An Improved Model for the Spread of Crude Oil Spill on Water, (A Case Study of Niger Delta Coastal Line)

Abstract: A Mathematical model and its analytical solution that can predict the spread of crude oil spill slicks in the Niger Delta coastal line is presented. This model considers the spreading in the regime when the inertial and viscous forces counterbalance gravity and takes into account the strong effects of winds and water currents. The effective wind velocity and direction of the oil slick is resolved by the application of trigonometric principles. By applying tidal and wind velocity principle to Abowei’s equation, the developed model is simulated. The knowledge of the trajectory followed by an oil slick spilled on the coastal line is valuable in the estimation of potential risks and in combating the pollution using floating barriers, detergents, etc. In order to estimate these slicks trajectories an improved model, based on mass and momentum conservation equations is needed. Keywords: Spreading; Oil spill; Niger delta; Oil pollution; coastal line; wind velocity; Oil properties. Title: An Improved Model for the Spread of Crude Oil Spill on Water, (A Case Study of Niger Delta Coastal Line) Author: J.O.C. Eluma, K.O. Okpala, E.E. Effiong, O.E. Onyelucheya International Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews ISSN 2348-697X (Online) Research publish journals

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