Analysis of underwater gas release and dispersion behavior to assess subsea safety risk. Academic Article

abstract

• Underwater gas release and dispersion characteristics are important to assess and manage potential risks. This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation of underwater gas release and dispersion behavior. A small-scale experimental setup is designed and developed for underwater gas release and dispersion study. A series of release scenarios are carried out to study the effect of release size, leak pressure, and leak direction on dispersion behavior. The underwater gas dispersion behavior is analyzed from the risk assessment perspective. The considered parameters included plume offset, plume radius and fountain height for different scenarios. The experimental results are used to test and verify numerical computational fluid dynamics model using Eulerian-Lagrangian approach. The developed numerical model is subsequently used to analyze the gas plume in a full-scale scenario. The developed model would help to support risk assessment and response planning of potential subsea gas release accidents.

authors

• Khan, Faisal

published proceedings

• J Hazard Mater

author list (cited authors)

• Li, X., Chen, G., & Khan, F.

citation count

• 18

complete list of authors

• Li, Xinhong||Chen, Guoming||Khan, Faisal

publication date

• April 2019

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS  Journal

keywords

• Dispersion Behavior
• Experimental Validation
• Gas Plume
• Numerical Model
• Risk Assessment
• Underwater Gas Release

PubMed Central ID

• 30654285

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.015

start page

• 676

end page

• 685

volume

• 367

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.015