Droplet breakup in subsurface oil releases - Part 1: Experimental study of droplet breakup and effectiveness of dispersant injection

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 319-326

  Brandvik, Per Johan ^a   Johansen, Øistein ^a   Leirvik, Frode ^a   Farooq, Umer ^a   Daling, Per S ^a  

^a SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chemical dispersants; Droplet size distribution; Laboratory study; Subsurface blowouts

Indexed keywords

DISPERSANTS; DROPLET DISTRIBUTION; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INJECTION TECHNIQUES; LABORATORY FACILITIES; LABORATORY STUDIES; MODIFIED ALGORITHMS;

BLOWOUTS; DROP BREAKUP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WATER INJECTION;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

DISPERSANT; FAT DROPLET; OIL; SEA WATER;

ALGORITHM; BLOWOUT; CLEANUP; DEEP WATER; DISPERSION; DROPLET; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; OIL SPILL; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROPLET BREAKUP; DROPLET SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERFACIAL TENSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NOZZLE DIAMETER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRESSURE AND TENSION;

CHEMICAL DISPERSANTS; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LABORATORY STUDY; SUBSURFACE BLOWOUTS;

MODELS, CHEMICAL; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; SEAWATER; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84881025260     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.020     Document Type: Article

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