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So we're working with the Bureau of

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Safety , Environmental Enforcement and

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the E . P . A . To improve the

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efficiency of oil burns out in marine

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environments after the deepwater

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horizon . We used in situ burning to

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clean up a lot of the oil that was

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spilled on the water . And so we are

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looking at that technique to forward

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that because it's a really efficient

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way to quickly remove large volumes of

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oil off the surface of the water . But

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one of the negative effects of that is

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there's a large black plume of smoke .

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So what we're testing is a unique

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system , reconfiguring what is already

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there . And so we , what you see is a

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boom system that's in the shape of a

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wine glass . So last textile

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manufacturer of lots of different oil

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spill response equipment . We're here

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today because we're working with Bessie

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for a research program where they're

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having us build our boom into a certain

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configuration that will allow for a

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cleaner burn less smoke plume is the is

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the goal you have the cup which is the

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wider portion , so the oil gets in

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there , then the gate actually

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separates it from the stem , which the

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stem is , where they're saying that

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they can get a more efficient burn the

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narrower the fire , more oxygen can get

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into it . And so they'll be less soot ,

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less smoke and less burn residue .

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So our team here at coral is very

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experienced in working with crude oil .

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And so we're one of the only facilities

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that you can do controlled burns like

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this . So our expertise and the

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permitting that we have allows us to

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safely conduct these experiments in a

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controlled environment in hopes that we

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can help improve the efficiency of

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these systems .