Numerical study of flow, temperature, and salinity distributions of a brine discharge problem
Najib, Sami Al-Sanea, Jamel Orfi*, Abdullah . 2014
In this study, the problem of brine discharge into sea is studied numerically. A 3D model
for the heat and brine dispersion in the vicinity of discharge and intake ports is developed
using Fluent package. The flow is taken turbulent and the fluid properties are considered
variable with salinity and temperature. The results are expressed in terms of streamlines,
isotherms, and salinity contours as well as velocity, temperature, and salinity profiles. These
results give the excess temperature and salinity relative to the nominal values of the free
stream. Effect of discharge mass flow rate on patterns of temperature and salinity contours
is presented and analyzed. It is observed in particular that for the different simulations
undertaken, the excess temperature and salinity can be important and the intake is always
affected by the discharge conditions.
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