Flow Characterization Dilution in Surface Discharge of Negatively Buoyant Flow in Stagnant and Non-Stratified Water Bodies

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student of Water and Environment, School of Civil Eng., Iran University of Science and Tech., Tehran

2 Assoc. Prof. of Water and Environment, School of Civil Eng., Iran University of Science and Tech., Tehran

3 Assoc. Prof. of Environment, Dept. of Environmen, Tehran University, Tehran

4 B.S. Student of Civil Eng., School of Civil Eng., Iran University of Science and Tech., Tehran

Abstract

In this study the results of the experiments conducted in surface discharge of negatively buoyant flows in stagnant and non-stratified body are presented. Geometrical behavior of flow have been studied by simulating of discharged in a dark room and digital possessing of the photos. To determine the mixing behavior of flow the data obtained from 20 conductivity probes located along the trajectory of flow were utilized. Flow concentration profiles, flow self similar trajectory, variation in flow width and changes in flow dilution are the flow characteristics that were studied here. Regarding flow self similar properties the non dimensional behavior of flow will show similar behavior for different conditions of discharge. To have a comparative scale the experimental results were compared with the behavior that formerly reported for submerge horizontal discharges of positively buoyant flows. The analysis of flow behavior in these two discharges showed that despite the fact the flow general behavior is similar, geometric and mixing characteristics of flow in surface discharges are different from the those observed in submerge discharges. In surface discharges flow protrudes more in comparison to submerge discharges. The changes of flow width and dilution were also different from the one reported for submerge discharges.

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