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Funding Source: Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)

Project Publications & Presentations

Synthesis of the Physical Processes in Subsea Bubble Plume to Connect Natural Seeps and Oil Spills

Journal Articles - 6

2020

Li, G., Wang, B., Wu, H., & DiMarco, S. F. (2020). Impact of bubble size on the integral characteristics of bubble plumes in quiescent and unstratified water. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 125, 103230.
Razaz, M., Di Iorio, D., Wang, B., Daneshgar Asl, S., & Thurnherr, A. M. (2020). Variability of a natural hydrocarbon seep and its connection to the ocean surface. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 12654.
Razaz, M., Di Iorio, D., Wang, B., & MacDonald, I. (2020). Temporal Variations of a Natural Hydrocarbon Seep Using a Deep-Sea Camera System. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 37(9), 1737–1751.
Wang, B., Jun, I., Socolofsky, S. A., DiMarco, S., & Kessler, J. (2020). Dynamics of gas bubbles from a submarine hydrocarbon seep within the hydrate stability zone. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47(18).

2019

Wang, B., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2019). Characteristics of mean flow and turbulence in bubble-in-chain induced flows. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 4(5).
Wang, B., Lai, C. C. K., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2019). Mean velocity, spreading and entrainment characteristics of weak bubble plumes in unstratified and stationary water. J. Fluid Mech., 874, 102–130.

Conference Presentations - 13

2020

Bae, S., Wang, B., Socolofsky, S., & Akkutlu, I. (2020). Turbulence and Dynamics in the Wake of Stabilized Bubbles in a Water Tunnel. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Li, G., Wang, T., & Wang, B. (2020). Investigation of variability of sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface height (SSH) in the Gulf of Mexico using multiple statistical tools. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Razaz, M., Di Iorio, D., Wang, B., & Daneshgar Asl, S. (2020). Transfer of Hydrocarbons from a Natural Seep to the Water Column and Its Footprint on the Sea Surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Wang, B., Socolofsky, S. A., Inok, J., Leonte, M., & Kessler, J. D. (2020). Observations and modeling of submarine hydrocarbon seeps within the hydrate stability zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Wu, H., Wang, B., Li, G., Bae, S., & DiMarco, S. F. (2020). Impact of bubble size on the budget of turbulent kinetic energy and mean flow structure in a bubble plume. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.

2019

Bae, S., Wang, B., DiMarco, S., & Socolofsky, S. (2019). Physics of bubble plumes from natural seeps. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Dissanayake, A., French McCay, D., Wang, B., & Payne, J. (2019). Simulation of surface conditions and plume extent from shallow oil and gas spills. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Jun, I., Wang, B., & Socolofsky, S. (2019). Modeling Gas Seep Bubbles Through the Continental Slope within Hydrate Stability Zone. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Kim, B., Socolofsky, S., & Wang, B. (2019). Comparison between NETL High Pressure Water tunnel experiment and numerical modeling for analysis of natural gas bubble behavior in the ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Razaz, M., Di Iorio, D., Thurnhurr, A., Wang, B., Daneshgar Asl, S., Dissanayake, A., et al. (2019). Temporal Variability of Vertical Upwelling of a Natural Hydrocarbon Seep and its Connection to the Ocean Surface. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Wu, H., Li, G., & Wang, B. (2019). Impact of bubble size on the budget of turbulent kinetic energy in a bubble plume. In Mid-America Environmental Engineering Conference. Columbia, MO : 10/19/19-10/19/19: Poster.

2018

Jun, I., Wang, B., Dissanayake, A., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2018). Predicting dissolved concentrations in the water column for natural seep plumes in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Jun, I., Wang, B., & Socolofsky, S. A. (2018). A Model for the Dissolved Phase Concentration Field for Natural Gases Released in the Deep Ocean from Natural Seep Bubble Plumes. In The 8th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics. Notre Dame, IN : 06/04/18-06/07/18.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org