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TransAT Tutorial Manual 7.3. Oil spill

7.3 Oil spill

Please note: this tutorial makes use of Advanced Initial Conditions. Microsoft SDK is required
to run it.

7.3.1 Prerequisites

• TransAT

• TransATUI

• Advanced Initial Conditions
• Paraview (or Tecplot)

7.3.2 Introduction

In this tutorial, an oil spill in the deep sea is simulated, with the installation of a dome to try
to contain it. When hydrocarbons enter in contact with sea water, hydrates will form if the
temperature is low enough. Hydrates cause a very large increase of viscosity, which may cause a
plug in the container, thus creating leaks.
We consider that the spill consists in heavy oil and gas. Only gas will be able to form hydrates.

7.3.3 Launching TransATUI

• Double-click the TransAT icon on the Desktop.

7.3.4 Opening TransAT window

The first step in creating a new TransAT project is naming said project and giving it a location.

• Click to create a new project

• In the next window, navigate to the folder where the project will be saved

• To create a new project folder, click in the top right corner of the window

• Enter a project folder name, say oilspill, then click to create the folder

• Click to select the folder and close the browser

• Set Project Name to a more explicit name such as oilspill then click

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