Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 170-177Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2004.04.020
Keywords
oil spill; simulation
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This paper presents a deterministic mathematical model, which simulates the time-dependent behavior of an oil spill near coastal zones. The model solves the full set of partial-differential equations that govern transient, two-phase, turbulent flow and heat/mass transfer phenomena. It is used for predicting the consequences of hypothetical oil spills that could occur near a coastal area of great natural beauty and tourist attraction, at the island of Lesvos in Greece. The model generates a 3-D hydrodynamic field, under the influence of atmospheric and/or other external forcing, which in turn drives the spill at sea. It has also incorporated a few weathering mechanisms that determine the fate of the spill, as: spill spreading, dissolution, hydrodynamic dispersion and turbulent diffusion. It is noted, however, that the model has a general structure that can accommodate most of the remaining weathering processes (enumerated below) deemed necessary. (C) 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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