Whether the result of an oil well blowout, vessel collision or grounding, leaking pipeline, or
other incident at sea, each marine oil spill will present unique circumstances and …

We present the development and validation of a numerical modeling suite for bubble and
droplet dynamics of multiphase plumes in the environment. This modeling suite includes …

Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) has been discussed as a potentially
significant mitigation option for the ongoing climate warming. Natural CO2 release sites …

An oil spill model is an important tool for environmental risk assessment, strategic planning,
and tactical decision making in the event of an oil spill. However, limited data exist to …

Deepwater hydrocarbon releases experience complex chemical and physical processes. To
assess simplifications of these processes on model predictions, we present a sensitivity …

Deep-water oil spills represent a major, localized threat to marine ecosystems. Multi-
purpose computer models have been developed to predict the fate of spilled oil. These …

In ocean conditions of low temperature and high pressure, gas can be converted into
hydrates, impacting the behavior of plumes from oil and gas blowouts. This study presented …

A numerical model using the Lagrangian approach developed to simulate the fate of
liquid/gas blowouts in deepwater is presented, and three entrainment formulations are …

Anthropogenic releases of petroleum fluids, which contain thousands of compounds,
represent a threat to marine environments. However, there was a lack of models able to …

This thesis addresses numerical modelling of oil entering the ocean from subsurface
sources like drilling well blowouts or pipeline failures. We introduce a single-phase oil …