fluid dynamics of spill contaiment systems

1. UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ENGINEERING
Fluid mechanics (ES 264)
GROUP 3
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2. Project Objectives
I. To understand the fluid dynamics of spill containment systems.
II. To explore the relevance of spill containment in environmental and safety
engineering; and
III.To identify limitations of fluid dynamics spill containment
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3. INTRODUCTION
• The development of spill containment systems has been as result of
continual attempts to safeguard the environment and from the dangers
posed by material spills and leaks.
• Spill containment systems have recently undergone more innovation
as a result of the recent emphasis on sustainability and environmental
protection.
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4. FLUID DYNAMICS OF SPILL
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS
• The fluid dynamics of spill containment systems refer to
the way that fluids (such as liquids or gases) move and
interact within these systems. Spill containment systems
are designed to prevent or contain spills of hazardous
materials.
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5. What is fluid dynamics
• Fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the
flow of fluids (liquids and gases).
Several principles associated fluid dynamics include;
• Bernoulli's Principle: states that as the velocity of a fluid increases, the
pressure within the fluid decreases.
• Stokes' Law: describes the behaviour of small particles in a fluid.
• Navier-Stokes Equations: describe the behaviour of fluids in motion.
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6. Spill containment systems
• A spill containment system is a system designed to prevent or
contain the spread of hazardous materials in the event of a spill.
• The goal of a spill containment system is to minimize the
environmental and health risks associated with hazardous
material spills, and to provide a means of cleaning up spills that
occur.
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7. EXAMPLES OF SPILL
CONTAINMENT
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS OF SPILL
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS
Major industries such as
• Chemical plants
• Oil and gas drilling
• Refining operations
• Municipal and utility substations
• Electrical power plants
i. Containment booms
ii. Spill berms
iii. Spill pallets
iv. Absorbent materials
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8. THEORITICAL APPROACH EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
Using governing equations to
find analytical solutions.
Staging a designed experiment
using a model of the real object.
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9. NUMERICAL APPROACH
• using computational procedures
to find a solution.
Numerical Procedure
• Geometric Model
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD) Software
• Boundary Conditions
• Set Up the Numerical Simulation
• Run the Simulation
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10. ASSUMPTIONS MADE
The Navier-Stokes equations are founded on the presumption
that
• Fluid density remains constant during the analysis due to
negligible density changes caused by pressure variations.
• Oil behaves as a Newtonian fluid
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11. RELEVANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL
AND SAFETY ENGINEERING
• 1. Protection of workers and the public from hazardous spills
• 2. Helps in spill management
• 3. Evaluation and improvementof existing system.
• 4. Monitoring and testing spill containment systems
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12. LIMITATIONS
Future works could focus on;
• Modelling larger-scale systems
• Extending the computations and laboratory investigations to include
fully three-dimensional water–oil interactions; and
• Investigating other new or emerging concepts.
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13. CONCLUSIONS
• In conclusion, for the efficient management and cleanup of
spill contaminants in a range of contexts, such as maritime
environments, industrial facilities, and transportation
networks, a full grasp of fluid dynamics is necessary.
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14. REFERENCES
• Shi, Yang, et al. “Improved SPH Simulation of Spilled Oil Contained by Flexible Floating Boom under Wave–Current Coupling
Condition.” Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol. 76, Jan. 2018, pp. 272–300, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2017.09.014.
Accessed 19 Nov. 2021.
• Crowe, C.T., Elger, D.F., Williams B.C., Roberson J.A. (2019), ‘’Engineering fluid mechanics’’, S.L., John Wiley, 9th edition, pp. 76-87
• Anon. (2013), “980-2013 IEEE Guide for Containment and Control of Oil Spills in Substations’’, IEEE Xplore Full-Text PDF:. Accessed:
July 1, 2023.
• Anon. (2021), “Complete Guide to Spill Containment” www.pactecinc.com/guide-to-spill-containment. Accessed: July 1, 2023.
• Wikipedia Contributors, (2019) “Fluid Dynamics.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_dynamics. Accessed:
July 1, 2023.
• Wikipedia Contributors,(2019) “Navier–Stokes Equations.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navier%E2%80%93Stokes_equations. Accessed July 13, 2023.
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