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Michael Schlüter

Hamburg University of Technology

Institute of Multiphase Flows

Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg
Institute for Multiphase Flows (V-5) pilot plant, Bldg O Eißendorfer Straße 38
21073 Hamburg, Germany

michael.schlueter@tuhh.de

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems III (C-IMAGE III)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 8

2021

Faillettaz, R., Paris, C. B., Vaz, A. C., Perlin, N., Aman, Z. M., Schluter, M., et al. (2021). The choice of droplet size probability distribution function for oil spill modeling is not trivial. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 163, 111920.
Pesch, S., Schulz, S., Aboud, N., & Schl?ter, M. (2021). Experimental Investigation of Pure and Gas-Saturated Crude Oil Viscosity and Density from 268 to 308 K and Up to 23 MPa. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 66(6), 2355–2365.

2020

Pesch, S., Knopf, R., Radmehr, A., Paris, C. B., Aman, Z. M., Hoffmann, M., et al. (2020). Experimental Investigation, Scale-Up and Modeling of Droplet Size Distributions in Turbulent Multiphase Jets. Mst, 32(2), 113–136.

2019

Murawski, S. A., Schlüter, M., Paris, C. B., & Aman, Z. M. (2019). Resolving the dilemma of dispersant use for deep oil spill response. Environ. Res. Lett., 14(9), 091002.

2018

Malone, K., Pesch, S., Schlüter, M., & Krause, D. (2018). Oil Droplet Size Distributions in Deep-Sea Blowouts: Influence of Pressure and Dissolved Gases. Environ. Sci. Technol., 52(11), 6326–6333.
Paris, C. B., Berenshtein, I., Trillo, M. L., Faillettaz, R., Olascoaga, M. J., Aman, Z. M., et al. (2018). BP Gulf Science Data Reveals Ineffectual Subsea Dispersant Injection for the Macondo Blowout. Front. Mar. Sci., 5, 389.
Pesch, S., Jaeger, P., Jaggi, A., Malone, K., Hoffmann, M., Krause, D., et al. (2018). Rise Velocity of Live-Oil Droplets in Deep-Sea Oil Spills. Environmental Engineering Science, 35(4), 289–299.

2016

Laqua, K., Malone, K., Hoffmann, M., Krause, D., & Schlüter, M. (2016). Methane bubble rise velocities under deep-sea conditions--Influence of initial shape deformation. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 505, 106–117.

Book Wholes - 2

2019

Murawski, S.;A., C., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D., Paris, C., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. (2019). Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (S., Murawski, C. Ainsworth, S. Gilbert, D. Hollander, C. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al., Eds.). Springer International Publishing.
Murawski, S.;A., C., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D., Paris, C., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. (2019). Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (S., Murawski, C. Ainsworth, S. Gilbert, D. Hollander, C. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al., Eds.). Springer International Publishing.

Book Chapters - 6

2019

Malone, K., Aman, Z. M., Pesch, S., Schlüter, M., & Krause, D. (2019). Jet Formation at the Spill Site and Resulting Droplet Size Distributions. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 43–64). Springer International.
Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schluter, M., et al. (2019). Summary of Progress on Major Research Issues: Deep-Sea Oil Spills. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 584–594). Springer International.
Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S. A., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., et al. (2019). Introduction to the Volume. In Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 4–15). Springer International.
Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S. A., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., et al. (2019). Introduction to the Volume. In Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 4–10). Springer International.
Perlin, N., Paris, C. B., Berenshtein, I., Vaz, A. C., Faillettaz, R., Aman, Z. M., et al. (2019). Far-Field Modeling of a Deep-Sea Blowout: Sensitivity Studies of Initial Conditions, Biodegradation, Sedimentation, and Subsurface Dispersant Injection on Surface Slicks and Oil Plume Concentrations. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 170–192). Springer International.
Pesch, S., Schluter, M., Aman, Z. M., Malone, K., Krause, D., & Paris, C. B. (2019). Behavior of Rising Droplets and Bubbles: Impact on the Physics of Deep-Sea Blowouts and Oil Fate. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 65–82). Springer International.

Conference Presentations - 22

2020

Booth, C. P., Aman, Z., Leggoe, J., Paris-Limouzy, C. B., & Schl?ter, M. (2020). Computational Fluid Dynamics and the Prediction of Droplet Sizes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Murawski, S. A., Schl?ter, M., Paris, C., & Aman, Z. (2020). An Interpretation of Factors Accounting for Deep Oil Plumes Following Deepwater Horizon. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., Vaz, A. C., Pesch, S., Faillettaz, R., Schl?ter, M., et al. (2020). To Disperse or Not to Disperse? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., Vaz, A. C., Pesch, S., Faillettaz, R., Schl?ter, M., et al. (2020). Modeling Degassing in Live Oil Droplets Rising from Deep-Sea Blowouts Settles the Droplet Size Debate. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., Vaz, A. C., Pesch, S., Faillettaz, R., Schl?ter, M., et al. (2020). Advances in modeling ultra-deep sea oil spills. In 2020 AGU Ocean Science Meeting. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20: Poster.
Perlin, N., Paris, C. B., Vaz, A. C., Pesch, S., Aman, Z. M., Schl?ter, M., et al. (2020). Advances in oil transport and fate modeling for deep-sea oil spills using the oil application of the Connectivity Modeling System (oil-CMS). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Pesch, S., Radmehr, A., Knopf, R., Maly, M., Paris, C. B., Perlin, N., et al. (2020). Investigation of Droplet Dispersion and Distribution in Experiments and Modeling: Relevant Findings for Decision-Making and Dispersant Use. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Faillettaz, R., Paris, C. B., Aman, Z. M., Schluter, M., & Grosell, M. (2019). How critical is the choice of droplet size probability distribution law for oil spill modeling? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Pesch, S., Jaeger, P., Malone, K., Paris, C. B., Aman, Z. M., Krause, D., et al. (2019). Experimental Investigation of Deep-Sea Oil Spills under In-Situ Conditions: Influence of High Pressure and Turbulent Multiphase Flow. In 10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil : 05/19/19-05/24/19.
Pesch, S., Knopf, R., Aman, Z. M., Paris, C. B., Hoffmann, M., & Schlüter, M. (2019). Experimental Investigation and Prediction of Droplet Size Distributions in Turbulent Oil-in-Water Jets – Scale-up from Lab to Large Scale. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Pesch, S., Paris, C. B., Aman, Z. M., Jaeger, P., Hoffmann, M., & Schluter, M. (2019). Investigating Deep-Sea Oil Spills: Transfer of Engineering Methods to an Environmental Issue in Experiments and Modeling. In 12th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE 12). Florence, Italy : 09/15/19-09/19/19.

2018

Aman, Z., Schmid, N., Pesch, S., Paris, C. B., & Schluter, M. (2018). High-Pressure Oil-in-Water Droplet Size Distribution Measurements. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Schlüter, M., Malone, K., Pesch, S., Krause, D., Paris, C. B., Aman, Z., et al. (2017). Implications of Pressure and Temperature Conditions on the Behavior of Deep Blowouts. In 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting. Boston, MA : 02/16/17-02/20/17.

2016

Laqua, K., Pesch, S., Schlüter, M., Malone, K., & Krause, D. (2016). Rising Behavior of Methane Bubbles and Oil Droplets Caused by Deep-Sea Blowouts. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Malone, K., Pesch, S., Oldenburg, T., Schlüter, M., & Krause, D. (2016). Experimental Determination of Oil Droplet Size Distribution in “Live Oil” under Artificial Deep Sea Conditions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Pesch, S., Laqua, K., Hoffmann, M., Malone, K., Krause, D., Oldenburg, T., et al. (2016). Fluid Dynamic Behavior of Methane-Saturated Oil Jets under Deep-Sea Conditions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Pesch, S., Laqua, K., Hoffmann, M., Malone, K., Krause, D., & Schlüter, M. (2016). Particle Size Distribution in Two-Phase Oil and Gas Jets under Deep-Sea Conditions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.

2015

Laqua, K., Hoffmann, M., & Schluter, M. (2015). Influence of Initial Shape Deformation on Bubble Rise Velocity Shown on Experimental Investigations of Methane Bubbles at Different p/T Conditions. In 6th International Workshop on Bubble and Drop Interfaces (B&D2015). Potsdam-Golm, Germany : 07/06/15-07/10/15.
Laqua, K., Malone, K., Hoffmann, M., Krause, D., & Schlüter, M. (2015). Experimental investigation of droplet and bubble size distribution in single and multi-phase oil/gas jets under deep sea conditions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Laqua, K., Malone, K., Hoffmann, M., Krause, D., & Schlüter, M. (2015). Experimental investigation of methane bubble rise velocities – The relevant influencing parameter under Deep-Sea and ambient conditions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Malone, K., Laqua, K., Schlüter, M., & Krause, D. (2015). An integrated approach for the experimental investigation of hydrocarbon jet behavior under artificial deep-sea conditions. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2013

Laqua, K., & Schlüter, M. (2013). Rising velocities of methane bubbles and particle size distributions under deep-sea conditions. In Research and information meeting between TUHH, USF and University of Wageningen. Hamburg, Germany, September 5, 2013.