[HTML][HTML] Simulating dispersion of oils from a subsea release comparing mechanical and chemically enhanced dispersion—An experimental study of the influence of oil …

PJ Brandvik, F Leirvik, KH Hofstad, TJ McKeever - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The main objective with subsea mechanical dispersion (SSMD) is to influence the fate of an
oil spill in the marine environment by significantly reducing oil droplet sizes from subsea …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale basin testing to simulate realistic oil droplet distributions from subsea release of oil and the effect of subsea dispersant injection

PJ Brandvik, E Davies, F Leirvik, Ø Johansen… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Small-scale experiments performed at SINTEF, Norway in 2011–12 led to the development
of a modified Weber scaling algorithm. The algorithm predicts initial oil droplet sizes (d 50) …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing oil droplet sizes from a subsea oil and gas release by water jetting a laboratory study performed at different scales

PJ Brandvik, E Davies, DF Krause, F Leirvik… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main objective of subsea mechanical dispersion (SSMD) is to reduce the oil droplet
sizes from a subsea oil release, thereby influencing the fate and behaviour of the released …

Aerial remote sensing of sub-sea dispersant injection effects during the Deepwater Horizon (MC-252) oil spill

J Svejkovsky, M Hess, J Muskat, J White - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, subsea dispersant injection (SSDI)
was utilized for the first time in an effort to reduce the amount of oil reaching the sea surface …

Deflection of natural oil droplets through the water column in deep-water environments: The case of the Lower Congo Basin

R Jatiault, D Dhont, L Loncke, XD de Madron… - Deep Sea Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Numerous recurrent seep sites were identified in the deep-water environment of the Lower
Congo Basin from the analysis of an extensive dataset of satellite-based synthetic-aperture …

Paths in a network of polydisperse spherical droplets

JJ Schneider, A Faggian, S Holler… - ALIFE 2022: The 2022 …, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
We simulate the movement and agglomeration of oil droplets in water under constraints, like
confinement, using a simplified stochastic-hydrodynamic model. In the analysis of the …

Network creation during agglomeration processes of polydisperse and monodisperse systems of droplets

JJ Schneider, A Faggian, AP Diaz, J Li, S Holler… - Italian Workshop on …, 2022 - Springer
We simulate the movement and agglomeration of oil droplets in water under constraints,
using a simplified stochastic-hydrodynamic model. We analyze both local and global …

Numerical Simulation Analysis of a Crude Oil Droplet's Motion Through a Stagnant Aqueous Phase

A Al-Shimmery, A Al-Azzawi, MY Hussein… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) simulation analysis was used to predict
the dynamic of crude oil droplets in an American Petroleum Institute (API) oil–water …

An experimental study on oil droplet size distribution in subsurface oil releases

J Li, W An, H Gao, Y Zhao, Y Sun - Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018 - Springer
Oil droplet size distribution (ODSD) plays a critical role in the rising velocity and transport of
oil droplets in subsurface oil releases. In this paper, subsurface oil release experiments …

Experimental study and correlation development of droplet sizes created by nozzle injection of oil into a horizontal water flow

MJ Alipour, Y Aryan, M Taherkhani, NM Nouri… - Geoenergy Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The droplet of oil-in-water plays a crucial role in the performance of chemical process
equipment. Accordingly, the present work is organized to develop a semi-empirical …