Buoyant Surface Discharges into Water Bodies. I: Flow Classification and Prediction Methodology

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1010-1020

  Jones, Gilbert R ^a   Nash, Jonathan D ^b   Doneker, Robert L ^c   Jirka, Gerhard H ^d  

^a Dewberry nnd Davis LLC   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Portland State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buoyant jets; Jet diffusion; Predictions; Surface jets; Turbulent diffusion; Wastewater management; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DIFFUSION; EFFLUENTS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MIXING; SURFACE DISCHARGES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDRODYNAMICS; JETS; SHORE PROTECTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

AMBIENTS; BUOYANT JETS; FAR-FIELD; JET DIFFUSION; NEAR FIELDS; PREDICTION METHODOLOGY; SURFACE JETS; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; WATERBODIES;

FORECASTING; WATER POLLUTION;

BUOYANT JETS; JET DIFFUSION; MULTIPLE FLOW; TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

BUOYANCY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EXPERT SYSTEMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; JETS; SHORE PROTECTION; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

BUOYANCY; DISCHARGE; HYDRODYNAMICS; JET; PREDICTION; TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

EID: 34548174465     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2007)133:9(1010)     Document Type: Article

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