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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Bicheng Chen

Pennsylvania State University

Department of Meteorology

503 Walker Building
University Park, PA  16802  

chabby@ucla.edu

Project List:

Transport and fate of oil in the upper ocean: Studying and modeling multi-scale physical dispersion mechanisms and remediation strategies using Large Eddy Simulation

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Dispersion of Oil in the Ocean Surface Layers: Development, Testing and Applications of Subgrid-Scale Parameterizations

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5

2018

Chen, B., Yang, D., Meneveau, C., & Chamecki, M. (2018). Numerical study of the effects of chemical dispersant on oil transport from an idealized underwater blowout. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 3(8).

2016

Chen, B., Yang, D., Meneveau, C., & Chamecki, M. (2016). ENDLESS: An extended nonperiodic domain large-eddy simulation approach for scalar plumes. Ocean Modelling, 101, 121–132.
Chen, B., Yang, D., Meneveau, C., & Chamecki, M. (2016). Effects of swell on transport and dispersion of oil plumes within the ocean mixed layer: EFFECTS OF SWELL ON OIL DISPERSION. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(5), 3564–3578.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Socolofsky, S. A., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2016). Large-eddy simulation and parameterization of buoyant plume dynamics in stratified flow. J. Fluid Mech., 794, 798–833.

2015

Yang, D., Chen, B., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2015). Oil plumes and dispersion in Langmuir, upper-ocean turbulence: Large-eddy simulations and K-profile parameterization. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 120(7), 4729–4759.

Conference Presentations - 23

2018

Yang, D., Peng, C., Xiao, S., Chen, B., Aiyer, A. K., Chamecki, M., et al. (2018). Recent development on large-eddy simulation of oceanic hydrocarbon plume dispersion. In The 8th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics. Notre Dame, IN : 06/04/18-06/07/18.

2017

Chamecki, M., Chen, B., Yang, D., & Meneveau, C. (2017). A Coupled Nearfield and Farfield Large-Eddy Simulation for Oil Transport From Deep-water Blowouts â?? A Study of the Effects of Dispersant on Oil Plume Transport. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Chen, B., Chamecki, M., Yang, D., & Meneveau, C. (2017). The Dynamical Coupling Between 3D Turbulence and 2D Eddies and Its Effects on Oil Transport in the Upper Ocean. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Yang, D., Xiao, S., Chen, B., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2017). Large-eddy simulation of nearfield oil/gas plume in stratified flow with cross current. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Yang, D., Xiao, S., Chen, B., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2017). Large-eddy simulation study of oil/gas plumes in stratified fluid with cross current. In 70th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. Denver, CO : 11/19/17-11/21/17.

2016

Chamecki, M., Chen, B., Yang, D., & Meneveau, C. (2016). A coupled nearfield and farfield large-eddy simulation for oil transport from deep-water blowouts â?? a study of the effects of dispersant in the Deepwater Horizon accident. In 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California : 21/12/16-12/16/16.
Chen, B., Chamecki, M., Yang, D., & Meneveau, C. (2016). The coupling between idealized 2D eddies and 3D small-scale turbulence in the upper ocean and its implications for oil transport simulations using ENDLESS. In 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California : 21/12/16-12/16/16: Poster.
Chen, B., Yang, D., Meneveau, C., & Chamecki, M. (2016). A multi-scale large-eddy simulation study of the oil transport in the ocean mixed layer. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Socolofsky, S. A., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2016). Large-eddy simulation and parameterization of buoyant plume dynamics in stratified flow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.

2015

Chamecki, M., Yang, D., Chen, B., & Meneveau, C. (2015). Large-Eddy Simulation of Oil Dispersion in the Ocean Mixed Layer. In 13th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM13). San Diego, CA : 07/26/15-07/30/15.
Chen, B., Yang, D., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2015). A new approach for studying oil dispersion over large domain sizes using large-eddy simulation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Chen, B., Yang, D., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2015). Effects of swell on transport and dispersion of oil plumes within the ocean mixed layer. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Chen, B., Yang, D., Meneveau, C., & Chamecki, M. (2015). Extended domain approach for studying dispersion in the ocean mixed layer over large domain sizes using large-eddy simulation. In International Conference on Model Integration across Disparate Scales in Complex Turbulent Flow Simulation. State College, PA : 06/15/15-06/17/15.
Chen, B., Yang, D., Meneveau, C., & Chamecki, M. (2015). ENDLESS: a multi-scale large-eddy simulation approach to study oil plumes in the ocean mixed layer. In 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics. Boston, MA : 11/22/15-11/24/15: Poster.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2015). Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Dispersion of Oil in the Ocean Surface Layer: Development, Testing and Applications of Subgrid-Scale Parameterizations. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2015). Large-eddy simulation and K-profile parameterization of oceanic oil spill dispersion. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2015). Underwater oil plume intrusion from deepwater blowouts – a large-eddy simulation study. In 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, CA : 12/12/15-12/16/15.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Socolofsky, S., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2015). An Eulerian Large-Eddy Simulation Model of Buoyancy-Driven Multiphase Plumes in Stratified Flow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Socolofsky, S., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2015). Large-eddy simulation of bubble-driven plume in stably stratified flow. In 68th Annual Meeting of the APS Divison of Fluid Dynamics. Boston, MA : 11/22/15-11/24/15.

2014

Chen, B., Yang, D., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2014). Effects of swell on dispersion of oil plumes within the ocean mixed layer. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. San Francisco, CA : 11/23/2014-11/25/2014.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2014). Large Eddy Simulation of Oil Spill Dispersion in Ocean Langmuir Turbulence. In The Burgers Program for Fluid Dynamics, 2014 Graduate Student and Post-Doc Showcase Symposium. College Park, MD - 5/28/2014.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2014). Oil droplet plume evolution in Langmuir turbulence: a Large Eddy Simulation study. In 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics. San Francisco, CA : 11/23/2014-11/25/2014.
Yang, D., Chen, B., Chamecki, M., & Meneveau, C. (2014). Large eddy simulation and K-profile parameterization of submesoscale oil droplet plume dispersion in Langmuir turbulence. In AGU Fall Meeting 2014. San Francisco, CA : 12/15/2014-12/19/2014.