A model for simulating deepwater oil and gas blowouts - part II: Comparison of numerical simulations with "Deepspill" field experiments;Un modèle pour simuler les éruptions en eau profonde de pétrole et de gaz - Partie II: Comparaison des simulations numériques avec des expériences en nature de déversement en profondeur

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 353-365

  Chen, Fanghui ^a   Yapa, Poojitha D ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blowout models; Deepwater spills field experiments; Model verification; Oil and gas spills; Oil spills; Underwater blowouts; Well head blow outs

Indexed keywords

BLOWOUTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; NATURAL GAS; SEPARATION;

HYDRATE DECOMPOSITION;

HYDRAULICS;

BLOWOUT; DEEP WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MODEL ANALYSIS; OIL SPILL; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

BLOWOUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEEP WATER; MODEL VALIDATION; OIL POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0142247008     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221680309499981     Document Type: Article

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