.....proposes surrounding a pipe with deflated automobile tires, inserting it into the leaking riser, and then inflating the wheels to form a seal.)
And then there's still the problem of how to make the inflatable go down the pipe while all that oil is blasting up.
Something I haven't seen yet. Why don't, or can't, they replace the BOP?
It should be noted that as attractive as the idea sounds, there is the reality of pressure of 1 ton per square inch where the leak is situated. Auto tires would not withstand such pressure. If the leak were near sea level, the idea would be far more viable.
Something I haven't seen yet. Why don't, or can't, they replace the BOP?
Exactly. This so called "genius" doesn't understand "pressure" and "physics" I guess. lol.
Not only should BP be listening, but also the government.
The pressure at a depth of 5000+ft is approximately 1780 psi, so one would have to inflate the tire to 1780 psi just to achieve equal pressure. On the ocean floor, if you then proceed to mount a tire inflated to 1780 psi to a car, it would be flat.
If my math is correct, then if you wanted a tire with a maximum rated psi of 45lbs to be fully inflated at a depth of 5,000ft, then you would have to inflate the tire to 80,100psi. Given the pressure exerted by the environment at that depth, the tire should behave as though it were inflated to 45psi at ocean level.
A tire wouldn't work for the reasons mentioned above, but couldn't some type of ultra-durable and somewhat inflatable material serve a similar purpose?
They use telescoping pipe to go into the earth, for the oil well. Why can't they use the same, or similar, going up to the ship or into a smaller hose/tube that goes to the ship?
Or bring a tube down over the end of the spewing pipe. It could also lead up to smaller tubes then into a ship. The kind of tube I'm thinking of is the kind roofers throw debris down that goes right into a dump truck. It doesn't have to be pipe or even leak proof. All its purpose is is to lead the oil some place. Hell, if they could slow this down to 100 barrels a day that would be considered a huge success.
There must be many ways they can at least try to control the leak until they can stop it.
Its structure would be compromised by the pressure before one even got the chance to begin inflating it. Only the most durable materials can survive such pressure.
A tire wouldn't work for the reasons mentioned above, but couldn't some type of ultra-durable and somewhat inflatable material serve a similar purpose?
What they can do, however, is put another BOP on top of it. BOPs are designed to stack on top of each other. The only reason why they can't simply plop one down in this case is due to the drill string being in the way.
They use telescoping pipe to go into the earth, for the oil well. Why can't they use the same, or similar, going up to the ship or into a smaller hose/tube that goes to the ship?
Or bring a tube down over the end of the spewing pipe. It could also lead up to smaller tubes then into a ship. The kind of tube I'm thinking of is the kind roofers throw debris down that goes right into a dump truck. It doesn't have to be pipe or even leak proof. All its purpose is is to lead the oil some place. Hell, if they could slow this down to 100 barrels a day that would be considered a huge success.
There must be many ways they can at least try to control the leak until they can stop it.
You are correct, but that isn't the only reason. There is some concern that the original BOP was somewhat damaged when the rig sank, and will not be able to handle the full brunt of the capped pressure. This is why they are trying to capture rather than fully cap.
You are correct, but that isn't the only reason. There is some concern that the original BOP was somewhat damaged when the rig sank, and will not be able to handle the full brunt of the capped pressure. This is why they are trying to capture rather than fully cap.
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