Experimental Study of Axisymmetric Viscous-Gravity Spreading of Oil on Water

Rachid Chebbi; Abubakr M. Abubakr; Abdulrahman Y. Al-Abdul Jabbar; Abdulaziz M. Al-Qatabri

doi:10.1252/jcej.35.304

Transport Phenomena, Fluid Mechanics and Mixing

Experimental Study of Axisymmetric Viscous-Gravity Spreading of Oil on Water

Rachid Chebbi, Abubakr M. Abubakr, Abdulrahman Y. Al-Abdul Jabbar, Abdulaziz M. Al-Qatabri

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Keywords: Oil Spreading, Viscous Gravity Spreading, Axisymmetric Spreading, Spreading Law, Liquid Spreading

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2002 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 304-308

DOI https://doi.org/10.1252/jcej.35.304

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Abstract

A new experimental technique is proposed for the study of axisymmetric spread of oil on water. The technique is applied to study the viscous-gravity stage in which oil is spilled on water at a constant rate. Results are found to be in good agreement with the order-of-magnitude analysis. An expression for the spreading law is determined, and the accuracy of using the theoretical constant-volume spreading-law to estimate the spreading-law prefactor for the steady-discharge case is analyzed.

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