Numerical Modeling of Oil Slick Spread in the Persian Gulf
An oil spill model coupled with a hydrodynamic model was developed to simulate the spread of oil slick in real marine conditions considering the effects of tidal currents, wind and wave. The hydrodynamic model is verified using the measurements of tidal elevations and current speeds at the Persian G...
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doaj-6098966da30f42258892ab40f1e4ca0b2021-02-14T08:50:39ZengIranian Association of Naval Architecture and Marine EngineeringInternational Journal of Maritime Technology2345-60002476-53332013-06-0115766Numerical Modeling of Oil Slick Spread in the Persian GulfMohsen soltanpour0Nimal Wijayaratna1Zohreh Hajisalimi2 Civil Eng. Department, K. N. Toosi University of Technology Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka Civil Eng. Department, K. N. Toosi University of Technology An oil spill model coupled with a hydrodynamic model was developed to simulate the spread of oil slick in real marine conditions considering the effects of tidal currents, wind and wave. The hydrodynamic model is verified using the measurements of tidal elevations and current speeds at the Persian Gulf. Effect of various governing factors on oil slick movement, tidal currents, wind and wave, are examined. It is concluded that the wind action is the predominant factor for the spreading of oil while the overlaying waves are the second important driving force. Although the tidal currents spread the oil slick on a wider area, they have limited influences on the net transformation of slick. The performance of the model on a field data in the Persian Gulf shows that the present model is capable to predict the spread of oil in early days of the oil spill.http://ijmt.ir/article-1-225-en.htmloil slickpersian gulfnumerical modelingtrajectoryspill |
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Mohsen soltanpour Nimal Wijayaratna Zohreh Hajisalimi Numerical Modeling of Oil Slick Spread in the Persian Gulf International Journal of Maritime Technology oil slick persian gulf numerical modeling trajectory spill |
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Numerical Modeling of Oil Slick Spread in the Persian Gulf |
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Numerical Modeling of Oil Slick Spread in the Persian Gulf |
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Numerical Modeling of Oil Slick Spread in the Persian Gulf |
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Numerical Modeling of Oil Slick Spread in the Persian Gulf |
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Numerical Modeling of Oil Slick Spread in the Persian Gulf |
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numerical modeling of oil slick spread in the persian gulf |
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Iranian Association of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering |
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International Journal of Maritime Technology |
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2345-6000 2476-5333 |
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2013-06-01 |
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An oil spill model coupled with a hydrodynamic model was developed to simulate the spread of oil slick in real marine conditions considering the effects of tidal currents, wind and wave. The hydrodynamic model is verified using the measurements of tidal elevations and current speeds at the Persian Gulf. Effect of various governing factors on oil slick movement, tidal currents, wind and wave, are examined. It is concluded that the wind action is the predominant factor for the spreading of oil while the overlaying waves are the second important driving force. Although the tidal currents spread the oil slick on a wider area, they have limited influences on the net transformation of slick. The performance of the model on a field data in the Persian Gulf shows that the present model is capable to predict the spread of oil in early days of the oil spill. |
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oil slick persian gulf numerical modeling trajectory spill |
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