Abstract: Oil released in a deepwater blowout breaks up into droplets. Hence, the time it takes for oil to reach the water surface, its location, and the size of the surface slick at a given time, are all affected by oil droplet ...

Abstract: A jet and plume model previously developed to simulate underwater blowouts of liquid/gas mixtures is used here to simulate five field experiments. The field experiment data that became available only after the previous ...

Abstract: This paper presents a detailed analysis of different deepwater blowout scenarios using the Clarkson deepwater oil and gas model (CDOG). In CDOG, hydrate formation, hydrate decomposition, gas dissolution, nonideal behavior ...

Abstract: A new set of equations is presented to describe the process of oil spreading under ice in calm waters. These equations consider the gravity (buoyancy)‐inertia phase, the gravity (buoyancy)‐viscous phase, and the termination ...

Abstract: An integrated formulation is presented to calculate the buoyant velocity of bubbles/droplets of various sizes. The bubble/droplet shape can be a sphere, ellipsoid, or a spherical-cap. This formulation can be applied to ...

Abstract: Oil spill models are used for decision making during emergencies, contingency planning, and risk assessment. Many of these oil spill models are desktop based. A typical desktop model system is served by an input and output ...

Abstract: An unsteady flow model for ice‐covered rivers is developed and applied to the upper St. Lawrence River. The model is capable of providing continuous simulation of flow and ice conditions in an ice‐covered river that consists ...

Abstract: A model is developed for simulating oil spills that initially behave as jets or plumes. The model is based on the Lagrangian integral method. The model can simulate a liquid (oil) in an ambient (seawater), or an oil/gas ...

Abstract: A computer model for oil slick transformation in rivers is developed and applied to simulate the fate of oil spills in the connecting channels of the upper Great Lakes. In this model, the transport of the surface oil slick ...