Numerical simulation of liquefied fuel spills: I. Instantaneous release into a confined area

✍ Scribed by Julius Brandeis; Edward J. Kansa

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1983
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 888 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0271-2091
• DOI: 10.1002/fld.1650030404

✦ Synopsis

The shallow-water equations in radial symmetry are solved numerically to simulate the collapse of a cylindrical liquid column into an area surrounded by a concentric dike. The following three subcases of this problem are considered: a liquid column collapsing onto a layer of the same liquid, a liquid column collapsing onto a solid surface, and a column of lighter liquid collapsing onto a heavier liquid (i.e. liquefied natural gas (LNG) spilled onto water). The results for the three categories are compared and the differences and similarities between them are analysed.