CFD modeling of effluent discharges: a review of past numerical studies

A Mohammadian, H Kheirkhah Gildeh, I Nistor - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Effluent discharge mixing and dispersion have been studied for many decades. Studies
began with experimental investigations of geometrical and concentration characteristics of …

Large eddy simulations of 45 inclined dense jets

S Zhang, B Jiang, AWK Law, B Zhao - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - Springer
Submerged inclined dense jets (negatively buoyant jets) occur in many engineering
applications such as brine discharges from seawater desalination plants and de-cooling …

Numerical modeling of plunging jets of brine: Mass transport and implications for desalination plant outfalls

MT Flavin, J Fernandes, R AlQabandi, E Adams, J Han… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Plunging jets are used in many environmental and industrial applications to enhance mixing
and mass transfer rates. One of the current challenges in applying plunging jet reactors for …

Effect of nozzle orientation on dense jets in stagnant environments

O Abessi, PJW Roberts - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
Laboratory experiments on single dense jets oriented at angles from 15° to 85° to the
horizontal are reported. The major flow properties were measured by laser-induced …

Mixing behavior of multiport diffusers with non-uniform port orientation

SARS Hosseini, M Taherian, A Mohammadian… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
This study addresses the disposal of hypersaline brines from desalination plants through
multiport diffusers into seas and oceans. Experiments are reported on multiport diffusers with …

Simulation of inclined dense jets in stagnant environments: an LES and experimental study

H Tofighian, A Aghajanpour, O Abessi… - Environmental Fluid …, 2022 - Springer
Inclined dense jets are commonly used to mitigate the environmental impacts of brine
discharge in coastal desalination plants. Numerous studies have been performed to …

Identification of turbulent structures of inclined negatively buoyant jets with bed effects

S Habibi, A Azadi, B Firoozabadi - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
Present study aims at exploring turbulent structures of inclined negatively buoyant jets
(INBJs) using large eddy simulation (LES). Four types of turbulent structures are observed …

Venturi nozzles for desalination brine discharges

NS Amiri, O Abessi, PJW Roberts - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination is a reliable way to confront the growing challenges of freshwater
demands in the world. Brine is the primary by-product of this process and needs to be …

Mixing behavior of 45 inclined dense jets in currents

M Jiang, AWK Law, S Zhang - Journal of hydro-environment research, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, we experimentally investigated the mixing behavior of 45° inclined
dense jets in unbounded co-flowing and counter-flowing currents using the Planar Laser …

Mixing characteristics of inclined dense jets with different nozzle geometries

M Jiang, AWK Law, J Song - Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, we performed a laboratory investigation to examine the mixing
characteristics of 45° inclined dense jets from different nozzle geometries using the …