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I thought it was just ice on the funnel? But if it's a gas
hydrate, would a superhydrophobic coating work? |
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Also, why can't they just dump tons of rock and concrete on
the hole? |
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Super low temperature, high pressure environment,
leads to inconclusive maths. |
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Why not simply charge people admission to zip around the oil slick in jet boats that are fuelled by the slick itself? |
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//Super low temperature, high pressure environment, leads
to inconclusive maths.// |
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You ought to see a doctor about that. |
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But, if the funnel were that hydrophobic, they'd never get it into the water, much less sink it. |
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Gas hydrates are just a form of ice, and their
formation leads to clogs in the funnel in much the
same way that pipes get clogged in the winter. I
heard of this type of solution for the 'at-home'
version a few years ago so I halfbaked away, as per
usual.. |
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//Gas hydrates are just a form of ice// Yes....ish. They
contain hydrocarbons, though, which means they're not
watery-ice completely. You may well find that a
hydrophobic coating will promote, rather than inhibit, their
accumulation. |
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<bad faux-cockney singing voice>
Um tiddle iddle iddle
Um tiddl-eye
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Superhydrophobic coatings expedite stenosis...
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Damn. So you did. But mine scans better... |
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MB, the surface of the hydrate complex is all water
molecules, so the hydrophobicity should apply. But
yes, sometimes you can never tell about these
things. |
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Aha! In that case (a) you are probably right and (b) I have
learned a new thing. |
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I dun get it: the problem is ice ? (or methane calthrate or whatever) so what ? put a frickin' electric de-icer on the sides... or blow some air down there and burn enough of the oil to have it de-ice itself. |
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5,000 barrels a day is about 3 gallons per second... doesn't sound like *that* big a flow to be a problem for engineers. |
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[edit: hmmmmm... totally different idea posted] |
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