Lagrangian simulation of oil droplets transport due to regular waves

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 978-986

  Boufadel, Michel C ^a   Du, Kemei ^a   Kaku, Vikram ^a   Weaver, James ^b  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oil dispersion; Spreading; Turbulent diffusion; Vertical distribution; Waves

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBULENCE; WATER WAVES;

OIL DISPERSION; SPREADING; TURBULENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

CONVECTION; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; DISPERSION; DROPLET; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL POLLUTION; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER LEVEL; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 33846785430     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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