Case study: Impact of reservoir stratification on interflow travel time

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 966-975

  Ahlfeld, David ^a   Joaquin, Alejandro ^b   Tobiason, John ^a   Mas, Diane ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case reports; Inflow; Massachusetts; Reservoirs; Simulation; Stratification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

INFLOW DENSITY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DENSITY DRIVEN FLOW; INFLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; RESERVOIR; STRATIFICATION;

DENSITY CURRENT; INFLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVOIR; STRATIFICATION; TRAVEL TIME;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347380903     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2003)129:12(966)     Document Type: Article

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