Abstract:

Flow rate experiments were conducted when a dispersant (Corexit C9500) was injected into an oil plume. This datset reports the nozzle diameter, oil flow rate, air flow rate, dispersant to oil ratio, exit velocity, interfacial tension, and peak droplet diameter for each experiment. Dataset supports the publication: Brandvik, P.J., Johansen, O., Leirvik, F., Farooq, U., and Daling, P.S. 2013. Droplet breakup in subsurface oil releases - Part 1: Experimental study of droplet breakup and effectiveness of dispersant injection. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 73(1), 319-326 doi: 10:1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.020

Suggested Citation:

Brandvik, Per Johan. 2016. Dataset for: Droplet breakup in subsurface oil releases - Part 1: Experimental study of droplet breakup and effectiveness of dispersant injection. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7TQ5ZK6

Publications:

Brandvik, P. J., Johansen, Ø., Leirvik, F., Farooq, U., & Daling, P. S. (2013). Droplet breakup in subsurface oil releases – Part 1: Experimental study of droplet breakup and effectiveness of dispersant injection. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 73(1), 319–326. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.05.020

Purpose:

To study droplet size versus release conditions (rates and nozzle diameters), oil properties and injection of dispersants (injection techniques and dispersant types).

Data Parameters and Units:

Nozzle diameter (millimeters), Oil (L/min +- 0.02), Air (L/min), Dispersant to Oil Ratio (DOR), Exit Velocity U (meters/second), Interfacial Tension IFT (milli-Newton/meters +- 0.2), Peak volume droplet diameter (micro-meters).

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