Coalescence kinetics of dispersed crude oil in a laboratory reactor Conference Paper

abstract

• Kinetic investigations were performed to determine the influence of coagulation of chemically dispersed crude oil droplets in saline waters. Within the tested experimental conditions, the aggregation rate and resurfacing was determined primarily by shear rate. However, the collision efficiency parameter was not influenced by either salinity or mean shear rate. Fluid shear was the dominant droplet interaction mechanism for the droplet sizes, densities, and turbulence levels tested. Coalescence kinetics were influential in estimating dispersant efficiency and modeling resulting oil droplet transport. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 25th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program Technical Seminar (Calgary, Alberta 6/11-13/2002).

authors

• Autenrieth, Robin

published proceedings

• Environment Canada Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar (AMOP) Proceedings

author list (cited authors)

• Sterling, M. C., Ojo, T., Autenrieth, R. L., Bonner, J. S., Page, C. A., & Ernest, A.

complete list of authors

• Sterling, MC||Ojo, T||Autenrieth, RL||Bonner, JS||Page, CA||Ernest, ANS

publication date

• December 2002

start page

• 741

end page

• 753

volume

• 25

issue

• 2