The Fluid Mechanics of Deep-Sea Mining
Fluid mechanics lies at the heart of many of the physical processes associated with the nascent deep-sea mining industry. The evolution and fate of sediment plumes that would be produced by seabed mining activities, which are central to the assessment of the environmental impact, are entirely determ...
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| description | Fluid mechanics lies at the heart of many of the physical processes associated with the nascent deep-sea mining industry. The evolution and fate of sediment plumes that would be produced by seabed mining activities, which are central to the assessment of the environmental impact, are entirely determined by transport processes. These processes, which include advection, turbulent mixing, buoyancy, differential particle settling, and flocculation, operate at a multitude of spatiotemporal scales. A combination of historical and recent efforts that combine theory, numerical modeling, laboratory experiments, and field trials has yielded significant progress, including assessing the role of environmental and operational parameters in setting the extent of sediment plumes, but more fundamental and applied fluid mechanics research is needed before models can accurately predict commercial-scale scenarios. Furthermore, fluid mechanics underpins the design and operation of proposed mining technologies, for which there are currently no established best practices. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1540592024-09-18T04:58:03Z The Fluid Mechanics of Deep-Sea Mining Peacock, Thomas Ouillon, Raphael Condensed Matter Physics Fluid mechanics lies at the heart of many of the physical processes associated with the nascent deep-sea mining industry. The evolution and fate of sediment plumes that would be produced by seabed mining activities, which are central to the assessment of the environmental impact, are entirely determined by transport processes. These processes, which include advection, turbulent mixing, buoyancy, differential particle settling, and flocculation, operate at a multitude of spatiotemporal scales. A combination of historical and recent efforts that combine theory, numerical modeling, laboratory experiments, and field trials has yielded significant progress, including assessing the role of environmental and operational parameters in setting the extent of sediment plumes, but more fundamental and applied fluid mechanics research is needed before models can accurately predict commercial-scale scenarios. Furthermore, fluid mechanics underpins the design and operation of proposed mining technologies, for which there are currently no established best practices. 2024-04-04T12:39:38Z 2024-04-04T12:39:38Z 2023-01-19 2024-04-03T21:00:11Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0066-4189 1545-4479 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/154059 Peacock, Thomas and Ouillon, Raphael. 2023. "The Fluid Mechanics of Deep-Sea Mining." Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 55 (1). en 10.1146/annurev-fluid-031822-010257 Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Annual Reviews Annual Reviews |
| spellingShingle | Condensed Matter Physics Peacock, Thomas Ouillon, Raphael The Fluid Mechanics of Deep-Sea Mining |
| title | The Fluid Mechanics of Deep-Sea Mining |
| title_full | The Fluid Mechanics of Deep-Sea Mining |
| title_fullStr | The Fluid Mechanics of Deep-Sea Mining |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Fluid Mechanics of Deep-Sea Mining |
| title_short | The Fluid Mechanics of Deep-Sea Mining |
| title_sort | fluid mechanics of deep sea mining |
| topic | Condensed Matter Physics |
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