Numerical simulation of the dispersion of contaminants by a characteristic-based method with applications to the Ebro delta and the Huelva estuary

In this paper we consider an explicit, characteristic-based method for the numerical simulation of the dispersion of contaminants in a fluid medium. A quasi-3D formulation is employed for the spatial approximation. Two real-life applications of the model developed are presented: the dispersion of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Blasco Lorente, Jorge, German, Arnel, Espino Infantes, Manuel|||0000-0002-9026-3976, Maidana, Manuel Augusto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1000
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/1000
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Partial differential equations
Fluid mechanics
characteristic-based method
Numerical simulation
Equacions en derivades parcials
Problemes de contorn
Difusió
Convecció (Física)
Classificació AMS::65 Numerical analysis::65N Partial differential equations, boundary value problems
Classificació AMS::76 Fluid mechanics::76R Diffusion and convection
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Sumario:In this paper we consider an explicit, characteristic-based method for the numerical simulation of the dispersion of contaminants in a fluid medium. A quasi-3D formulation is employed for the spatial approximation. Two real-life applications of the model developed are presented: the dispersion of the plume of the Ebro river and the thermal outflow of power plants in the Huelva estuary.