A three-dimensional integrated model is developed for simulating transport and final fate of oil spills in seas.The model contains two main modules,flow and transport-fate modules.The flow module uses an unstructured finite-volume wave-ocean coupling model.Using unstructured meshes provides great flexibility for modeling the flow in complex geometries of tidal creeks,barriers and islands.In the transport-fate module the oil dispersion is solved using a particle-tracking method.Horizontal diffusion is simulated using random walk techniques in a Monte Carlo framework,whereas the vertical diffusion process is solved on the basis of the Langeven equation.The model simulates the most significant processes that affect the motion of oil particles,such as advection,surface spreading,evaporation,dissolution,emulsification and turbulent diffusion as well as the interaction of the oil particles with the shoreline,sedimentation and the temporal variations of oil viscosity,density and surface tension.The model simulates either continuous or instantaneous oil spills,and also other toxic matter.This model has been applied to simulate the oil spill accident in the Bohai Sea.In comparison with the observations,the numerical results indicate that the model is reasonably accurate.
WANG JinHua & SHEN YongMing State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering,Dalian University of Technology,Dalian 116023,China
利用抛物型缓坡方程计算波浪场,并以波浪辐射应力为近岸动力因素,建立深度平均的二维近岸流的控制方程。运用该近岸流方程,对美国Santa Barbara Leadbetter海岸波浪斜向入射所产生的波浪场及波浪破碎所形成的沿岸流进了数值模拟,其中抛物型缓坡模型采用Crank-Nicolson格式进行数值离散,近岸流方程采用ADI差分格式离散。与现场实测资料的对比表明,无论考虑或不考虑波浪非线性因子,模拟结果与实测结果均吻合良好。
