Research Teams and Lines

Oil spills

Our group has substantial experience working for companies and agencies from different parts of the world, developing oil spills simulations and risk analysis


Software

  • SOSMAR - Software for Oil Spill Movement And Removal 

     

 

Publications

  • B. Ivorra, S. Gómez, J. Carrera, A. M. Ramos. A Compositional Eulerian Approach for Modelling Oil Spills in the Sea. Ocean Engineering. 2021, 242, 110096. DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.110096
  • S. Gómez, B. Ivorra and A.M. Ramos, Designing Optimal Trajectories for a Skimmer Ship to Clean, Recover and Prevent the Oil Spilled on the Sea from Reaching the Coast. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, ISSN: 2444-8656, 3(2) (2018) 553–570. DOI link: https://doi.org/10.2478/AMNS.2018.2.00043
  • B. Ivorra, S. Gómez, R. Glowinski and A.M. Ramos, Nonlinear Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Phenomena Involved in the Evolution and Pumping of Oil in Open Sea: Modeling, Numerical Simulation and Validation Considering the Prestige and Oleg Naydenov Oil Spill Cases. Journal of Scientific Computing, ISSN: 0885-7474 (Print) 1573-7691 (Online), 2017, 70:1078–1104. DOI link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10915-016-0274-x. Preprint.
  • B. Ivorra, S. Gomez, R. Glowinski and A.M. Ramos, Nonlinear Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Phenomena Involved in the Evolution and Pumping of Oil in Open Sea: Modeling, Numerical Simulation and Validation Considering the Prestige and Oleg Naydenov Oil Spill Cases. In Libro de comunicaciones definitivas presentadas en CEDYA + CMA 2017. ISBN: 978-84-944402-1-2, páginas 361-368. Available at http://cedya2017.org/archivos/libroComunicacionesDefinitivasCEDYA+CMA2017.pdf
  • S. Gómez, B. Ivorra, R. Glowinski and A.M. Ramos, Modeling the Optimal Trajectory of a Skimmer Ship to clean Oil Spills in the Open Sea. In SPE Latin American and Caribbean Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability Conference, 7-8 July, Bogotá, Colombia. SPE-174150-MS. Society of Petroleum Engineers. ISBN 978-1-61399-394-1. 2015. DOI link: http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/174150-MS
  • S. Gómez, B. Ivorra and A.M. Ramos: Optimization of a pumping ship trajectory to clean oil contamination in the open sea. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. ISSN: 0895-7177. Volume 54, Issues 1-2, 2011, 477–489. DOI link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcm.2011.02.037. Preprint.
  • B. Ivorra, A.M. Ramos, S. Gomez and R. Glowinski: Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of a Polluted Water Pumping Process in Open Sea. In Actas del XXII CEDYA / XII Congreso de Matemática Aplicada. Universidad de Les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca. ISBN13: 978-84-694-4935-6. 2011.
  • C. Alavani, R. Glowinski, S. Gómez, B. Ivorra, P. Joshi and Á.M. Ramos: Modelling and Simulation of a Polluted Water Pumping Process. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. ISSN: 0895-7177. Volume 51, 2010, pp. 461–472. DOI link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcm.2009.11.023. Preprint.

News

  • 13 de enero de 2020. El Grupo de Investigación MOMAT, del Instituto de Matemática Interdisciplinar, ha firmado su segundo contrato en México para el análisis de riesgo de derrames de petróleo en el Golfo de México, mediante la herramienta SOSMAR, desarrollada por el grupo y basada en modelos matemáticos con EDPs.

Los investigadores responsables del Grupo MOMAT para este contrato son B. Ivorra y A.M. Ramos.