Fluid mechanics lies at the heart of many of the physical processes associated with the
nascent deep-sea mining industry. The evolution and fate of sediment plumes that would be …

Abyssal mineral resource exploitation is receiving increasing attention in many countries.
The plume issues caused by deep-sea mining must be studied before commercial mining …

We develop and investigate an advection–diffusion-settling model of deep-sea mining
collector plumes, building on the analysis of midwater plumes in Part 1. In the case of …

Demand for critical minerals is projected to double or even triple by 2030 as the global
energy and transportation sectors transition away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy …

In the last few years, the exploitation of deep-sea regions for minerals extraction raised
international attention as an economically viable source for the mining industry. However …

The crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are interlinked and must be addressed
jointly. A proposed solution for reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and thus mitigating climate …

The discharge of sediment plumes, which occurs mainly in the two depth zones, has a
critical impact on assessing the deep-sea environment. Therefore, it is necessary to …

Cohesive particulate flows play an important role in environmental fluid dynamics, as well as
in a wide variety of civil and process engineering applications. However, the scaling laws …

Deep-sea sediment disturbance may occur when collecting polymetallic nodules, resulting
in the creation of plumes that could have a negative impact on the ecological environment …

Many natural and man-made processes such as subsea blowouts entail an ejection of a
complex mixture of gas-liquid-solid into a flowing ambient, resulting in the formation of three …