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EFFECT OF POLLUTANT OSCILLATIONS ON OIL SPREADING ON THE SEA
Author(s) -
Abbey T. M.,
Amakiri J. O.,
Bestman A. R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-114x(19970610)21:7<655::aid-er271>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - pollutant , perpendicular , oil spill , simple (philosophy) , mechanics , geometry , geology , physics , chemistry , mathematics , petroleum engineering , philosophy , organic chemistry , epistemology
Analytical solutions for oil spreading on the sea are deduced when the pollutant source fluctuates with time for a simple rectangular geometry. Both asymmetrical and symmetrical solutions in the direction perpendicular to the uniform tidal stream are derived. The asymmetrical solution, though ad hoc , sheds light on the necessary adjustment to the simpler symmetric problem. Only a micro computer is necessary to simulate these solutions. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.