A DISPERSION MODEL FOR HEATED EFFLUENT FROM AN OCEAN OUTFALL

Abstract

A mathematical model is developed for dispersion of a heated effluent from an ocean outfall. Input parameters include atmospheric and oceanic conditions and discharge characteristics. The model solves the steady-state, two-dimensional differential equation for non-conservative diffusion of heat in a moving fluid. The solution is calibrated and verified using data from surveys conducted at the Southern California Edison Company power plant at Huntington Beach, California. Temperature fields predicted by the model are compared with the actual fields for seven different surveys. These comparisons indicate that the model can be used to predict the large scale influence of the outfall on the local ocean environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0710730

Entities

People

  • Richard C. Baldwin

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Cloud Cover
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coefficients
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Power Plants
  • Equations Of State
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Isotherms
  • Latent Heat
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.