Modelling and environmentally sound management of brine discharges from desalination plants

Desalination

Volumn 221, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 585-597

  Bleninger, Tobias ^a   Jirka, Gerhard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brine disposal; Density; Mixing; Negatively buoyant jets

Indexed keywords

BRINES; COASTAL ZONES; DESALINATION; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

JET INTEGRAL MODEL; SEA WATER DESALINATION PLANTS; SOUND MANAGEMENT;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

BRINES; COASTAL ZONES; DESALINATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

BRINE; COASTAL WATER; DESALINATION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; JET FLOW; LABORATORY METHOD; MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEAWATER; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 38349178605     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.02.059     Document Type: Article

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