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Trapping of Bubbles in Oil Sands Tailing Ponds

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  • Omid Hajieghrary

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada)

  • Ian Frigaard

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
    Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada)

Abstract

Oil sands tailings ponds are significant emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in Canada. To move beyond making surface or atmospheric measurements of GHG release, it is necessary to understand the physical mechanisms by which gas is generated, bubbles form and then are either released or remain trapped in the pond. We present a review of the physical description of tailings ponds, relevant to gas release models. In particular, we target rheological variations within a pond and how these directly affect the distribution of trapped gas bubbles with depth. Within the limits of the available data, we show how gas content may vary significantly across ponds, and develop data-driven one-dimensional models of gas distribution and rheology.

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  • Omid Hajieghrary & Ian Frigaard, 2024. "Trapping of Bubbles in Oil Sands Tailing Ponds," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-19, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:19:p:4943-:d:1491298
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