Improved discharge configurations for brine effluents from desalination plants

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 116-120

  Jirka, Gerhard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buoyant jets; Configuration; Desalination; Jet diffusion; Mixing; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BRINES; DESALINATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEAWATER; WASTEWATER;

BRINE EFFLUENTS; JET INTEGRAL MODEL; SHALLOW WATER;

EFFLUENTS;

BRINES; DESALINATION; EFFLUENTS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEAWATER; WASTEWATER;

BRINE; BUOYANCY; DESALINATION; DIFFUSION; DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; JET; LABORATORY METHOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIXING; SEAWATER;

EID: 37549059572     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:1(116)     Document Type: Article

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