CFD Validation of transient subsea gas plume model

Abstract

Subsea gas blowouts are often a significant risk contributor to offshore installations. It is important to understand plume that is created by the blowout. Different plume models were investigated. CFD model in ANSYS Fluent and integral model were performed to confirm its validity. CFD model in OpenFoam has also performed additionally. For further validation, more experiments of larger depth and higher flow rate are necessary. OpenFoam model needs to be modified.