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Contents
Part I Introduction
1 Introduction to the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Steven A. Murawski, Cameron H. Ainsworth, Sherryl Gilbert,
David J. Hollander, Claire B. Paris, Michael Schlüter,
and Dana L. Wetzel
Part II Physics and Chemistry of Deep Oil Well Blowouts
2 The Importance of Understanding Fundamental Physics
and Chemistry of Deep Oil Blowouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
William Lehr and Scott A. Socolofsky
3 Physical and Chemical Properties of Oil and Gas
Under Reservoir and Deep-Sea Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Thomas B. P. Oldenburg, Philip Jaeger, Jonas Gros,
Scott A. Socolofsky, Simeon Pesch, Jagoš R. Radović,
and Aprami Jaggi
4 Jet Formation at the Spill Site and Resulting Droplet
Size Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Karen Malone, Zachary M. Aman, Simeon Pesch, Michael Schlüter,
and Dieter Krause
5 Behavior of Rising Droplets and Bubbles: Impact
on the Physics of Deep-Sea Blowouts and Oil Fate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Simeon Pesch, Michael Schlüter, Zachary M. Aman, Karen Malone,
Dieter Krause, and Claire B. Paris
Part III Transport and Degradation of Oil and Gas from Deep Spills
6 The Importance of Understanding Transport and Degradation
of Oil and Gasses from Deep-Sea Blowouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Karen J. Murray, Paul D. Boehm, and Roger C. Prince