworks are determined by metallic elements emitting certain colors when ...
Researchers have run the first large-scale field test of deliberately generated fire whirls over crude oil floating on water, and the results challenge conventional thinking about oil-spill cleanup.
An international group of scientists has stated that fire vortices can become an effective tool for eliminating oil spills in the ocean. Despite the seeming extremity of the idea, experiments have ...
In the frantic hours following an offshore oil spill, emergency responders face a destructive decision: let the oil spread or ignite it. Once ignited, it creates an ‘in-situ’ fire pool that stops the ...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A fire vortex was spotted at the Deer Creek Fire. So we wanted to know the science behind how these form. A quick chat with our Chief Meteorologist Stephen Bowers, ...
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