Modelling of Oil Droplet Kinetics Under Breaking Waves

Formation of oil-particle aggregates in the presence of marine algae

“…Generally, the oil droplet size distribution governs the time taken for oil to reach the surface from the entrained depth as well as how much oil remains in the water column. 37 The volumetric size distribution of the dispersed oil after shaking for 360 min at different algal concentrations is plotted in Fig. 2a, with <25 μm, 25–50 μm, 50–100 μm, 100–200 μm and >200 μm as the size range.…”

Formation and Vertical Mixing of Oil Droplets Resulting from Oil Slick Under Breaking Waves—A Modeling Study

“…Typical breaking waves were generated and measured with the wave tank facility instruments (Chen et al, 2008). The wave conditions used for the model input included: 1) spilling breaking wave, H = 12 cm, f = 0.85 Hz, followed by f = 0.48 Hz; and 2) plunging breaking wave, H = 15 cm, f = 0.85 Hz, followed by f = 0.5 Hz.…”

A Method for Assessing Environmental Risks of Oil-Mineral-Aggregate to Benthic Organisms

“…Factors (such as salinity, mineral size and concentration, oil and clay type, and temperature) that may affect the formation of OMAs have been reported by Le Floch et al (2002), Ajijolaiya et al (2006), and Khelifa et al (2002Khelifa et al ( , 2005a. Although studies have been conducted to investigate the time scale for OMA formation and predict the potential for OMA formation Khelifa et al 2005b;Boufadel et al 2008;Chen et al 2008), very little work has been conducted to study the transport behavior of OMAs and to quantitatively evaluate the risks of the oil in OMAs to benthic organisms.…”