Numerical Modeling of Oil Containment by a Boom/Barrier System: Phase III

摘要

The long term goal of these studies is to develop computer models that will help both gain fundamental insight into oil containment failure mechanisms and outline strategies and methods for limiting the occurence and/or the intensity of these failures, in actual field situations. This report presents results obtained at the University of Rhode Island, Department of Ocean Engineering, as part of a research project entitled: 'Numerical Modeling of Oil Containment by a Boom/Barrier System: Phase III' (1/97-6/99). This project was supported by Grant No. DTRS57-95-G-00065 of the Department of Transportation under funding from the Minerals Management Service (MMS). A 50% budget match was provided by the University of Rhode Island. The Phase III project is a third and fourth year continuation of Phase I project (8/94-12/95), entitled: 'A hydrodynamic model of oil containment by a boom', which was supported by DOT-USCG (US Coast Guards District No. 1), Grant No. DTRS57-94G-00076 of the Department of Transportation FY 1994 Oil Pollution Research Grant Program and Phase II project (7/95-12/97), entitled 'Numerical Modeling of Oil Containment by a Boom/Barrier System', which was also funded by the Coast Guards, as Grant No. DTRS57-95-G-00065 of the Department of Transportation. Both experimental and computational studies, carried out during PHASE III of the project are presented in detail in this report. Results in this report. Results obtained during Phases I and II (17,22). In Phase III, theoretical results obtained in Phases I and II as well as new theoretical developments and experimental results were used to develop a series of interactive model tools, referred to as SlickMap, for Modeling oil slick containment by a boom and its possible failure.