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Determination of the oil spill removal area by oil particle tracking in a harbor Cover

Determination of the oil spill removal area by oil particle tracking in a harbor

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|Jun 2016

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Figure 1

The Port of Tianjin in the Bohai Sea (satellite images from bing maps)

Figure 2

The grid of the Tianjin port model (satellite image from bing maps)

Figure 3

The grid of Nangangmodel with the six simulation oil spill regions in the eastern harbor of Tianjin Nangang (satellite image from bing maps)

Figure 4

Model validation of the water level at the water level monitoring station

Figure 5

Model validation of the velocity magnitude and direction at monitor station 2 during the high tide period

Figure 6

Model validation of the velocity magnitude and direction at monitor station 2 during the low tide period

Figure 7

Trajectory of oil particles from different regions (no wind)

Figure 8

Position of different oil removal areas

Figure 9

Trajectory of oil particles from region III after 100 days of the oil removal operation in different oil removal areas

Table 1

Speed, direction and probability of prevailing wind based on the local climate data

SeasonWind DirectionWind Speed (m s-1)Probability (%)
SpringSW5.015
SummerSWS4.112
AutumnS4.515
WinterN4.513
Table 2

Removal rate of oil spill in the harbor after 100 days of the oil removal operation in different removal areas (%)

Removal areaNo windSpringSummerAutumnWinterAnnual Average
17.51.33.17.59.65.4
262.365.870.644.320.650.3
374.685.589.974.164.978.6
466.780.784.274.172.477.9
518.411.415.417.122.816.7
677.687.792.579.879.484.5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2016-0021 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 230 - 238
Submitted on: May 25, 2015
Accepted on: Aug 19, 2015
Published on: Jun 22, 2016
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 Shu-Yi Yang, Xue-Yi You, published by University of Gdańsk
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.