A model to simulate the transport and fate of gas and hydrates released in deepwater

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 559-572

  Yapa, Poojitha D ^a   Dasanayaka, Lalith K ^a   Bandara, Uditha C ^a   Nakata, Kisaburo ^b  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deepwater blowout; deepwater model; gas hydrate; hydrate dissolution; methane plume; natural gas plume

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE SIZE; CALIFORNIA; DEEPWATER; DEEPWATER BLOWOUT; FIELD DATA; GAS BUBBLE; GAS DISSOLUTION; GAS SEPARATIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HYDRATE DISSOLUTION; HYDRATE SHELLS; METHANE PLUME; MODEL RESULTS; MODEL SIMULATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS; SCENARIO SIMULATIONS; WATER COLUMNS;

BLOWOUTS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; GASES; HYDRATION; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; SIZE SEPARATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

BLOWOUT; BUBBLE; DEEP WATER; DISSOLUTION; GAS HYDRATE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLUME; SPILLWAY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER COLUMN;

CALIFORNIA; NORWAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958594730     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2010.507010     Document Type: Article

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