Dynamic modelling of oil boom failure using computational fluid dynamics |
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| Affiliation: | 1. CSIC, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar, Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain;2. Deputy Direction General of International Relations, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO), Madrid, Spain;3. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;4. Deputy Direction General of Large Scientific and Technological Facilities, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO), Madrid, Spain;5. CIEMAT, Avda. Complutense 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain;1. School of Natural Resource Sciences–Range Science Program, 201D Morrill Hall, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA;2. Hanley Sustainability Institute, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA;3. Department of Visual Arts, Renaissance Hall, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA |
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| Abstract: | The common response to an oil spill on water is to contain the oil with booms and recover it with skimming devices. In some situations, however, the booms cannot hold the oil and the oil will escape underneath the boom due to hydrodynamic forces. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a powerful modelling tool combining fluid dynamics and computer technology. We have utilized a commercial CFD program, Fluent, to simulate the oil-water flow around a boom. The studies accurately model channel experiments conducted in recent years. The studies show that the flow patterns around booms are modified by the presence of oil and, therefore, suggest that towing and wave-conformity tests of booms will not be meaningful unless they are undertaken with the presence of oil. |
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