Title :
Simulation of Submarine Pipeline Oil Spill Based on Wave Motion
Author :
Xiao, Ming ; Gao, Qingjun ; Lin, Jianguo ; Li, Wei ; Liang, Xiao
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Environ. Sci. & Eng., Dalian Maritime Univ., Dalian, China
Abstract :
In order to explore the motion law of oil spill to conduct cleaning, simulation for submarine oil spill based on wave motion is carried out by user defined function and volume of fluid in FLUENT, and the dispersion and diffusion of oil spill in deep sea is simulated dynamically. Also the oil spill processes with different wavelength and current velocity are compared and analyzed. The results show that wave and current have important effects on the location and oil film area on sea surface. With wavelength increasing, the water depth influenced by wave, the scope of oil dispersion underwater and the oil film area on surface increase, respectively. With current velocity decreasing, the oil film area on sea surface, the distance between the oil film and oil spill source increased.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; diffusion; disperse systems; flow simulation; mechanical engineering computing; ocean waves; pipelines; FLUENT; deep sea; oil film area; oil spill diffusion; oil spill dispersion; oil spill motion law; submarine pipeline oil spill simulation; user defined function; water depth; wave motion; Cleaning; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Educational institutions; Equations; Petroleum; Pipelines; Sea surface; Surface waves; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Modeling and Simulation, 2010. ICCMS '10. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sanya, Hainan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5642-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5643-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCMS.2010.12
