Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Initial Mixing of Thermal Discharges at Real-Life Configurations

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1210-1224

  Tang, Han Song ^a,b   Paik, Joongcheol ^c,d   Sotiropoulos, Fotis ^d   Khangaonkar, Tarang ^b  

^a City College of New York   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyant jets; Computational fluid dynamics technique; Mixing; Stratification; Thermal factors; Three dimensional models; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SHEAR FLOW; THERMAL ENGINEERING; TURBULENT FLOW; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; MIXING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PORTS AND HARBORS; TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL POLLUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE;

BUOYANT JETS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS TECHNIQUE; MIXING; REYNOLDS - AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; STRATIFICATION; THERMAL DISCHARGE; THERMAL FACTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELLING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS;

MIXING; RIVER POLLUTION;

ALGEBRAIC MIXING; AMBIENT FLOW; ARTIFICIAL COMPRESSIBILITY METHOD; BUOYANCY EFFECTS; BUOYANT JETS; CFD MODELLING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS TECHNIQUE; EMPIRICAL MODELING; ENGINEERING SIMULATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; LENGTH SCALING; MIXING ZONES; MULTIPORT DIFFUSERS; NATURAL RIVERS; NEAR FIELDS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OVERSET GRIDS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; SECOND ORDERS; STRATIFICATION; THERMAL FACTORS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELING; TURBULENCE CLOSURES; TURBULENT FLOW; WALL JETS;

BUOYANCY; COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; JET FLOW; MODEL VALIDATION; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHEAR FLOW; STRATIFICATION; STRATIFIED FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 50049106171     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:9(1210)     Document Type: Article

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