Dynamics of low-viscosity oils retained by rigid and flexible barriers

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 14-15, 2008, Pages 1479-1491

  Amini, Azin ^a   Bollaert, Erik ^a   Boillat, Jean Louis ^a   Schleiss, Anton J ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Entrainment failure; Interfacial waves; Kelvin Helmholtz instability; Oil spill containment boom; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OIL SPILLS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TWO DIMENSIONAL; VISCOSITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ENTRAINMENT FAILURE; INTERFACIAL WAVES; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; OIL SPILL CONTAINMENT BOOM; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

OIL BOOMS;

CLEANUP; COASTAL ZONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAINMENT BARRIER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; PUMPING; RESERVOIR; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 50949118233     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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