Project

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PROJECT
3D numerical modelling of the
dispersion of the Ribeira waste

Numerical modelling of a discharge of a

submarine outfall

water treatment plant discharge.

LOCATION & COUNTRY

A Corua, Spain

CLIENT
EPTISA
Ronda Xos Castieira, 17,
Entreplanta B
27002 Lugo
Spain

PARTNER
-

DATES
October 2012 - November 2012

In this project a 3D numerical modeling

waste water treatment. Winter meteo-

study has been performed on the

oceanographic conditions, deemed as

Implementation, calibration and

dispersion of the Ribeira (A Corua,

the most conservative for dispersion,

validation

Spain) waste water treatment plant

due to the low availability of solar

(WWTP) discharge, using MOHID Water

radiation

Modelling System.

contamination mortality rates were

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of

MOHID

Water

model.
Analysis of different scenarios.

and

thus

lower

faecal

used.

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The aim of the study is to describe and

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quantify the WWTP effluent plume

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dispersion (made via a submarine

A nested modelling approach has been

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outfall). The model computes the initial

used,

dilution of the outfall jet via a near field

conditions from the SW Europe to a very

integral model: MOHIDJet. Several

high resolution grid in the study area.

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downscaling

hydrodynamic

scenarios were simulated using for

different values of outfall flows and of

Numerical modelling of a discharge of a submarine outfall

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