Print Email Facebook Twitter A probabilistic model for oil spill volume in tanker collisions and groundings Title A probabilistic model for oil spill volume in tanker collisions and groundings Author Van de Wiel, G.F. Contributor Cooke, R.M. (mentor) Kurowicka, D. (mentor) Van Dorp, J.R. (mentor) Van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (mentor) Corporate name The George Washington University Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Date 2008-06-23 Abstract A probabilistic model for calculating oil spill volume in sea tanker accidents is presented. Accidents are specified as either collisions or groundings. Based on existing accident data, damage size is estimated given an accident. Using damage size a probability of rupture is calculated. Finally, outflow volume is determined. Subject tanker accidentoutflow volumeprobabiltystatisticsrisk To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1eab77a9-5693-4fd1-abf7-0306233f4388 Publisher TU Delft, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Sci, Applied Mathematics Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2008 Van de Wiel, G.F. Files PDF ewi_vanderwiel_2008.pdf 2.25 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1eab77a9-5693-4fd1-abf7-0306233f4388/datastream/OBJ/view