Three-dimensional oil spill transport and dispersion at sea by an event of blowout

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Main Author: Luis Otero-Díaz
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014
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contents Three-dimensional oil spill transport and dispersion at sea by an event of blowout Luis Otero-Díaz Jorge O. Pierini Paulo Chambel-Leitao Madalena Malhadas Joao Ribeiro Jose Chambel-Leitao Juan Restrepo Ingeniería spread Blowout oil spill hydrodynamic The simulated droplet trajectories of the 3-D model at the Caribbean platform showed that droplets with a diameter of 50 μ m formed a distinct subsurface plume, which was transported horizontally and could remain below the surface. This plume could have a very restricted area of impact because the dispersion is only controlled by the ocean currents which, at 1000 m depth, have a low intensity and are quite turbulent. In this case, the formed plume stayed trapped at 1000 m depth, not posing a risk to the Caribbean Coast. In contrast, droplets with diameters of 250 μ m , 1 and 10 mm rose rapidly to the surface, even with different velocities (6, 10, 20 ms-1). 2014 artículo científico 0012-7353 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=49631663005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=496 Dyna application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Dyna (Colombia) Num.186 Vol.81
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publishDate 2014
publisher Universidad Nacional de Colombia
spellingShingle Three-dimensional oil spill transport and dispersion at sea by an event of blowout
Luis Otero-Díaz
Ingeniería
spread
Blowout
oil spill
hydrodynamic
Three-dimensional oil spill transport and dispersion at sea by an event of blowout Luis Otero-Díaz Jorge O. Pierini Paulo Chambel-Leitao Madalena Malhadas Joao Ribeiro Jose Chambel-Leitao Juan Restrepo Ingeniería spread Blowout oil spill hydrodynamic The simulated droplet trajectories of the 3-D model at the Caribbean platform showed that droplets with a diameter of 50 μ m formed a distinct subsurface plume, which was transported horizontally and could remain below the surface. This plume could have a very restricted area of impact because the dispersion is only controlled by the ocean currents which, at 1000 m depth, have a low intensity and are quite turbulent. In this case, the formed plume stayed trapped at 1000 m depth, not posing a risk to the Caribbean Coast. In contrast, droplets with diameters of 250 μ m , 1 and 10 mm rose rapidly to the surface, even with different velocities (6, 10, 20 ms-1). 2014 artículo científico 0012-7353 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=49631663005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=496 Dyna application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Dyna (Colombia) Num.186 Vol.81
title Three-dimensional oil spill transport and dispersion at sea by an event of blowout
topic Ingeniería
spread
Blowout
oil spill
hydrodynamic
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=49631663005