Abstract:

By integration of population balance VDROP-J model with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation model of waves, the droplet formation under wave actions is simulated. The data supports the following publications. Cui, Fangda, Cosan Daskiran, Thomas King, Brian Robinson, Kenneth Lee, Joseph Katz, and Michel C. Boufadel. 2020. Modeling oil dispersion under breaking waves. Part I: Wave hydrodynamics. Environmental Fluid Mechanics 20, 1527–1551. DOI: 10.1007/s10652-020-09753-7 Cui, Fangda, Lin Zhao, Cosan Daskiran, Kenneth Lee, Joseph Katz, and Michel C. Boufadel. 2020. Modeling oil dispersion under breaking waves. Part II: Coupling Lagrangian particle tracking with population balance model. Environmental Fluid Mechanics 20, 1553–1578. DOI: 10.1007/s10652-020-09759-1

Suggested Citation:

Cui, Fangda. 2021. Oil droplet formation and distribution under wave actions. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/n7-9zkx-qq47

Publications:

Cui, F., Daskiran, C., King, T., Robinson, B., Lee, K., Katz, J., & Boufadel, M. C. (2020). Modeling oil dispersion under breaking waves. Part I: Wave hydrodynamics. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 20(6), 1527–1551. doi:10.1007/s10652-020-09753-7

Cui, F., Zhao, L., Daskiran, C., King, T., Lee, K., Katz, J., & Boufadel, M. C. (2020). Modeling oil dispersion under breaking waves. Part II: Coupling Lagrangian particle tracking with population balance model. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 20(6), 1553–1578. doi:10.1007/s10652-020-09759-1

Purpose:

The purpose of the research was to develop a sophisticated method to predict oil droplet size distribution under ocean wave conditions.

Data Parameters and Units:

velocity, energy dissipation rate, droplet size distribution

Methods:

computational fluid dynamics, population balance model

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