title: A hybrid near-field/far-field thermal discharge model for coastal areas.
abstract: A hybrid technique has been used to simulate the dispersion of heat from surface discharges in coastal areas. Characteristics of the near field thermal dispersion are described by the CORMIX3 model. A two-dimensional harmonic finite element hydrodynamic model (TEA) and a Eulerian-Lagrangian transport model (ELA) are applied for the far-field computation. A Gaussian puff algorithm in ELA, which represents the near field plume as a series of patches, is used to link the two regimes. The computed results are compared to available field measurements. Very reasonable agreement is observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ocean System Engineering, Kunsan National University, Chonbuk, South Korea. suh@kunsan.ac.kr
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Suh
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011210:Power Plants; D014872:Water Movements